Ben, THANK YOU!!! for taking the time to respond to my post!

I think I can handle paying 'lip service' to someone who probably doesn't know as much as I do, just to get certified. As a concerned pool dude, I'd love to be able to get someone in the state legislature to listen to me and adjust the laws on acceptable pool chemistry (however, like you said, there is a $$$$ lobby working against me )

I'll do as I will and try to work up from the local health inspector to get the attention of those who can actually make the proper changes