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  • L Lost User

    Yeah but you cant swim naked with a G and T in your hand. :)

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    Rajesh R Subramanian
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    BilliousBob wrote:

    swim naked with a G and T in your hand

    Now, there's an image in my mind I could have easily lived without. :((

    "Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.

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    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

      What part of the states are you in? So I can be sure never to go there?

      Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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      France actually. :)

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      • L Lost User

        Are you aware that swimming pools tend to be filled with water, and that using them usually means that some of that water will touch your skin? Advice: no swimming pool.

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        And... why is that a problem? :confused:

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          Yes, I think the way the liner lays is important in that if there are too many folds then dirt and algae can collect. Also I was thinking of the 'infinity' type pool, ie with an overflow on one side. These stay a lot cleaner since the surface is sucked off repeatedly taking floating debris with it. I was also going to go for a salt water pool. These stay cleaner than chlorine pools too. Not sure why though. Beyond that I dont foresee many issues. Many pools use PVC liners so with the usual pumps filters and chemicals it should be OK. re the sand, yes. Pond supply firms do underlay, I was thinking about both. The big advantage is the size of the thing you can do. A pond can be very cheap even when very large, and the second is the interesting shapes one can do: Pools are kind of boring. Rectangular, and really for swimming. A pomd has a far more interesting shape and will be better for playing in IMO.

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          GenJerDan
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          I was also going to go for a salt water pool. These stay cleaner than chlorine pools too. Not sure why though.

          Because they're automatic-ish. You don't have to reply on your memory to refill the chlorine dispensers. ;)

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          • W wizardzz

            My extended family did something similar and stocked it with fish. It was safe to swim in, too, at least I think so, because we weren't not allowed to.

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            wizardzz wrote:

            because we weren't not allowed to.

            The standard explanation for the male species...

            The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin

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            • S SASS_Shooter

              There is actually a way of building a pool using pool liners instead of concrete. Problem a) if your pool needs draining in the summer -- forget it. You'll lose your liner b) use the wrong cleaner and it will suck up your liner. :doh: c) still need the same chemicals and just as much to keep clean

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              Yeah, many pools use liners, over concrete or concrete and panels. As far as I know they can be emptied though. Fiberglass is different though, if it is emptied it can deform, which sounds crap to me.

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              • L Lost User

                France actually. :)

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                R Giskard Reventlov
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                So you've moved from France-Lite to France proper? What do you have to show at the border to cross? A white flag? :-)

                "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                • L Lost User

                  And... why is that a problem? :confused:

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                  Lost User
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                  Well go ahead then, it's your skin

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                  • R R Giskard Reventlov

                    So you've moved from France-Lite to France proper? What do you have to show at the border to cross? A white flag? :-)

                    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                    I used to think Belgium was France lite till I realised half of it speaks Dutch! :)

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                    • R R Giskard Reventlov

                      So you've moved from France-Lite to France proper? What do you have to show at the border to cross? A white flag? :-)

                      "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                      Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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                      What was it, the Eskimos have 30 words for snow and the French 200 for surrender? I jest, but what are they going to do complain to the U.N. about it then ignore the resolution anyway?

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                      • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                        Helped a friend build a huge Coy pond using a membrane then packed concrete on inside of hole. Turned out real nice.

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                        Brian C Hart
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                        My aren't we playing coy? :) I think you mean a "koi" pond. Unless you are building a puddle of water to play hide and seek with.

                        Sincerely Yours, Brian Hart

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                        • Brian C HartB Brian C Hart

                          My aren't we playing coy? :) I think you mean a "koi" pond. Unless you are building a puddle of water to play hide and seek with.

                          Sincerely Yours, Brian Hart

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                          Mike Hankey
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                          You are probably right, it's them little fishes. :)

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                          • L Lost User

                            Expensive buggers they are, so I got to thinking, how about a swimming pond. Dig a hole with sloping sides and with a deep end. Chuck in some blue liner, available from some pond supply shops, and stick in the usual pumps and filters. Looks like for a big pool the whole thing could be done for around 5k euros instead of 25k. Anyone done this or know of it being done? Got any advice? Tips?

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                            Fueled By Decaff
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                            I know from having a pond with a liner that some liners can get very slippery, so you want to check that when choosing the liner.

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                            • F Fueled By Decaff

                              I know from having a pond with a liner that some liners can get very slippery, so you want to check that when choosing the liner.

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                              Good point. Thx. :)

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                              • Brian C HartB Brian C Hart

                                My aren't we playing coy? :) I think you mean a "koi" pond. Unless you are building a puddle of water to play hide and seek with.

                                Sincerely Yours, Brian Hart

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                                Mark_Wallace
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                                Oh, stop carping.

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                                • M Mark_Wallace

                                  Oh, stop carping.

                                  I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                  Brian C Hart
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                                  I dunno. Sounds like a fishy request.

                                  Sincerely Yours, Brian Hart

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