Waste...everything worked perfect!
I borrowed an air compressor and used duct tape all over the end of end to a spare piece of PVC pipe that happened to screw right into the skimmer....I turned it on and water started pouring out of the outlets in a few seconds! I then plugged everything except the slide since I hadn't seen anything come out of yet. At this point I saw some good news...the main drain was bubbling like crazy so I turned the valve to the main drain (THAT WAS EASY!!!). I was worried about the main drain, but it turns out the slide required more pressure. As soon as I turned the valve on the main drain, the slide started gushing out the water. At this point I went back and did it all again leaving only one output open at a time until I couldn't get any water out.

As far as the anti-freeze....the guys that closed it last year made some L-shaped PVC tubes that they put on my outlets. I put these on and took the caps off and poured a gallon of the anti-freeze in each and then recapped. I'm not sure if this is what they used them for last year...but it sure made it easy to get anti-freeze in the end of the pipes!!!! I also poured a gallon down the skimmer and used a gizmo.

Thanks for the great info WASTE!!!! You saved me about $250.00. And, I feel like a did a better job than the pool guys......It doesn't seem like they could have had the water chemistry and everything correct in the hour it takes them???