Grand Opening of the Pool

Well, officially the pool opened this afternoon at 3:30 PM. I was not there to watch a lot of grandkids frolic, nor did I witness the first OFFICIAL entrant into those cool waters. Yesterday, the Sarasota County Health Department (those folk with challenged spelling ability) checked off, and it would be only the Town of Longboat Key left to please. In speaking with our Board Vice President, and a soon to be elected new board member Mark Hullinger (whom I credit with doing the most to salvage this project), I learned that we failed in the morning for a "trip hazard", but hasty repairs were made and after lunch it finally passed.

Mark informed me that the children thought the water was still "too cold" at 83 degrees, so Mark went and boosted the temperature to 85. Today was rather cool, and last night the water was actually warmer than the outside temperature. As I draft this blog post, it's only 49 degrees outside, but considering that this is WINTER here in Florida, complaints tend to fall on deaf ears amongst my northern resident friends.

This being a three day weekend (President's Day on Monday), I'm sure there'll be a number of people using the facility the next several days, but I have no reason to worry - just like this morning, I rather doubt anybody else will be swimming at oh-dark-hundred hours. The next challenge will be getting that oak tree that drops leaves in copious amounts on the pool deck and into the water resolved. If it isn't one battle with the Town, it'll be another.