So depressed... :(

[sjkader]

here in South Dakota its getting cold, but the little lady says we have a heater and she plans on getting some use out of this pool we are just finishing!
We went with propane for heat, yes it cost more to run but then we also know how much we are spending right away to keep the pool heated.

She wants to swim so she has no problem filling the tank and i get to reap the benefits also!

So if you are all shutting your pools down and need a place to swim. Head on over and ill even provide the beer!

[matt4x4]

Raven - I do have a heater (solar) but it's only 1/3rd of what's recommended for my size pool, it gets things going early in the year, unfortunately, we've had NO sun the last couple of weeks and the temps really dropped off in the pool. I'm hoping this weekend will change things enough to get in and get the stuff out - I'm afraid this season's pretty much over now.

[KirstenHW]

The depression came a little earlier this year for me. The past 3 weeks the weather has been miserable. Plus, I am in the middle of a court case with the Bozo that did a crappy install of my replacement liner in July of 2004. We don't have a heater or a blanket - maybe next year after this loser it out of my life.

I don't dislike the Fall, I just hate giving into it - its this transition period that's so heartbreaking to me.

[matt4x4]

I don't mind fall, I don't mind closing the pool, I don't mind not using the pool - I have other interests that kick in come fall time to fill the void so the void is not felt.
Up here, I think our pools are really just something to get us through our hot and humid BUT very short summers, maybe we don't put as much weight into having them as our southern friends do. My pool spends more time below 60 degrees than it does above 60 degrees, maybe I WILL let my kid skate on it this winter!

[larry2338]

RavenNS

( we like the pool at about 90F)



I'm with you. 88 degrees is perfect, 90 is fine. You guys who get in the pool @80 degrees or less are tougher than me!!!

[Mom2Czars]

Fall came early to New England this year. About mid August all of a sudden we had no more daytime temps above 80 and chilly, chilly nights. I kept thinking surely it would change and we'd have another heat wave -- but nothing. The water temp dropped steadily and at last check it was down to 64. Brrrrr. Nobody had gone in for two weeks. Closed it up Labor Day weekend, since I got tired of fishing out the leaves every day. Even the trees gave up early this year.

Matt -- we finagled our steps out without getting in. :happy dance: We cut the cable ties to the sand jugs off with tree loppers, hoisted out the steps and then rigged up a 'fishing hook' to get the jugs and loose cable ties out. I caught the stair pad with the vacuum. No way I was getting into that pool.

[CarlD]

After 2 weeks on vacation, and lots of rain (Ernesto's tail) my pool was in the 70's on returning. I've gotten it to 81, but I'm hoping for a couple more sunny days to get it into the mid 80's so we can all swim some more. I'm also hoping for a sunny September so we can really use the pool till October. (solar heat and solar cover).

[matt4x4]

Mom... - I managed to get my steps out too last year without going in - It was 50 then, however, I managed to puncture the liner doing so - My weight hooks in under the stairs and you can't get at it at all unless you dive under.
We've had some sunny days this week, to my surprise, with the solar panel and cover, I'm back up at a balmy 70 as of last night, hoping this weekends temps will get it up to the mid 70's at which point I will take the plunge.