Coming out of the closet I should just state from almost the beginning that I am a Rep. Being a lifetime member of the Surfrider Foundation and a ocean lover most of our kind have overwhelming desires to convert our pools into skateboarding arenas. It's not a business but rather a way of life with slogans like I'd rather be surfing or at the beach so in the back of my mind every additional maintaince cost comes the "drain and skate" finial solution. It came really close this time however the recent past upgrades won the day.
Being a barefoot woodworker with a full shop by the pool it does work good as a sawdust remover but for swimming I can be in the Atlantic in 10 or 15 minuites. Anyway it is a personal dilemma better suited for poological counseling.

Take care,
Ananda