re: frick owning a goddamned pool

We had a beautiful pool in our last house. The backyard had several big trees that kept part of the pool shady which was great during the hottest part of the summer. However, it was time-consuming to maintain and I spent a lot on replacing equipment. The kids would get so excited to use the pool every year they’d try to start swimming in March or April and they’d be burnt out by July. The city where we lived had a ban on diving boards but we had one that was grandfathered in. The neighborhood kids used to come and wait in line to use it and we had some fun parties. Shortly after we moved, the new owners had to tear up and replace the stone decking because the soil settled/shifted. The diving board got ripped out. Sad. I wouldn’t want to own a pool again.