Money Pit

Well it all just keeps on getting better and better. The big beautiful swimmin' hole in our back yard needs a new vinyl liner. We had been loosing water at an alarming rate the past 2 to 3 weeks. The "pool guy" came yesterday and checked for leaks in the liner. His assistant got in his swim trunks and goggles and snorkel and inspected the bottom. He stopped counting holes after he got to 12. One hole couldn't even be patched because it's on a corner and patches have to be on a flat surface. He said that all of the holes were what he calls "pole holes". That's where whoever was cleaning the bottom with the long brush didn't notice that the brush had fallen off the end and continued to plunge the pole down and down making crescent shaped slits in the liner. Well there is one advantage to being so lazy you stink. It is very easy to figure out who might have done this. Since there is no way in heck any of the boys or myself ever cleaned the pool, that leaves poor ole Dad. With one possible exception. The pool guy said he has seen those same kind of holes in pools where people have tried to Pole Vault across the pool. But those slits are usually in the center of the pool and our holes are all around the edge. So there you have it. My excitement for the day. Now we have to pick out a liner pattern. What fun. There is a science to that too. Dark colors tend to make the water warmer. I guess I will pick a lighter color because I sure don't want my pool the temperature a bath water. What would be the point of that in this horrible Alabama heat.

I'm starting to pack for my trip next week. I'm getting very excited. Gotta go now. Hugs to all.