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- Pool Stress -
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Wednesday, June 07, 2006
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So we're putting in a new pool. This was a spur of the moment decision, because originally I was going to buy an English Bulldog. But--once I got the price of the Bully and her airline ticket to us I nearly went into cardiac arrest, so we chose the pool instead--for only about 2 grand more than the dog (yes, English Bulldogs are THAT expensive).
We decided on an above ground pool, mainly for the simple fact that we're not going to stay in our house forever and we were not willing to drop 25 grand into it knowing that we may not get that much more out of the house when we sell it. Anyway, the pool we purchased is a 15ft by 30ft oval pool, made of resin, with a lifetime warranty. It's pretty big, so it will probably take up most of my yard and half of my neighbor's. (Just kidding) And, if we do decide to sell we can take the pool with us and the warranty will carry over. Or- if we chose to sink the pool into the ground to make it an "inground" pool, the warranty will still be good. So, I'm pretty excited about it, other than this one little, itsy, bitsy detail. Installation.
We purchased the pool last Tuesday, May 30th. We were supposed to have it installed late that week or sometime this week. By the time the installer called us back, last Friday, the installation was pushed into this week. The installer told us to make sure we have the pool and sand ready Monday. Monday comes around, the only thing we hear from the installer is he will be out Wednesday to level the property. He shows up this morning at 7, levels it and tells us it will be 1-4 days before his crew is back out to install. But--most likely it wouldn't be until next Tuesday or Wednesday. Lemme just tell ya, I'm NOT at all amused because we are leaving for our vacation in the Keys next week. So, basically during the first week we have it we will have to make sure our chemical levels are all accurate because it will be unattended for the week while we are gone, which makes me incredibly nervous. We're going to have someone watching the cats, but these people can't care for our pool. I'm half considering hiring someone for the week to make sure everything stays on track.
I will try to post pictures once everything is set up.
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