The Pool = DOA

Well, here is the pool I wasted $50 on last year. We used it all of 3 times last summer so that's around $17 per dip. My sister once wrote an article on the whirl tub they bought for their bathroom and calculated some ridiculous figure like $500 each time they went in it as they only have used it twice.

What happened is, just cleaning the pool from last summer took hours, followed by drying it out. finding the level ground, getting out the air pump which had a loose hose so my dad had to spend $20 to get a new hose for that. Then I couldn't find the filter. After a 2 hour hunt, I found the filter. Got the chlorine even!

We got the pool laid out, filled the top circle with air only to discover there is an air leak somewhere. Spent an hour trying to find the damn leak and can't find the patches to fix it anyway. In frustration I threw it aside. Then got out their little frog pool and my dad filled it with his air pump a little too full and THAT burst. So all they have is a sprinkler now as I'm feeling a little too bruised yet to buy another damn pool.

Here you can see the dead grass from the pool that my dad has been pissed about for the past year and he is probably glad if I never get another pool in my life...

So my guys have had to settle for a sprinkler hose until I can round up some water toys! It's a long hose that spurts water out of various holes and has a waterfall effect. Luckily they have not been too scarred from the loss of their pool, as you can see below!

Liam had a ball running through it!

Luke was a lot more scared of the water, he likes to put one foot or arm in it but not get drenched.

I see London, I see France on Liam's pants...

Liam just loves to put his whole face right in the water, say "Uh-oh", run away and then try it again!

Have a great weekend everyone!