Hi. I was wondering if there's a reason for me to get a mesh (or even solid) safety cover to replace my old fashioned tarp-and-water bag setup. I looked into having a company install a safety cover last year but it was extremely expensive (over four thousand dollars, for a 20x40 rectangular pool) and I decided to just use the tarp again. Now I'm kind of wondering if there is any point to a safety cover other than making it safer for children? The instructions with the cover I have specifically state not to drain the water from the cover until spring, and that the water helps keep the cover in place during windy winter storms; it seems that mesh covers make keeping the pool clean and spring cleanup more difficult; and I solved the leaf-in-cover problem by draping a net across the cover and pulling them all out at once after they had stopped falling.

Since I have no children to worry about (and my yard is very enclosed) is there any other reason I'm missing for buying one of these?