I remember that kind of pool cover. I think we used to use a small donut floaty between the water and the cover. It was a PITA to keep on. I got a solar cover that just floats on the water this last year. Its kind of a pain too, but better than the intex cover. Glad to hear your pool is still up and doing well. Its been in the high 50*'s here this week, very unusal for Michigan at Thanksgiving. Last year we had our first major snow storm on Thankgiving. I'll take the sun and warmer weather any day. They perdict rain and snow combinations this weekend. I'm not looking forward to sliding into work.:-( Kimrst