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[Watermom]

I have the same problem with the whirly birds. We call them helicopters. But, they weren't as bad this year as they are most years for some reason. I think it is because last year I had two of my trees trimmed way back (cut from 70ft tall down to 30 ft tall) so they haven't grown in as full this year as they usually do.

[CarlD]

First I had the birds. Not whirly-birds or helicopters (maple seeds) but the birds using my pool as a latrine. A statue on a horse doesn't get hit as much as my pool did. They hit the solar cover for a while but have now given up.
Then there was the pollen. Like yellow spackle on EVERYTHING!
Now there's some kind of seed pod that looks like a bug that's 1/2" long, 1/8" across and reddish brown. Looks like some kind of beetle larvae but it's a seed, of some sort, probably an evergreen. And there are thousands of them.

And it all adds to my chlorine demand.....

Carl

[Watermom]

I had the same problem with the birds. It is the mother birds cleaning out the baby birds mess from the nest. They carry it in their mouth and dropped it on my pool --- rails, solar cover, etc. YUCK, YUCK, YUCK!!! But, it is lessening now. I guess the babies are moving out of the nests.

[CarlD]

Best argument for turning them into chicken salad yet!

[aylad]

But they make fantastic mosquito control!!!!!
Janet

[CarlD]

So do frogs!

[Manslick]

I pulled the skimmer basket and dumped the junk and dropped it back in.
Looked down and saw two little frog hands sticking out between the basket and the skimmer deck. I pulled out the basket and this little horned frog appeared on the skimmer deck.
One tough little frog because I vacuumed the pool in between.
So I popped him into the yard.

Nice to hear your stories, obd.

[madwil]

Glad we all could help, onebaddog!
I'm amazed at 1 gal a week- but thinking about it, I don't use much more; I add 1 1/2 gal every 3 days, of regular bleach, so only a little more than you since you're using the strong stuff! (they don't sell it here, that I can find...)

[CarlD]

If I had one gal a week my wife would kill me!

Carl