Well, I braved the heat and got the bottom of the swimming pool vacuumed. Couldn't get it as clean as I would've liked, but it does look better than it did. I got in the pool with the kids yesterday and just scrubbed it, to loosen up as much of the algae as possible, then hoped that a lot of it would be filtered out. When we got out of the pool, the water looked liked pea soup, really gross and green. Ew! I added a small bottle of algaecide and then left the pump running all night. After I was done with the vacuuming this afternoon, we added a bag of "shock it" to hopefully kill more algae and sanitize the water. I let that recirculate for a few hours and just a little bit ago added a small bottle of clarifier. Hopefully by tomorrow, when the temp is supposed to be above 100*F, the water will be at least mostly clear and clean-ish and we'll be able to cool ourselves off.
Going to get up early tomorrow and drive into town to visit the feed store, and pick up a couple bags of chopped corn for the chickens and ducks. We're going early so we can be back home before it gets too hot. Tomorrow, until 7 p.m. we'll be in an "excessive heat warning". Which we take to mean that if you don't have to be out driving around in a vehicle without air-conditioning, then don't be. So, we won't be except for very early, like, out of here by 7:30 a.m., and back by 9 a.m. Other than that, not much planned.
Rambleman
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