Heaven On Earth; Mix Horseplay, Suburbia and Chlorine, and You Just Might...

The Washington Post;  August 3, 2003 ;   Hank Stuever;   787 words ...The above-ground swimming pool, and all that it is not: It is not the pool John Cheever had in mind in his 1964 short story "The...Lancaster swam through in the movie version. Not the kind of pool beside which Truman Capote drank and loafed away his...

Cool pools Large or small, the best pool designs complement their sites

Chicago Sun-Times;  July 3, 2003 ;   Bob Masullo;   759 words ...A swimming pool might make your backyard much more enjoyable...for aesthetic or practical purposes, and a pool goes from ordinary to "wow." You would have to go far to exceed the $475,000 pool and terrace project recently completed on a...

Manager strives to turn pool into clean, safe haven

Charleston Gazette;  July 23, 1998 ;   Mary Sansom;   787 words ...The Nitro City Pool has a reputation to live down. The new manager has...whether Nitro native Perry Estep can clean up the pool's image. "We're battling the stigma of being an unsafe pool," said Estep from a poolside picnic table last week...

Renovated North Haven pool will reopen next month

New Haven Register;  August 14, 2006 ;   Ann DeMatteo;   493 words ...The town pool is undergoing significant repair and won...Selectmen last week that he expected work at the pool, which was closed to the public Aug. 4...be done. As a result, Ierardi expects the pool won't open until Sept. 5. "There are structural...

WHAT'S AROUND THE POOL IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE POOL ITSELF

The Boston Globe;  May 6, 1990 ;   Peter C. Hotton, Globe Staff;   787 words ...No matter what kind of a pool you have in the yard -- big, little, lap, in-ground...other surrounding structures are as important as the pool itself. After all, a standard swimming pool usually takes a big chunk out of the yard and dominates...

Leaky pool will open despite drought

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  May 26, 2002 ;   DOUGLASS CROUSE, STAFF WRITER;   787 words ...00-00-0000 Leaky pool will open despite drought -- Watering hole...Swimming and high diving at the Old Mill Pool will come at a price this summer: about 125,000 gallons of lost water a day. The pool is scheduled to open June 15, despite leaks...

HEINEKEN CUP POOL FIXTURES.(Sport)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  July 21, 2006 ;     437 words ...Round 1 Friday, October 20: Pool 2 Agen v Edinburgh (8.30pm) Pool 3 Ospreys v Sale (7.30 pm, Sky Sports) Pool 6 Borders v Overmach Parma (7.30pm) Saturday, October 21: Pool 1 Treviso v Perpignan (2pm) Pool 2 Leinster v Gloucester (5.30pm, Sky Sports...

Swimming Pool Q & A: Several options for popped pool.

The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  April 11, 2003 ;     544 words ...Byline: Paul Roth Q: My fiberglass pool was partially drained to replace a leaking...Then we had unusually heavy rains. The pool lifted out of the concrete decking 1 to...end, and 1 inch at the shallow end. The pool is 12-by-27 feet, with depths from 3...

Derby field in transition makes Pool 2 betting tricky.(Knight Ridder...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  March 15, 2002 ;   Price, Tim;   787 words ...FORT WORTH _ Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager is the overdone steak...you're a gambler, it's hard to sink your teeth into it. Pool 2 has handled less money when compared to Pool 1 and Pool 3 from the first three years the Kentucky Derby...

Cool Pool Inflatable and above ground, they're making a big splash

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  June 27, 2003 ;   Kate Arthur;   785 words ...Sure you can buy a pool pass for less. And you won't have to level...the bare spot in the fall. But having a pool in your back yard is worth a little extra...back yard than pack up a car to go to a pool," she said, while resting under a patio...

THOMASVILLE'S AGING POOL SET TO OPEN; WITH USAGE AT THOMASVILLE'S ONLY...

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  June 4, 2000 ;   Helms, Chris;   401 words ...Thomasville's only public pool, the subject of scrutiny by a cost-conscious...Saturday. There was talk of shutting down the pool this spring. But a new partnership with...more lifeguards and more revenue to the pool this summer. There's come some close times...

Sink or swim in pool construction

Chicago Sun-Times;  July 3, 2003 ;   Jennifer Biggs;   684 words ...Having a pool installed can be a grueling experience, regardless of the reward at the end. The key to surviving a pool installation is to start early. "The earlier you get started on your pool, the better," said Jim Crone, salesman with Mid...

Historic Humiston Pool's problems too expensive to repair

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  March 22, 2004 ;   M.K. Gueters;   475 words ...Humiston Pool's problems too expensive to repair Humiston Pool Built: 1925 Architect: Wesley Bintz of Lansing, Mich. Water...Olympic swim team attended the celebration when Camp Humiston Pool was dedicated in 1924. Pontiac officials are debating what...

DON'T GET IN OVER YOUR HEAD; COUNT THE COST OF POOL EXTRAS: FENCE,...

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  June 14, 2004 ;     787 words ...Byline: Charley Hannagan Staff writer Ahh!! A pool. It's the ultimate in backyard luxuries...from $1,500 for a small, round above-ground pool to $30,000 for an inground beauty guaranteed to spark pool envy among the neighbors. It's a paradise...

New pool rules

Southern Living;  June 1, 1996 ;   Kellum, Jo;   555 words ...This Greenville, South Carolina, pool broke all the rules. It's surrounded by...fall and occasionally in the summer, the pool stays clean." That's because the trees...make a big mess once a year in fall. The pool is carefully tucked into the wooded site...