hurry...

[Poconos]

Gee...Watermom goes home to Charleston, WV and finds the water 67 deg. I still have ice in mine in Northeast PA. 8" to be exact.
Al

[GraceByDesign]

OK, Al, perhaps you need to wait!

It has been lovely here, 70's, and I'm just tired of looking at the covered pools... time to see some blue, even if the water is frigid! (I don't think pools in my area freeze solid, as our temps do not stay below freezing for long periods.)

Can we imagine how impatient I will be when I get my OWN pool??

[farmgirl]

Grace: If you want a pool that badly, it is torture not to have one. I did without one, and wanted one for 37 years before i actually bought my above ground pool. I wish i had done it sooner.... It has been wonderful!!!! I do not mean to get too personal here, but what is holding you back? Are you saving up money for one? If so, you can get one for about $2000.00 for the whole package! Installation costs too, but we installed our own. I realize this might be "prohibitive" for you due to circumstances, etc. I financed my pool (a little over three grand by the time i upgraded and bought all the "extras".) And i had it paid for in less than 6 months. We have built the deck, bought deck furniture, umbrella, vacuum, etc., little by little as we had the money to spare. We do NOT have tons of money, and have horses, dogs, cats,. etc. to feed and care for as well. I still do not know how i paid that pool bill so soon, but where there is a will, there is always a way! I hope you get the pool of your dreams soon!

[sevver]

I want an inground pool...

[farmgirl]

me too....plan to build one "someday", and want a sunroom with a swimspa too. hope i win the lottery...lol!

[CarlD]

Grace, you STILL don't have a pool? Whatcha waitin' for???????

We actually had an Intex 15' donut for 3 years...If you just want to float in a lounge chair with a cool drink, it's just as nice a the big pool we have now--and not at all expensive. My size has gone from $500-$600, down to around $200.

There are some GREAT A/G alternatives that give you all or most of the features of an I/G with far less hassle. The two top-end rectangular pools are Splashpools and FantaSea. Besides, A/Gs have MAJOR tax advantages over IGs.

If you can manage your own dig and planning there are IG kits that run around $7000.

[GraceByDesign]

Grace, you STILL don't have a pool? Whatcha waitin' for???????

$$$$$$$$$$$...

Mortgage payment went WAAAAAYYYY up due to a miscommunication about property tax and our escrow account. Suffice it to say that there is no dough, not even for a donut!! Our yard would require leveling, and is about 1/2" of clay atop slabs of rock. Probably not a job we can handle ourselves, at least not cheaply.

So I will patiently wait. We have a couple of community pools in the area, if I can bring myself to get in them... I know way too much about pool chemistry to blindly get into a public pool!