Comments on: Save Money on Water if You have a Pool (Utilities) http://www.cleverdude.com/content/save-money-on-water-if-you-have-a-pool-utilities/ Family, Marriage, Finances & Life Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:51:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Clever Dude http://www.cleverdude.com/content/save-money-on-water-if-you-have-a-pool-utilities/#comment-54065 Clever Dude Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:06:54 +0000 http://www.cleverdude.com/?p=2645#comment-54065 @Zengirl, we don't have kids, but when we host kids (nieces, nephews, friends), we have a rule that an adult must always be outside if the kid is outside, even if the kid isn't swimming. Also, to keep the neighborhood kids out, it's law in our county (or state, not sure) to have a 6 ft high fence and locked gate. @Zengirl, we don’t have kids, but when we host kids (nieces, nephews, friends), we have a rule that an adult must always be outside if the kid is outside, even if the kid isn’t swimming.

Also, to keep the neighborhood kids out, it’s law in our county (or state, not sure) to have a 6 ft high fence and locked gate.

]]> By: Zengirl http://www.cleverdude.com/content/save-money-on-water-if-you-have-a-pool-utilities/#comment-54056 Zengirl Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:08:29 +0000 http://www.cleverdude.com/?p=2645#comment-54056 I always thought I wanted a pool in a house for cheap form of working out and social pool parties, I am glad we do not have it, as I have seen our friends who had a pool, they had to pay someone to fill it as they were scared of their little kids drowning in it (not to mentioned other kids too). How do you keep it safe? I always thought I wanted a pool in a house for cheap form of working out and social pool parties, I am glad we do not have it, as I have seen our friends who had a pool, they had to pay someone to fill it as they were scared of their little kids drowning in it (not to mentioned other kids too). How do you keep it safe?

]]> By: Bobby http://www.cleverdude.com/content/save-money-on-water-if-you-have-a-pool-utilities/#comment-53903 Bobby Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:07:36 +0000 http://www.cleverdude.com/?p=2645#comment-53903 My partner and I were looking at a house with a pool but she ran the numbers and the added expense was astronomical, and add the risk it posed to her young daughters. Wasn't going to happen. Buying a house with a pool is like buying a boat for the first time--looks good from a distance, but the reality is something completely different. My partner and I were looking at a house with a pool but she ran the numbers and the added expense was astronomical, and add the risk it posed to her young daughters. Wasn’t going to happen. Buying a house with a pool is like buying a boat for the first time–looks good from a distance, but the reality is something completely different.

]]> By: Joe http://www.cleverdude.com/content/save-money-on-water-if-you-have-a-pool-utilities/#comment-53884 Joe Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:13:47 +0000 http://www.cleverdude.com/?p=2645#comment-53884 Worst mistake I ever made, buying a house with a pool. I suggest making it a planter, grow veggies and save money. Worst mistake I ever made, buying a house with a pool. I suggest making it a planter, grow veggies and save money.

]]> By: thisisbeth http://www.cleverdude.com/content/save-money-on-water-if-you-have-a-pool-utilities/#comment-53881 thisisbeth Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:54:49 +0000 http://www.cleverdude.com/?p=2645#comment-53881 My city deals with the water/sewer issue by making the sewer bill the average water usage over the winter. I live in a Northern climate, so there is no use for water outdoors in winter, but in summer people will water their lawns/gardens, fill pools/wash cars/etc. My city deals with the water/sewer issue by making the sewer bill the average water usage over the winter. I live in a Northern climate, so there is no use for water outdoors in winter, but in summer people will water their lawns/gardens, fill pools/wash cars/etc.

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