Web, thanks for the update, glad you have 'permission' to use your pool .
With reguard to your most recent ? : I am reminded of an earlier post concerning the usefulness of the liner's warrantee after ~ 5 years - to wit: after the ~5 yr mark the warrantee is kind ' o BS (the proration on them is large and you have to get the same company to do the work - locking you in) [I'm taking some shortcuts in my explaination - maybe I'll be able to find the post tomorrow if I don't have to work]. Having said that, I doubt that you'll have trouble with the areas you are talking about for many years. They may show pattern fading earlier than the rest of the floor, but it should be minimum - I'm basing this on pools I've seen that are ~10 yrs old and it's just starting to really show. I don't doubt that there is some extra wear as a result of the floor not being ~ perfectly flat, but it seems to be almost a 'non-issue'. I realise that you probably expected a little more for your money, but it doesn't sound like you have a 'defective' pool. I hope that the weather will cooperate and let you get a month or two's enjoyment from it before you have to close it for the winter!
(I'll go take a look at your newest thread)