Archive for July, 2008
Thunderstorm Coming? Get Out of the Pool!
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Saw this story today in the Arizona Republic and thought the information might bear repeating for some folk who for whatever reason may be unaware. If there’s a thunderstorm anywhere in the vicinity of your pool, get out of the water ASAP. Seems a guy wrote in to the paper about a disagreement he had with his wife over […]
New York State Swimming Pool Alarm Law Now Permanent
Thursday, July 24th, 2008The state of New York (USA) now requires all pools installed or modified after 2006 to have a swimming pool alarm installed, making permanent a two-year-old emergency ruling. The new law applies to temporary inflatable pools as well as permanent inground or above-ground pools. Those caught without an alarm will be given a warning first time; […]
Natural Swimming Pools: In The Swim With Nature
Sunday, July 20th, 2008I had read about natural swimming pools a while back on an environmentally-oriented blog. I understand they are popular in Europe. This feature story from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO, USA) looks at such a natural pool built by a family in Illinois and nicely covers the concept.
Natural pools are intended as ecologically balanced systems […]
In The Swim Coupon Savings - $10 off
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008Internet retailer In The Swim is offering savings of $10 off a $50 purchase through July 31st. In The Swim carries a wide range of products and accessories for your pool, from pumps and chlorine generators, to pool chemicals, to toys, games and pool lounges; all at competitive prices. So if you’ve been coveting that floating […]
Stormy Weather Stalls Blogging
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008Wow…It’s just as well the pump wasn’t installed on time.
We’ve had terrible thunderstorms, some pretty massive, run through our area over the past 2 - 3 weeks. A baaaad ‘jamma came through the last weekend of June with incredible lightning and with one horrible strike fried my computer (aaarrgh!) and two TVs, took out the attic […]
