This forum is sure right about the inability of pool places to test water. My kit doesn't get here till Monday. I was in town this morning and get the water tested at two different places. The first place used a strip and gave me readings of:
fc 10
ph 6.9
alkalinity 135
hardness 100
Stabilizer 35

On the same water the second place used another method and got:

fc 5
ph 7.4
alkalinity 130
hardness 30
Stabilizer 81

copper 1.0

The first place said I need to change my sand...

I can just barely see the deep end of the pool

I'll keep shocking every evening