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  2. mariane

    No more grackles

    This is the best grackle war news to hear. And in your case, not to "hear" anything. Mine's working too. Thanks @My wife's pool boy
  3. mariane

    No more grackles

    Working good. No poop on the dead bird side. The wooden decoy duck - not much of a deterrent but definitely much less mess. The dismembered one goes out tonight. :oops:
  4. mariane

    Taming the big green monster

    I can't stand touching it, it's so real looking. Our son just laughs.
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  7. mariane

    Taming the big green monster

    The pool is looking so much better. SLAM, vacuum and clean bird poop. Repeat. Trying out the "dead bird" treatment. Seems to have helped somewhat. circled area is the main drain in the deep end (not cut out)
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  11. mariane

    No more grackles

    Put out the reinforcement last night. You should have heard the commotion in the trees early this morning. Minimal poop on the rails. So far so good. :party:
  12. mariane

    No more grackles

    Loved it! :laughblue:
  13. mariane

    No more grackles

    Reinforcements have arrived! Waiting till the stealth of night to upgrade the troops. Also, the "dead" decoy duck seems to have made a difference. Only 2-3 wads since this morning.
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  16. mariane

    No more grackles

    Hoping the dead bird works. While I wait for "my" dead bird to arrive, I've put in an old wood decoy duck in the pool, letting it float around for a day and then last night laid it on its side on the top rail of the pool. So far still poop on the rail this morning. I've tried the snake, but...
  17. mariane

    No more grackles

    "Hey Herb, what's that guy doing sneaking around the drop zone [pool] this late at night?" "I don't know Winnie. I'm too tired to care. Go back to sleep." "Ack!!! He got one of us last night! We have to leave and find a new place to live! Right Now!" :party:
  18. mariane

    No more grackles

    Thanks so much and glad to hear it's still working. I've put in my order on Amazon. Thanks for wishing us luck.
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  20. mariane

    Taming the big green monster

    We have reactivated the grackle war at our pool. Several years ago, I had stated I would rather deal with the poop on the cover vs. on the bottom of the pool. I retract that statement. Now without a winter cover and subsequently bird poop on the rails and on the pool bottom, it is much easier to...
  21. mariane

    No more grackles

    We have reactivated the grackle war at our pool. Several years ago, I had stated I would rather deal with the poop on the cover vs. on the bottom of the pool. I retract that statement. Now without a winter cover and subsequently bird poop on the rails and on the pool bottom, it is much easier...
  22. mariane

    Eastern PA region - when do you open?

    Are you swimming in it too? :paddle:
  23. mariane

    Grackles - Problem birds

    We have reactivated the grackle war at our pool. Originally I had stated I would rather deal with the poop on the cover vs. poop on the bottom of the pool. I retract that statement. Now without a winter cover and bird poop on the rails and on the pool bottom, it is much easier to clean the pool...
  24. mariane

    Eastern PA region - when do you open?

    We have reactivated the grackle war at our pool. Originally, I had stated I would rather deal with the poop on the cover vs. on the bottom of the pool. I retract that statement. Now without a winter cover and bird poop on the rails and on the pool bottom, it is much easier to clean the pool...
  25. mariane

    Taming the big green monster

    Back, from our FL vacation to our humble abode just in time to start the grackle battles and continue the SLAM. Water level was very high due to rains while we were gone. I vacuumed the grackle poop from the pool out to waste, scrubbed the top rails and tested levels. FC 6 CYA 30 or 40 - I can...
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  30. mariane

    DIY Solar Cover Roller

    Same as @BlueWRXPride