Sport pool or dedicated deep end? Can't decide.
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Rambling Thread Dedicated to the End of Spring
Comments (4)It's been such a busy spring, I'm sorry to see it end... but I'm delighted to welcome summer: The first of my cherry tomatoes will be ripening any day. After that, it'll be a produce blur. The lightening bugs are impatient, and have been putting on dazzling shows for the past week. Spain was an absolute delight, and I really mean to post photos and a description of our trip. It's just that I was absent during "planting week" so have spent weeks catching up, and am now in "hammock time." Our front patio addition turned out ridiculously well. It really did turn out like I hoped. We added a low cocktail table with a central fire pit powered by a hidden LP tank, and neighbors have been drawn to it like, well, the moths have. Most weekend and many week nights have ended with Steve and me enjoying the fire, and then neighbors inviting themselves and their friends over. I enjoy the feeling of community and am happy to mix drinks and set out nibbles for them. The sunflower fort I built with the four year old across the street is now about a foot high. It'll be 10 feet or taller by summer's end. He keeps coming over to survey the progress and see what else is growing in my garden. I'm keeping him apprised of the progress of my baby cukes and tomatoes and he tastes and smells my herbs every chance he gets. He's never seen veggies grow before and seems fascinated by the process. I've even walked in on him giving tours of my garden to other kids. Since his parents aren't gardeners (though his grandparents are) it tickles me beyond measure to "corrupt" him in this way. One of my coworkers lost her job this month. Her position is being eliminated due to budget realities at the end of the month, and both she and my management seem to be relying on me to mentor her through the transition. She's been working for this non-profit for the seven-year entirety of her adult career, is clinically depressed, and is not coping well, so it's been a heartbreaking challenge. Today she came over so we could take our dogs (she has a greyhound) to the park and then work on her resume. After some riotous play, I ended up jumping into a lake after her greyhound who decided to jump off a dock (to follow Izzy) and see if she could swim (none can... they lack the fat that makes other dogs buoyant). We laughed hard and then we came back to my house to tackle her resume together. What started out as a sad document that drastically undersold her, turned into an honest and impressive chronical of her skills and achievements. I know it'll serve her well, and I could see her become visibly lifted in the process. It felt so good to be able to do something productive in the midst of what seems to be senseless suffering, and I was grateful for her trust in me. After she left, I drove to my twice-weekly ESL tutoring appointment and savored the progress we've been making over the past few months. I wonder if teaching English as a Second Language could be a fulfilling second career for me... one that would enable me to see the world, and continue meeting new people as I get older... which is especially important given the statistical realities of having a husband 15 years my senior... Hmmmm. So far, so good. Oh, I nearly killed myself the other morning. Seriously! It took me 30-45 minutes to realize that the "weird eggy smell" in my kitchen, my sudden headache, spaciness and "brain tickles," my insistently barking dog (a la "Timmy is in the well"), and that "hissing noise" I couldn't locate all had everything to do with the gas burner I extinguished in an expresso brewing mishap but failed to shut off. I finally figured it out when the auditory hallucinations ramped up and I began focusing on what I suddenly realized was the sound of the burner emitting a steady stream of gas. Thank goodness I don't smoke! Needless to say, Steve was a bit miffed when I relayed the harrowing saga to him while he was away on his business trip! I bought a non-stove top espresso maker today because he vowed to throw away my stove top model the moment he returns tonight. Other than that and some life and death familial health sagas that promise to play themselves out this summer, nothing much is going on. I welcome the new season and each and every day thereafter I'm lucky enough to walk this earth......See MoreNeed Help with Design for Diving Pool with Large Shallow End
Comments (6)While our shape is not very innovative (it looks like a boot), it takes care of our needs very nicely. I can't put my hands on the plans at the moment but I'll try to recall and attach some pics. I think the total length on the long side (of the grotto) is 36.6 feet. The total length of the shallow end is 27-28 feet. I do not recall how wide the shallow end is, but it has been more than adequate. The depth is 8-9 feet (I think it is deeper but cant remember why)the amount of footage for torpedo-ing (?) is more than required (I think 2 feet) because the slope from shallow to deep is sharp. Our shallow is 3'x 3.6 x 3. Our 15 yr old is 6 ft already and the youngest is 5.2. The depth is perfect for all to enjoy and not feel "out of the water" or "over their heads"....See MoreNeed help deciding on range: mid-range or high-end?
Comments (39)So glad to come across this post. I am in nearly the same position. A 30" gas Kenmore Elite is supposed to show up next week and I am not excited! Nearly all my research on the Kenmore was positive and price wise it was good. I wanted a 30" gas burner, convection oven, slide in. Reading not so good reviews on the GE Cafe or any others such as KA or Electrolux (and and a significant up in price from the Kenmore) - sent me to the Kenmore. But honestly I don't trust the back control panel to last long & really don't like the look or need the features. I just want to turn the stove and burners on and off. We seriously considered the Bertazzoni but the oven was way too small (it is very pretty and basic functioning) and next thing we know are looking at Wolf for more than 3x the price of the Kenmore! It is amazing how you can mentally upgrade. We love to cook but spent the last 4 years with an ancient hotpoint that only had three functioning burners and was fine (my husband not so much :) I am glad to hear good things about the Cafe & others. Any more input on those 30" slide in "mid range" stoves - KA, Electrolux, GE - would be wonderful. And I am going to check out the NXR. Thanks....See MoreBe your OWN Project Manager...Big Mistake or Feasible with Dedication?
Comments (30)"There will definitely be some hiccups but could they be major?" Yes. "I would be hiring higher end well reviewed contractors throughout the process" Yes, and why exactly would these busy subs put the work of the General Contractors that give them several hundred thousand dollars worth of work every year behind for your onsie project? "Will there be contractors that mess things up and don't do things properly for the next trade to come in?" I promise. "Will there be things that are being done wrong and I won't even know?" Oh, you're going to know. You can't miss that big fat red tag the local division of inspection will post. "Once you have all blueprints are things relatively straight forward for each trade if they follow plan properly?" No. You have to know how to coordinate trades with each other. "Will trades or contractors not take me seriously and take advantage?" They'd be stupid not to. You're one little project one time. Who cares if you're angry and upset? What, you're not going to hire them for the next house you build twenty years from now? You have no relationships with subs. No relationships, no leverage. No leverage, big trouble....See MoreMystic Pools, LLC
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