Nov 4, 2009: New Pool

xoxoxoBruce · 11-04-2009, 12:29 AM

It's great to have a new pool.

It's even better with water in it.

And of course a pool house.

With direct access to the water.

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.

capnhowdy · 11-04-2009, 07:02 AM

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.

monster · 11-04-2009, 07:12 AM

wow.

I am so envious. ...and impressed.

Shawnee123 · 11-04-2009, 07:17 AM

What monster said!

glatt · 11-04-2009, 08:42 AM

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.

birdclaw · 11-04-2009, 09:09 AM

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

dar512 · 11-04-2009, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by birdclaw

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

Hey. You used up all the good ones.

glatt · 11-04-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by birdclaw

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

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.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-04-2009, 10:31 AM

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.

newtimer · 11-04-2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

It's clearly a DIY job though.

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.

Cloud · 11-04-2009, 08:52 AM

this is why we have a concrete shortage!

Save the Concrete!

ZenGum · 11-04-2009, 03:36 PM

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

Flint · 11-04-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

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.

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

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

"Daddy doesn't love me as much as he loves cutting corners to save a few measly dollars."

classicman · 11-04-2009, 06:38 PM

Money talks and safety is for sissies?

ZenGum · 11-04-2009, 07:05 PM

I was thinking more like "The whole world is a dangerous place, and if you run about carelessly you will get hurt, so look where you are bloody going!!!".

They should put sharks in the pool to emphasise the point.

Mind you, the there-I-fixed-it job on those supports is pretty spectacular.

11-04-2009, 12:29 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Nov 4, 2009: New Pool It's great to have a new pool. It's even better with water in it. And of course a pool house. With direct access to the water. 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. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-04-2009, 07:02 AM	#2
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	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. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

11-04-2009, 07:12 AM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	wow. I am so envious. ...and impressed. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-04-2009, 07:17 AM	#4
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	What monster said! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-04-2009, 08:42 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	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. Attached Images

11-04-2009, 09:09 AM	#6
birdclaw putting the "g" in flight Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 145	Geez glatt. Can't you just let this one slide? Sounds like you have a concrete argument but water you going to do? __________________ “The difference between a man and a boy is, a boy wants to grow up to be a fireman, but a man wants to grow up to be a giant monster fireman.”

11-04-2009, 10:31 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	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. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-04-2009, 08:52 AM	#11
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	this is why we have a concrete shortage! Save the Concrete! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-04-2009, 03:36 PM	#12
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	But think what an important life lesson that child will learn from the experience. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-04-2009, 06:38 PM	#14
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Money talks and safety is for sissies? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

11-04-2009, 07:05 PM	#15
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I was thinking more like "The whole world is a dangerous place, and if you run about carelessly you will get hurt, so look where you are bloody going!!!". They should put sharks in the pool to emphasise the point. Mind you, the there-I-fixed-it job on those supports is pretty spectacular. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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