A while back, Farmer H and Old Buddy took the cover off POOLIO, and spent a half hour leaning on the side, gazing into the shallow depths of the buttwater soup that Farmer H shocks with chemicals every year to start POOLIO season.
That was the last attention Farmer H paid POOLIO.
About a month ago, he said that POOLIO's liner was torn. Apparently, the solution to that is to do nothing. Not see about getting another liner put in. Not declaring that a fix would be too expensive. Just ignoring the situation.
I'm not upset that Farmer H isn't pouring money into chemicals to get a handful of swims out of POOLIO. I'm sad that he doesn't have this option of an evening dip after a hot day of flipping and mowing. The part that concerns me is that POOLIO can become Mosquito Central. You don't want still water sitting around to be a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
A "These are the things you've most recently done wrong" discussion is in order.
Meanwhile, here's a splash from the past. Including photos of Just-Born POOLIO. It seems like only yesterday that the boys were eagerly awaiting the installation. But it was May 30, 2006. Back when the Hillbilly Mansion was young, and people were not so politically correct with their ribald comments.
If you had 10 years of pool life, that was great. The best times of our summers were when the kids were swimming in our pool. I miss those days.
ReplyDeleteangie,
DeleteI can't remember if I got in it even once, but it was fun to watch the boys enjoy POOLIO during summer vacation. I liked buying assorted pool toys for them.
Time for that Sarah McLachlan classic - "I will remember youuuuuu, will you remember meeeeee?" RIP Poolio~
ReplyDeletejj,
DeleteHeh, heh! I know that song. But every time I think of Sarah McLachlan, I think of those sad dog commercials.
That is a fine looking pool, well it WAS a fine looking pool and deeper than I imagined being chest height to those cabana boys. The comments were fun to read too.
ReplyDeleteRiver,
DeleteYes, POOLIO had a good run. Farmer H even built steps from the back porch down to the deck he added. When the boys lived here, they just climbed like monkeys over the rail and down onto the deck. I sure had a rowdy bunch of commenters back then, heh, heh!
Will Poolio get replaced?
ReplyDeleteRiver,
DeleteI doubt it. Farmer H has other interests now, and I think maintaining the chemicals would not be worth the time he would spend actually swimming in the pool.