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Pool Blogging! – Part Six<\/b><\/p>\n

I fully know that there are more pressing matters to address, like the status of our friend who had an unfortunate encounter with a tree (last update involves major facial reconstructive surgery, brace to support seven chipped vertebrae, you know, the usual), but I thought I’d offer some pool bits to lighten the mood a bit. Frankly, my mood could use a little lightening as well. I wish I could be back home to help out in some way, but learning about pool construction is where I need to be at the moment. I’m certainly not getting any calls from people who might hire a writer, so if I can cram my head with as much of this as I can, maybe I can once again change professions and make a decent living. Let’s face it, the money isn’t bad (when clients decide to pay), and the work, in the end, isn’t all that hard. Complicated, perhaps, but when you’re in your thirties it’s not too taxing.<\/p>\n

When you’re in your sixties though, it’s plenty hard enough. Dad prefers to keep his workdays short—six hours or so, mostly five—then rushes home to take a nap. As you know, there are big deadlines this week and next, so I’m here to provide the support he needs to finish two highly custom, and highly lucrative, jobs.<\/p>\n

It’d help if I had plumbed the Exxon-Mobil House correctly. The spa returns through the skimmer and draws through a return line. We fired the pump up for the first time today and blew all of the leaves out of the skimmer basket. You wouldn’t think that it would be a big problem to fix it, but you have to see how tightly I’d plumbed the equipment to begin with. Well hell, why describe it? How about a picture?<\/p>\n

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See that angled bit that goes from one side to the other? See the pump in the lower right? The intake is in the front and has to go to the pipe to its right. That’s the real return line. Neat, huh?<\/p>\n

stupid, stupid, stupid<\/i><\/p>\n

Not so stupid is the pool attached to the house that I find myself much more attached to. The dark blue plaster was applied yesterday (and we only had to wait five hours for the plaster guys to arrive) with a pebble finish. Mostly black, but with some blue quartz specially colored by 3M and red coral thrown in for good measure. Yep, more pictures:<\/p>\n

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Granted, even the designer is calling it “a little too candy-ass for my tastes,” but I think it’ll look nice in its setting. Besides, it’s so dark, and the water will be so warm, the homeowner will never have to run the heater. Gee whiz, everybody wins.<\/p>\n

I hope.<\/p>\n

Your best pal,<\/p>\n

bob 3000<\/p>\n

The Palm Springs Kennel Club<\/b><\/p>\n

Driving alongside on Highway 111 in an older Jaguar XJ was older gentleman with one of the most spectacular comb-overs I’ve seen in a long time. His companion, riding in the passenger seat, was a woman in her fifty-teens with a ratty bleached perm. Cue the Westminster announcer…<\/p>\n

The Curly-Haired Strumpet is an old breed and can be a loyal companion. She can be fun loving, but her exuberance sometimes requires a strict disciplinarian. She is an excellent retriever, staying close to a millionaire’s side, then bounding to retrieve payments from blind trusts and alimony checks. She also excels in the water and in malls, with a dense coat that repels moisture. There are three Curly-Haired Strumpet varieties, Blonde, ASCOB (Any Solid Color Other than Blonde), and Parti Color.<\/p>\n

This is Curly-Haired Strumpet number 47.<\/i><\/p>\n

I guess you had to be there.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pool Blogging! – Part Six I fully know that there are more pressing matters to address, like the status of our friend who had an unfortunate encounter with a tree (last update involves major facial reconstructive surgery, brace to support seven chipped vertebrae, you know, the usual), but I thought I’d offer some pool bits … <\/p>\n

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