Posts Tagged ‘Swimming’

Swimming pools are fun, undoubtebly. But when left by itself, a swimming pool can be the most dangerous thing around the home, or anywhere else. The swimming pool has been the cause of numerous accidents and unfortunately loss of life as well! They’re many a means for protecting against possible perils of the swimming pool, and one is to use a swimming pool safety cover. Wondering what’s so good about using a safety cover for your pool? And exactly how can installing it aid your family? Here is how:

Installing a swimming pool cover offers security for anyone who might come in contact with your swimming pool. If you’re a parent, or if there are little kids living in the area, a pool poses as a danger for their well being. A safety pool cover will offer a safer playing area , lessening the chances of them falling into it and drowning. Does not need cleaning as often. Swimming pool safety covers, especially those made out of a solid material, will not only keep people out of the pool, they can also prevent the buildup of bugs, dirty, leaves, and other unwanted things, saving you from extensive swimming pool cleansing. Lessens your pool expenditures. If there is no more need for cleaning the family swimming multiple times per week, you will not have to spend much for the pricey cleaning chemicals. Cooler seasons won’t demand you to have the pool to be heated as well, since a safety cover can help keep the swimming pool at a nice, comfortable temperature. In addition, you won’t have to add water to your pool when it evaporated. It is much cheaper compared to other pool safety measures. Putting up a fence is likely more pricey versus pool safety covers, plus a pool cover can be removed at the owner’s will, and won’t get on your convenience when in use.

So what are you waiting for, why haven’t you gotten one in your pool? Please do not unnecessarily risk the life of your child or of the neighborhood kids and animals.

Summer is coming, the time for outdoor barbeques, pool parties and  lazy weekends with friends and family. You promised the kids that you would get them the swimming pool this year. You did not count on the economy being so bad and money being so tight. But, a promise is a promise so you decided to do a bit of research and do a homework, before deciding what kind of pool to get, to find out what is available and what you can afford.

The first surprise you had was the price. You found out that you can get an outdoor inflatable pool for less than $70, and we are not talking about a kiddy pool either. Other surprise was the size that is available. Companies like Bestway now make inflatable monsters that can fit you, your wife and both kids comfortably, and there might even be a space for your dog.

In the end, you opted for the Fast Set Bestway inflatable swimming pools, mostly because they advertize it as ‘no tools needed’ installation. Having two left hands, you knew that there is no such thing as too simple installation. But, you were wrong. This 600 gallons, 8 feet diameter pool was so easy to make, you managed to put it up on Saturday and everyone was in it on Sunday. All you had to do was to inflate the top ring and fill it with water. As the pool was filling up, it was raising off the ground like some strange beast, to the delight of the children.

You scored some browny points with your wife as well, as you decided to put the pool behind the house, in the grassy area where you were planning to make a deck, just off the back door. If you are lucky, the two of you might sneak a dip at night when the kids are asleep.

The first pool party in your new Fast Set swimming pool was a huge success. Of course, you had to show how manly you were, so you threw around the terms like ‘the walls are made of two layers of triple strength, heavy gauge PVC, with the inner polyester mesh layer”.  You placed some lanterns all over the yard, what was a good idea since the party run long into the night. You had to chase the kids out of the pool before they turned blue.

Although you are convinced that the material is sufficiently strong to support all that water and the bunch of kids roughhousing in the pool, you are aware that the top ring is filled with air, which is keeping the pool up. So, it is off limits for the dog and the kids were told not to bring any sharp objects in. In any case, you are keeping an eagle eye on them, just in case, you do not want your pride and joy to be a cause of an accident.

Don’t correct the hosts
Dear Miss Manners: I minored in French in college and still remember some of it. I live in California and interact only with strict Anglophones. Sometimes when they e-mail me invitations, they say “please RSVP.”

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Celebrate the season with a garden party
Summertime is prime time for garden parties — nature does the decorating, and all you have to do is throw open the garden gate and fire up the grill. But parties have a way of evolving beyond a simple formula, especially when the venue is your own backyard.

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JOHN CARLSON: Stepping into swimming not a stroke of genius
It seems like lately I’ve been bumping into a lot of swimmers, though not in the water.

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This is what happened when I bought a new down comforter. It has nothing to do with the fire alarm going off.