First move away from your air conditioned house with a built in spa and pool. Then wait for summer so that you get really hot and start reminiscing about the good old days (forgetting about the huge mortgage). Plan A: there are lots of "free" spas listed on craigslist, convince husband to get one - after all it's "free". Plan how will we get it home? We need a trailer, really we do for hauling water, horse feed, free stuff from craigslist etc., etc... Find a trailer at a reasonable price on craigslist and go down to scripps ranch to buy it ($550 + $20 for the hitch ball), stop at daughter's house for dinner ($45 for pizza). Next day to pick up the free spa stopping at home depot for ratchet tie downs ($25) and buy lunch for 2 sons ($15) at McD's. Gas for said adventures: ($100). We need a filter and some pvc go to home depot again and then Big Lots. While at Big Lots decide that the 16 foot inflatable pool looks like a lot of fun and it comes with a filter. but the pool plus accessories ($200). Previously purchased brass hardware to get water from the water main one mile away ($165) and 55 gallon drums for carrying water ($80). Now we have everything we need. (Really, a total of $1,090.. for a free spa.. really?)
Husband and sons choose a spot down hill from our cross the lot drive way, set up pool and start filling while I am at work, but water keeps spilling over the side, prop it up, with PVC and bricks for the night. Next morning when I get up they are busily filling the pool, trailer is hitched to truck, 5-55 gallon drums secured, filled at the water main driven back to our hill and siphoned into the pool, (watch me slip and fall on my behind in the pool) the side of the pool keeps collapsing, maybe the pool should be on level ground? Drain pool to the fruit trees, I'm sure they appreciated the drink. Move pool to the patio closer to the house, and start again. Seems to be working! I leave for work. The next morning Steve and Sam get more 55 gallon drums and secure them on the trailer. Down to the water main to fill them up and head for home. Less than half way back one of the tires on the trailer blows out. Guess the load was too much for the tires, limp home, truck can not pull the weight with a flat tire up the hill to siphon the water into the pool, When I wake up that day Sam and Steve are emptying the barrels bucket by bucket into the pool, to water the horses, and water the garden, until it is light enough to get up the hill and siphon the rest into the pool. This is why our pool is only half filled, but the water is wet and cool and I have a great view. (We will try to include a pic, maybe add later when tech-savy son is home)
Husband and sons choose a spot down hill from our cross the lot drive way, set up pool and start filling while I am at work, but water keeps spilling over the side, prop it up, with PVC and bricks for the night. Next morning when I get up they are busily filling the pool, trailer is hitched to truck, 5-55 gallon drums secured, filled at the water main driven back to our hill and siphoned into the pool, (watch me slip and fall on my behind in the pool) the side of the pool keeps collapsing, maybe the pool should be on level ground? Drain pool to the fruit trees, I'm sure they appreciated the drink. Move pool to the patio closer to the house, and start again. Seems to be working! I leave for work. The next morning Steve and Sam get more 55 gallon drums and secure them on the trailer. Down to the water main to fill them up and head for home. Less than half way back one of the tires on the trailer blows out. Guess the load was too much for the tires, limp home, truck can not pull the weight with a flat tire up the hill to siphon the water into the pool, When I wake up that day Sam and Steve are emptying the barrels bucket by bucket into the pool, to water the horses, and water the garden, until it is light enough to get up the hill and siphon the rest into the pool. This is why our pool is only half filled, but the water is wet and cool and I have a great view. (We will try to include a pic, maybe add later when tech-savy son is home)
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