Nov 4, 2009: New Pool
 

It's great to have a new pool.

http://cellar.org/2009/pool.jpg

It's even better with water in it.

http://cellar.org/2009/pool1.jpg

And of course a pool house.

http://cellar.org/2009/pool2.jpg

With direct access to the water.

http://cellar.org/2009/pool3.jpg

Looks like something Al Gore would own.
I've been sitting on this link for a couple months, because everytime I tried to use it, his photo account was OD'd.
So check it out before it gets too far into the month, for a lot of pics and the plan. ;)
Oh, and scroll down, there's a lot of comments between pictures.

That's gotta be the coolest pool I've ever seen. Now I want one just like it. Too bad I never will get one.

But wait....there's always the lottery.

wow.

I am so envious. ...and impressed.

What monster said!

It's an awesome job. The pool looks great, and the slide and pirate ship are spectacular.

It's clearly a DIY job though. Lots of safety details are missing. All those high platforms and no balusters. A kid (or adult) could go right between those rope railings way up there. I'm not a stickler for code enforcement, but on playground equipment, I think it's critical. Kids are running around, jumping, climbing, and a little rope isn't going to keep them from falling off a high platform. At least cover up those concrete post supports with some thick mulch! I bet this guy's insurance company doesn't know about this job. They would drop him in a second.

this is why we have a concrete shortage!

Save the Concrete!

Geez glatt. Can't you just let this one slide? Sounds like you have a concrete argument but water you going to do? :o:headshake

Hey. You used up all the good ones. :notworthy

Notice the columns that hold up the slide. They were put into the ground, but then when the big slide arrived, they found out that their measurements for the columns were off by about 2 feet (that's 98.6 kilograms celcius for our foreign friends.)

But I like the way the workers did a there-I-fixed-it job on the columns.

You probably think it's mulch ado about nothing, but before this guy can toe the line, he'll be in over his head with personal injury lawsuits.

So, if you want a rock garden, they have to be foam rocks?
And the pool should have a net over the water so they can't drown?
Just don't let the neighbors in. If his own kids get hurt, he can eat them.

He's a rugby player?

Geez Glatt, safety nazi much? (hmm...thought there was a smilie w/a hard hat around here somewhere...)

Hey, let's replace that rope handrail with barbed wire. That will make men out of those toddlers.

Seriously, I have a lot of respect for the guy who made this, but he is in violation of building codes. The changes he would have to make to create a safe structure for his children and obey the law are very small and cost little. They would take none of the fun away from the structure. They could even look good too. But no, we are too macho for a sissy thing like making a safe play structure.

I bet there is close to a 100% chance that a kid will fall from that structure and break a bone. But we'll never hear about it.

But think what an important life lesson that child will learn from the experience.