September 13, 2008: Floating Pools

xoxoxoBruce · 09-13-2008, 09:41 PM

Floating pools? Swimming pools that float?... on water?

Yeah, swimming pools that float on water that fish do nasty things in... and worse, people do nasty things in.

Finally, the answer to the tragedy of Dolphin rape.

Link.

spudcon · 09-14-2008, 08:38 AM

Enjoy maintaining your pool's chemistry in the middle of an alligator infested swamp, with no electricity. Chemicals delivered by manatee.

Sundae · 09-14-2008, 08:59 AM

Ummmm... interesting.
Seems horribly consumerist though.
You don't like the lake, don't go to the lake, go to the local lido.

Also, they are tiny pools for any kind of real exercise and no chutes or slides for fun and games.

I applaud the ingenuity, it just seems a waste of money and resources.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-14-2008, 09:33 AM

What's a Lido?

monster · 09-14-2008, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Also, they are tiny pools for any kind of real exercise and no chutes or slides for fun and games.

um. you don't need a big pool for some types of exercise and fun and games.....

Sundae · 09-14-2008, 09:55 AM

Sorry, I thought it was a universal term. A lido is an outdoor pool with sheltered sunbathing spaces. Named after the Venice Lido (which is actualy a beach).

There were a lot built in London during the 30s - an alternative for people going to the beach and taking their money out of town. They were out of fashion in the 80s and people had to fight really hard to keep them open. Some have survived, most famously the Serpentine and Hampstead Heath, although I used to go to Tooting Bec (the largest fresh water pool in England).

We don't really have the weather for outdoor pools to stay solvent - they're unusable for at least 2/3 of the year.

bluecuracao · 09-14-2008, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Sorry, I thought it was a universal term. A lido is an outdoor pool with sheltered sunbathing spaces. Named after the Venice Lido (which is actualy a beach).

Ohhhh...that's probably where "The Lido Deck" came from on the Loveboat.

Chocolatl · 09-14-2008, 10:23 AM

Interesting to see the juxtaposition of the chlorinated, neon blue water compared to the natural water around it.

Rather than a floating pool, I think I'd want to get one of these -- eco-friendly, self-cleaning natural pools.

spudcon · 09-15-2008, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Chocolatl

Interesting to see the juxtaposition of the chlorinated, neon blue water compared to the natural water around it.

Rather than a floating pool, I think I'd want to get one of these -- eco-friendly, self-cleaning natural pools.

Eco friendly? Huh, how many mahogany stained plywood trees had to die to make that deck?

Cloud · 09-14-2008, 10:39 AM

some interesting info here. SG--so, a lido is basically a public pool? I've never heard that term, aside from the Venice one. or a hotel?

And Chocolatl, love those natural pool pics! Wish they had some description or caption to the photos, though.

Sundae · 09-14-2008, 10:53 AM

Well it's an outdoor pool with a sunbathing area.
When we say "swimming pool" here, people will automatically assume it's inside.

Cloud · 09-14-2008, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

When we say "swimming pool" here, people will automatically assume it's inside.

that's surprising to me; it's certainly not the case in the states. A "swimming pool" could be either indoor or outdoor, but indoor is less common, so we would usually say "indoor swimming pool." So, you have different words for indoor and outdoor swimming pools? That's efficient!

monster · 09-14-2008, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

that's surprising to me; it's certainly not the case in the states. A "swimming pool" could be either indoor or outdoor, but indoor is less common, so we would usually say "indoor swimming pool."

Speak for your own part of The States

in Michigan, unless it's midsummer, it's obvious the pool is going to be indoors

xoxoxoBruce · 09-14-2008, 05:36 PM

Maybe for schools or the YMCA, but of the millions of people with home pools, very few are indoors.

monster · 09-14-2008, 11:04 AM

The top one looks like it's set up for some sort of diving competition -it's got a tall ladder and a podium....

09-13-2008, 09:41 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	September 13, 2008: Floating Pools Floating pools? Swimming pools that float?... on water? Yeah, swimming pools that float on water that fish do nasty things in... and worse, people do nasty things in. Finally, the answer to the tragedy of Dolphin rape. Link. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-14-2008, 08:38 AM	#2
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Enjoy maintaining your pool's chemistry in the middle of an alligator infested swamp, with no electricity. Chemicals delivered by manatee. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

09-14-2008, 09:33 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	What's a Lido? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-14-2008, 10:39 AM	#10
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	some interesting info here. SG--so, a lido is basically a public pool? I've never heard that term, aside from the Venice one. or a hotel? And Chocolatl, love those natural pool pics! Wish they had some description or caption to the photos, though. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-14-2008, 05:36 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Maybe for schools or the YMCA, but of the millions of people with home pools, very few are indoors. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-14-2008, 08:59 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Ummmm... interesting. Seems horribly consumerist though. You don't like the lake, don't go to the lake, go to the local lido. Also, they are tiny pools for any kind of real exercise and no chutes or slides for fun and games. I applaud the ingenuity, it just seems a waste of money and resources.

09-14-2008, 09:55 AM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Sorry, I thought it was a universal term. A lido is an outdoor pool with sheltered sunbathing spaces. Named after the Venice Lido (which is actualy a beach). There were a lot built in London during the 30s - an alternative for people going to the beach and taking their money out of town. They were out of fashion in the 80s and people had to fight really hard to keep them open. Some have survived, most famously the Serpentine and Hampstead Heath, although I used to go to Tooting Bec (the largest fresh water pool in England). We don't really have the weather for outdoor pools to stay solvent - they're unusable for at least 2/3 of the year.

09-14-2008, 10:23 AM	#8
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Interesting to see the juxtaposition of the chlorinated, neon blue water compared to the natural water around it. Rather than a floating pool, I think I'd want to get one of these -- eco-friendly, self-cleaning natural pools.

09-14-2008, 10:53 AM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Well it's an outdoor pool with a sunbathing area. When we say "swimming pool" here, people will automatically assume it's inside.

09-14-2008, 11:04 AM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	The top one looks like it's set up for some sort of diving competition -it's got a tall ladder and a podium.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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