Here is the symbol: ¢. You can copy it from this post and paste it onto a word document - then change it to fit the size and style of the font you are currently using, if that font has this symbol, otherwise, use as is, sizing it to fit as needed. For future use, save the word document with a copy of the symbol and copy and paste onto any other documents as needed. I did this until I read Joy's post. My computer has the symbol on my character map, so I can use now instead of my word document.

Rock salt generally contains contaminants like dirt and such. Water softener salt without anti-caking and without iron remover are suitable substitutes but are usually a little more work. @kalining - Free chlorine DOES oxidize oils, lotions, etc... Salt pools are a misnomer. The salt is where the chlorine comes from. UV does NOT oxidize though, with a large pool and a heavy bather load, can reduce its chlorine demand. Shocking a process. How much liquid you need is dependent on the stabilizer level, the potency of the liquid, and the size of the pool. Even 7 gallons of Clorox would be too much for what this person is considering in a pool. Lets not waste money. In its simplest terms, a salt cell is more accurately described as a salt water chlorine generator(SWCG)). Saline passes through the cell. The cell has electrically charged plates. As the saline passes through, the charge splits the salt molecules into it atoms of sodium and chlorine. There is also some additional chemistry going on but I want to keep it simple. Back in the pool, the unused chlorine finds the sodium and reforms. Using tablets will cause the stabilizer level to rise. Stabilizer doesn't break down. The only way to remove it when too much is creating a problem is via dilution or, if you are in the San Diego area, having a reverse osmosis service come by. In that area, it is like calcium. Using a SWCG will result in the following: Less dryness of the skin. No more hefting 25/50 pound buckets of tabs. No more chlorinator feeder wiffs in the face when the top is removed. Salt in the water tends to draw less salt from your eyes. In a properly balanced pool, this further reduces redness. Properly sized, cells cost less in the long run. When a cell is making chlorine, its doing the same thing as making bleach like you buy in the supermarket but on a different scale. Lye is generated in small quantities in the pool when the cell (part of more in depth chemistry that is happening) is on so a pH reducing agent is needed while tabs tend to reduce the pH and need an elevator agent. But tabs also add stabilizer (unstabilized chlorine does the work, btw) and granulars can add calcium or more stabilizer and often, limits are reached on both and actions are needed. The salt can only be diluted or removed via reverse osmosis. It stays in the pool once it is in. A 40 pound bag is, at worst, $10. A 25 pound bucket of tabs is about $60. Most pools burn through a bucket every couple months. After the initial addition of salt, it might cost $30 a year. Scott

Yup, it's a mulberry. Not sure if male or female but if all you get is those flower stalks but no fruit, you have a fruitless mulberry. Great shade trees and extremely tolerant of being heavily pruned way back to the branch nubs.

We do glossy tiles in living spaces a lot - love the look. Glossy tiles are typically only slippery when wet so we wouldn't do them in washrooms with showers. Entry areas or mud rooms can get wet too - in these cases we will often inset a mat of mosaic tile (this can be polished too, but because it is smaller scale, the grout lines provide the grip) - this is more of a transitional/traditional look. Or use an area rug in these areas if you have a more contemporary space.