Today, the cement trucks were expected to arrive, but of course they didn't, because this is the infamous Winding Oaks Pool Project. Disappointment and delay seem to have been the bywords for this on again, off again, costly project. It involved one arguably incompetent "engineer" suggested by the management company. The engineer was eventually fired, and the referring management company subsequently went south as well. The new engineer had to almost rewrite the entire project due to the many mistakes found - mistakes we homeowners paid for of course. I hope we remember this when it comes time to retire certain members of the homeowners association board.
Aside from this being "three years in the making" of which we've personally waited 14 months and counting, you can see that it is actually closer to completion than starting. I chose to use a larger picture which shows in detail the vapor barrier and the metal lattice work awaiting the pour of the initial "lift" of cement. A finish layer will then follow for painting. The pictures are taken from end to end, along the length of the new pool. The new pool is longer than the old, but not as deep. It does slope down to 4.5 feet where two defined lap lanes are established. Elizabeth hopefully will be able to get back to swimming after the first of the year, as that is one exercise she enjoys without too much pain.
The pool is convenient, I'll give you that, as it's just thru the recently thinned out trees behind our condo. Newer members of our board insisted on spending the money necessary to clean up the "park" area around the pool, and it's so much nicer now. In several months, I'll try to report on the fully completed project, which comes with several newer features like a "shade structure" which is a huge awning at one end of the pool. One of the residents has done a thorough job of chronicling the progress these past several months. His reports are on YouTube under Winding Oaks News Service or the like.
I'm ready for the "just add water" stage, but for now the signs that say "no diving" really have a consequence should one try.
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