The Village Dispatch » swimming pools http://villagedispatch.com Getting the word out to the web. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:58:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Swimming Pool Covers for Keeping Clean http://villagedispatch.com/swimming-pool-covers-for-keeping-clean/ http://villagedispatch.com/swimming-pool-covers-for-keeping-clean/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:18:33 +0000 whaleadmin http://thekeywordacademy.com/coaching/articles/?p=19880 One of the best accessories you can buy it for your swimming pool is a swimming pool cover.  Personally, I have a solar swimming pool cover that I use not only to keep the heat in, but also to keep debris out of my swimming pool.

You can usually pick up a swimming pool cover for less than $200.  I would recommend looking for a used cover, as you can usually get those for less than $50.00.  I am not certain that they do a superior job in keeping in the heat, that they definitely help to keep your pool cleaner.

If you are willing to go out and look at places like garage sales, you can sometimes find these covers at an even lower price.  They are definitely a good investment to help your pool stay in the best condition possible.  If you have ever had to clean out the junk that falls in to a pool after a storm, you know the savings in time that can be involved in not having to do many major pool cleanings.

]]> http://villagedispatch.com/swimming-pool-covers-for-keeping-clean/feed/ 0 I Grew Up and Bought A Swimming Pool http://villagedispatch.com/i-grew-up-and-bought-a-swimming-pool/ http://villagedispatch.com/i-grew-up-and-bought-a-swimming-pool/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:04:20 +0000 whaleadmin http://villagedispatch.com/?p=522 When I was growing up, we didn’t have a swimming pool.  No one I was really friends with owned a pool either.  We went out in the morning to play ball, and by two in the afternoon, we were filthy, sweaty and exhausted.  We played ball, caught grasshoppers, occasionally blew some things up if someone had firecrackers.  It was good fun, but we probably shouldn’t have blown things up.

When a friend’s family did finally join a local swim club, it was always a real treat when you were the one invited to go along as a guest.  You paid your dollar and you could swim all day long.  It made you a special kind of tired that felt different than I was used to from my normal adventures.

I grew up, as kids will do, and now I’ve got a family of my own.  As soon as I could afford it, I bought us our own swimming pool and stocked it with enough swimming pool supplies

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to keep everyone happy and swimming through the summer.

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