Sorry to have been off line last night !

I think you're best off having the pool dudes do a complete closing- If we'd had more time, I surely could have talked you through it.

Come about Thanksgiving, I get laid off for the winter - what say we talk about your pool and the piping over the winter? I'll have lots of time to devote to fully understanding your set up and then you'll be empowered to take care of the openings and closings yourself (saving you $$$)

I hope your trip goes well and that you get home safely (it would have been optimal for you to be able to watch what and how they close the pool - but we can still let you know what they've done and how)

Write down your questions about what they did and how they managed it (ask them to leave some sort of report about what they did, since you won't be there, and let us know what was done for the closing )

We are here for you all year!