9th July 2020
We had fun re-packing the pool cover into the box to send back. There must be a special skill to be able to make something physically smaller than it can be. With tremendous effort and some sticky tape, we managed to close the carton.
We finally managed to get rid of a dresser and side table that we had sold in January, but has been stored in our back room next to the garage.
The buyer was from Indianapolis which is a good three hours away, but with all the out-of-state restrictions this was the earliest he could make it.
He arrived in a large black open-backed truck, with an exhaust the size of a dustbin.
It was so loud that it would frighten the virus away.
He appreciated that we were able to store them for so long and thrust a twenty buck note into Kelli’s hand by way of a storage fee.
We loaded up, and with an ear-splitting blast, he fired up his truck and was gone, leaving just the exhaust note fading into the distance.
It was time to tackle the out-of-shape issue with the pool. The size we have must be the maximum dimensions it can be for the volume of water. I keep adding air to the bottom section, but it seems to make little difference.
We concluded that we needed something to support the long side to stop it bowing out.
Off to Menards we went, to buy some sand and sand bags to shore up our droopy problem.
We filled six bags with about twenty five pounds of sand and laid them down the exposed side of the pool, to our delight, it made a difference, so we marked it down as a success.
Another Lifetime to go 