Archive for May 26th, 2010

Steps to Opening a Swimming Pool

Pools are often slimy green following winter closureOk, so I admit it. I hate taking care of a swimming pool. But I hate my mother paying a pool service even more and so I begrudgingly take care of hers.  People who don’t own pools see them as glamorous icons of luxury. Those who have owned them, usually see them as open holes in the ground that suck money in more ways than they care to think about.  Maybe I am a little grouchy at pool opening time, because this is when the most work is involved and the least fun to have one. The water is too cold; and too green. Removing, folding and storing the cover for the summer months doesn’t make for pleasant thoughts either. Read More…