Good afternoon ladies and gentleman! It's good to be here. *grin* Anyway, just wanted to let you all know that once AGAIN the pool is fixed. On Saturday we vacuumed the bottom of the pool. set the filter to "filter", and then left it alone for an hour or so. After letting the water run through the filter for a while, sifting the newly loosen algae from the bottom of the pool (that I couldn't vac.), we decided to do what is called a "backwash" on the filter (to flush it out). Unfortunately, after turning the pump off, we couldn't turn it back "on" to do said backwash. The breaker-switch on the pole wouldn't go back on, so the pool got to sit once again, accumulating more algae (or at least not getting any out). So once again we thought, "Great! If it isn't one thing, it's another. Maybe this is a sign that we're not meant to have a clean pool. And that it's turning into one giant hole into which we're throwing money!" *sigh* Called the electric company and they came today and replace the breaker-switch. Prior to that, I replaced the switch at the pool so we didn't have to use *just* the breaker-switch. And this is the new switch and "fancy" water-seal I put on it. *grin*
It's a lot different than the old cover because we couldn't find one that the cover would work with. Although it occurred to me last night how I could make it work. But I figure that since we *rarely* use the outlets on the right side of that box there, I didn't need to. Not sure how well that duct tape will seal the switch from rain, so we may also put a plastic bag over it when we think it's going to rain.
Yesterday we spent 4 hours between 1 and 5 p.m. at the pool in Buffalo, where our friends set-up a birthday party for their daughter and a friend. The kids stayed in the water the entire 4 hours, and I was in and out. Out more than in because I wanted to mingle with the other adults. We also had cake and hotdogs. Both were delish!
Now that I'm done here, I need to go out and start the mower up and do a bit more mowin.
Don't forget.... Wednesday (7-11) the movie "Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix" comes to "theaters near you", and that's where we'll be that afternoon. *smile*
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