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From: Joerg on 21 May 2010 20:52 Charlie E. wrote: > On Fri, 21 May 2010 17:09:39 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > >> Jim Thompson wrote: >>> On Fri, 21 May 2010 19:48:43 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" >>> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > <snip> > >>> Yep. I've contemplated a powered one that forms a usable deck. >>> >> Ah, I see. You invite folks from this here NG and seat the not so nice >> fellahs on that "usable deck", then go inside and press magic button ... >> *SPLOSH* :-) > > Bach when I was going to UCSB, one of my teachers had us up to his > house one weekend, and showed us HIS pool cover. It was two patio > covers made from wood and corrugated fiberglass panels that > cantelevered down to cover the pool, and then came up to provide shade > when you wanted to use the pool! > Wow! The lumber alone much have cost him north of $3k. > Unfortunately, a week later, the fires came and took the entire > home... :-( > :-( -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Joel Koltner on 21 May 2010 20:53 "Joerg" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:85oo1sFc1aU1(a)mid.individual.net... > Also, continually throwing away covers ain't so nice from an environmental > point of view. Some manufacuterer who makes cheap covers that only last a year will begin labeling them as being "green" -- "biodegrades within a couple of years, good for the environment!"
From: Joerg on 21 May 2010 20:53 Jim Thompson wrote: > On Fri, 21 May 2010 17:09:39 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > >> Jim Thompson wrote: >>> On Fri, 21 May 2010 19:48:43 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" >>> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Joerg wrote: >>>>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >>>>>> Joerg wrote: >>>>>>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >>>>>>>> Joerg wrote: >>>>>>>>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Joerg wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >>>>>>>>> [...] >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> We already know that you use more electricity than I do. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Read it again. I said we run pool pumps. Have to, because the pool was >>>>>>>>>>> here when we bought the house. Then perimeter lighting etc. You need to >>>>>>>>>>> compare apples to apples here. >>>>>>>>>> No, you could drain the pool and not use it. You could fill in the >>>>>>>>>> hole, to give the dogs more room to play. It's your choice to have a >>>>>>>>>> pool, just like it's mine to consolidate my driver collection to a >>>>>>>>>> server, and use it to learn the software needed to run a server. It is >>>>>>>>>> a tool that you choose not to learn how to use. I don't plan to stop >>>>>>>>>> learning, till I'm dead. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You haven't been up here. It would cost a huge amount of money to get >>>>>>>>> this much dirt up there. Realistically only by bucket and crane, costly >>>>>>>>> permit to block the street way below, and so on. Plus I'd instantly >>>>>>>>> destroy 10-20% of the home's market value. That would not be a very >>>>>>>>> smart thing to do, no ROI to be had. >>>>>>>> That doesn't stop you from draining it, and putting a cover over it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> And somebody falling in an me being sued. Oh yeah ... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This pool is huge, and anything that remotely resembles a cover goes >>>>>>> flying out here. >>>>>> Interesting. The covers I've seen can be walked on, right across a >>>>>> pool. >>>>>> >>>>> You haven't seen our pool yet. It's freeform and huge: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.analogconsultants.com/ng/images/offview.jpg >>>> There are good covers for any size pool, if you are willing to pay >>>> for quality. >>> Yep. I've contemplated a powered one that forms a usable deck. >>> >> Ah, I see. You invite folks from this here NG and seat the not so nice >> fellahs on that "usable deck", then go inside and press magic button ... >> *SPLOSH* :-) > > The one I checked out moved about 1" per second, not likely to dump > anyone. > Well, now, you are an engineer, aren't you? So that should be fixable, turned into a James Bond feature. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Michael A. Terrell on 21 May 2010 20:56 Joerg wrote: > > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > > Joerg wrote: > >> Michael A. Terrell wrote: > >>> Jim Thompson wrote: > >>>> On Thu, 20 May 2010 15:17:18 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" > >>>> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Joerg wrote: > >>>>>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: > >>>>>>> Joerg wrote: > >>>>>>>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: > >>>>>> [...] > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> We already know that you use more electricity than I do. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Read it again. I said we run pool pumps. Have to, because the pool was > >>>>>>>> here when we bought the house. Then perimeter lighting etc. You need to > >>>>>>>> compare apples to apples here. > >>>>>>> No, you could drain the pool and not use it. You could fill in the > >>>>>>> hole, to give the dogs more room to play. It's your choice to have a > >>>>>>> pool, just like it's mine to consolidate my driver collection to a > >>>>>>> server, and use it to learn the software needed to run a server. It is > >>>>>>> a tool that you choose not to learn how to use. I don't plan to stop > >>>>>>> learning, till I'm dead. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> You haven't been up here. It would cost a huge amount of money to get > >>>>>> this much dirt up there. Realistically only by bucket and crane, costly > >>>>>> permit to block the street way below, and so on. Plus I'd instantly > >>>>>> destroy 10-20% of the home's market value. That would not be a very > >>>>>> smart thing to do, no ROI to be had. > >>>>> That doesn't stop you from draining it, and putting a cover over it. > >>>> Probably the same thing that happens in Florida when you leave it > >>>> drained... the water table pushes it out of the ground. > >>> > >>> Heh. Why do you think most pools are ABOVE ground around here? > >>> That, and hurricanes. It takes too long to drain a below ground pool to > >>> prep it for a hurricane. :) > >>> > >> Why would you drain it for hurricane preparation? > > > > > > You've never been through a hurricane. What happens to your pool if > > you can't use the pump & filter for a month or more? Do you want to > > deal with tons of leaves & small branches, dead bugs & mildew when the > > power is restored? > > > > No, we don't have hurricanes. But fierce winds at times. Then I have to > do the dreaded job and fish it all out. Pretty intersting stuff in > there. If the filter doesn't run and you don't have a generator (one > should in your area) I guess the only option is to go heavy on the > chlorine. An emptied pool out here could cause an insurance issue (gross > negligence). Pools have to be inside a locked fence around here. -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Michael A. Terrell on 21 May 2010 20:58
Jim Thompson wrote: > > On Fri, 21 May 2010 17:09:39 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > > >Jim Thompson wrote: > >> On Fri, 21 May 2010 19:48:43 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" > >> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >> > >>> Joerg wrote: > >>>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: > >>>>> Joerg wrote: > >>>>>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: > >>>>>>> Joerg wrote: > >>>>>>>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: > >>>>>>>>> Joerg wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: > >>>>>>>> [...] > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> We already know that you use more electricity than I do. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Read it again. I said we run pool pumps. Have to, because the pool was > >>>>>>>>>> here when we bought the house. Then perimeter lighting etc. You need to > >>>>>>>>>> compare apples to apples here. > >>>>>>>>> No, you could drain the pool and not use it. You could fill in the > >>>>>>>>> hole, to give the dogs more room to play. It's your choice to have a > >>>>>>>>> pool, just like it's mine to consolidate my driver collection to a > >>>>>>>>> server, and use it to learn the software needed to run a server. It is > >>>>>>>>> a tool that you choose not to learn how to use. I don't plan to stop > >>>>>>>>> learning, till I'm dead. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> You haven't been up here. It would cost a huge amount of money to get > >>>>>>>> this much dirt up there. Realistically only by bucket and crane, costly > >>>>>>>> permit to block the street way below, and so on. Plus I'd instantly > >>>>>>>> destroy 10-20% of the home's market value. That would not be a very > >>>>>>>> smart thing to do, no ROI to be had. > >>>>>>> That doesn't stop you from draining it, and putting a cover over it. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> And somebody falling in an me being sued. Oh yeah ... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> This pool is huge, and anything that remotely resembles a cover goes > >>>>>> flying out here. > >>>>> > >>>>> Interesting. The covers I've seen can be walked on, right across a > >>>>> pool. > >>>>> > >>>> You haven't seen our pool yet. It's freeform and huge: > >>>> > >>>> http://www.analogconsultants.com/ng/images/offview.jpg > >>> > >>> There are good covers for any size pool, if you are willing to pay > >>> for quality. > >> > >> Yep. I've contemplated a powered one that forms a usable deck. > >> > > > >Ah, I see. You invite folks from this here NG and seat the not so nice > >fellahs on that "usable deck", then go inside and press magic button ... > >*SPLOSH* :-) > > The one I checked out moved about 1" per second, not likely to dump > anyone. That's faster than BS has moved, in years. :( -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge. |