It is time to say goodbye....
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
October 8, 2016 8:50am CST
.....today is the day, the day we have to say goodbye.
While it was 90 degrees yesterday, today will be around 80 and although the week ahead looks OK, we decided it was time to close the pool. My husband put in all the closing chemicals yesterday and took down the hand rail. He had to lower the water level to below the skimmers. That's all done.
Today he has to use his air compressor to blow out the water lines so nothing freezes over winter. Once that is done the neighbor will help him cover the pool.
Covering the pool is a two-man job, it's a big pool and the cover is awkward and heavy. We did it the fist summer and I told him I'd rather pay a pool company to do it. The neighbor helps for free which is a bonus.
The other issue today is the wind. We may not be on the fringes of Matthew's wind, but there is a front coming through from the west and it's going to be windy, which won't help matters.
I'll be watching from the window and Ruby will probably be hiding someplace.
Oh well, all good (and fun) things must come to an end.
Photo is mine.
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Here some people will still swim in cold time as they think it will make them stronger.
@youless (112108)
• Guangzhou, China
9 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill Not for me, too. I am afraid of the cold weather.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
9 Oct 16
Swimming in cold water is ok for the dog but hot for us humans...burrrrr
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@Marilynda1225 (79676)
• United States
8 Oct 16
It's so sad to see that you are closing that beautiful pool
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
8 Oct 16
Yes it is, but we had use of it for over 5 months....It will be nice to have a dry dog.
@xstitcher (30282)
• Petaluma, California
8 Oct 16
Wonder where that saying came from, 'cause really, not all good things end...
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@xstitcher (30282)
• Petaluma, California
9 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill If Heaven is our destination, every thing bad ends, yes.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
9 Oct 16
When you think about - when we die everything good and bad ends.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
9 Oct 16
oohh dear ... poor ruby.... well and you of course... I hope the winds don't give you any problems ..
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
9 Oct 16
The winds did push off covering the pool.....it would have been a disaster. Will try today.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Oct 16
Yes, the wind is strong, but that is a sign fall of the year it here. For Alabama anyways.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
8 Oct 16
This wind is coming form a front but where we live we have winds 99 days out of one hundred.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
8 Oct 16
They can't cover it today after all - it's way too windy...but everything else is done.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
8 Oct 16
@miniam We just have wind, I think 22 mph, which isn't bad compared to hurricane winds.
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
8 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill
Hope things get better soon,been watching the Tornado news on the TV and it`s scary
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
8 Oct 16
Summer is officially over when pool goes back to hidden :) Nice that the neighbor helps out too!
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
9 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill That's very sweet to have neighbors like that :)
I have annoying ones that love very close!
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
9 Oct 16
There are things neighbor does that we pay him for (like mowing our back hill) but little things my husband and him help each other out.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
9 Oct 16
Yes, it is sad but it will give us something to look forward to during the long winter.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
9 Oct 16
Oh yes, we usually open it late April or early May.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
8 Oct 16
Stay safe and warm I should say. Pool can I borrow it for awhile? Lol just kidding,
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
8 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill ohhh too bad I wonder how many TB will take it ..thanks
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
8 Oct 16
It would be sorta hard to mail it to you LOL.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
8 Oct 16
And we then have to play with her inside - she had a huge bucket of toys that she never plays with in summer, but when winter hits she drags them all out.
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@LadyDuck (457962)
• Switzerland
8 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill Dogs are funny and they are like children, when there is nothing better to do they get their toys.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
8 Oct 16
That's right - and like a child she pouts if we ignore her LOL. She mostly pesters my husband, she knows he is the 'easy one'....
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@sallypup (57836)
• Centralia, Washington
8 Oct 16
If only I had such troubles! We had a hearty wind yesterday, too. I went out and picked raspberries anyway cause it wasn't cold gusts just pesty.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
8 Oct 16
A pool is a lot of fun for us but its also a lot of work.
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@sallypup (57836)
• Centralia, Washington
8 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill Every time I have a water fountain or a drinking basin for the wild birds I find algae quickly builds up. Even the water pan for the chickens gets gunk on it.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
8 Oct 16
@sallypup Standing water will get algae. This was the worst year ever for pink algae in the pool. We tried so many different things and it wouldn't clear up.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Oct 16
Good luck getting that cover on with the wind.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
8 Oct 16
They decided to wait until tomorrow - it's just way too windy.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
9 Oct 16
@AbbyGreenhill Oh but it's lovely at first to hibernate! Cabin fever doesn't set in for a few months yet!! February was always the worst month for me. I dreaded February every year. No longer though!
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
28 May 17
Thanks...So far I've been in twice but it is only May - we will have until early October to enjoy it.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
17 Oct 16
too sad, was a nice summer, then fall hit. normally I like fall, this one so far has stunk. nice weather in Missouri though
