I’d like to take a few minutes to share just a bit of my life the past few days,
I’m a father of 3 girls and I'm sure one day I'll be hiding in the basement in fear. So the other day the oldest, that’s this one who’s 11,
The oldest came to me and asked if we could walk out to the pool really quick as she wanted to put her feet in the water. I chuckled at this request as I asked her if she was ready for Summer yet. After a few seconds she informed me that her teachers told her all students will be turning in their laptops at the end of next week to finish up all projects that are due. She put one plus one together and knew that meant her school year was just about complete. Since then I’ve daily heard “I don’t wanna go” every morning when she’s getting ready for school.
A few days later we were driving home from the first soccer game of the season when this occurred with my middle daughter, 8, that’s this one,
My middle daughter had asked if tonight after soccer she could jump in the pool rather than take a shower. She had just taken a shower the night before but we always make her take a quick shower after soccer as she tends to go all out and is always covered in sweat once completed. I gave my normal cop out answer of “we’ll see” and kept driving. Again when we got home she asked if she could take a “chemical bath” tonight instead of a shower. We jokingly use the phrase chemical bath every summer as during the summer we frequently let them skip baths after they spend the entire day in the pool. She was all ready to once again start this trend back up.
As you can see my oldest two daughters are all ready to start off the summer as am I. Over the summer the kids will spend hours outside unplugged from the internet laughing and playing with their friends. The pool will become their central hub with their friends all coming over and joining in on the enjoyment. They will be kids……. Unfortunately my answer to both of these requests was no. I had to say no because this is our pool,
Due to life occurring we opened the pool this year to this giant mess and that’s something we’ve faced in the past. Years ago before TFP it was very common for us to open to this color of water. I would greatly fear opening as I knew it would cost us hundreds of dollars and we’d likely spend several weeks trying to get it to a shade of blue. Now however thanks to TFP I know this will be able to get under control in short matter for not much cash. I know I’ll be able to get these girls in the water very shortly. The knowledge I’ve learned on TFP is something I so desperately want to share with other pool owners and thanks to our TFP Supporters you’re allowing us to do this. The funds you share with us has allowed TFP to continue our mission of teaching TFPC to pool owners and stay financially neutral for over ten years now. We are reaching thousands of users per year and bringing the same level of happiness as the website has brought to me. We are able to turn away offers for advertisements as we know it could easily “cloud” our teachings. We’re able to focus on teaching facts……..not teach what fits our wallets best. All of that is thanks to you, and we thank you greatly!! We have been able to now offer Pool School on eBook for free on iBooks and Google Play or for a dollar on Kindle due to Amazon requiring us to charge something. We were able to upgrade our server this Winter to help ensure we have room to expand plus put us into a position where future features can be added if needed. We are able to develop PoolMath into an iOS and Android App thanks to subscribers of the App and we’re continuing to add new features to that as we go. The financial support of this forum is doing GREAT things for pool owners and each of you should be proud of the help you’ve given us. None of the forum you see now would have been made without your support.
For those whom haven’t heard how TFP is funded I’d like to share with you a summery. TFP is a 501c3 nonprofit that accepts no money or products from outside companies. The advice we teach is based solely on science, not our pocketbook. We are funded by both donations to the website from our members and from subscriptions to the PoolMath App. If you are finding the information useful on TFP we ask that you please consider supporting us so we can continue to teach users worldwide.
As for the third child,
Well, I can’t keep her from playing in the toilet so I expect I’ll soon be hearing from her to go swimming too.
I’m a father of 3 girls and I'm sure one day I'll be hiding in the basement in fear. So the other day the oldest, that’s this one who’s 11,
The oldest came to me and asked if we could walk out to the pool really quick as she wanted to put her feet in the water. I chuckled at this request as I asked her if she was ready for Summer yet. After a few seconds she informed me that her teachers told her all students will be turning in their laptops at the end of next week to finish up all projects that are due. She put one plus one together and knew that meant her school year was just about complete. Since then I’ve daily heard “I don’t wanna go” every morning when she’s getting ready for school.
A few days later we were driving home from the first soccer game of the season when this occurred with my middle daughter, 8, that’s this one,
My middle daughter had asked if tonight after soccer she could jump in the pool rather than take a shower. She had just taken a shower the night before but we always make her take a quick shower after soccer as she tends to go all out and is always covered in sweat once completed. I gave my normal cop out answer of “we’ll see” and kept driving. Again when we got home she asked if she could take a “chemical bath” tonight instead of a shower. We jokingly use the phrase chemical bath every summer as during the summer we frequently let them skip baths after they spend the entire day in the pool. She was all ready to once again start this trend back up.
As you can see my oldest two daughters are all ready to start off the summer as am I. Over the summer the kids will spend hours outside unplugged from the internet laughing and playing with their friends. The pool will become their central hub with their friends all coming over and joining in on the enjoyment. They will be kids……. Unfortunately my answer to both of these requests was no. I had to say no because this is our pool,
Due to life occurring we opened the pool this year to this giant mess and that’s something we’ve faced in the past. Years ago before TFP it was very common for us to open to this color of water. I would greatly fear opening as I knew it would cost us hundreds of dollars and we’d likely spend several weeks trying to get it to a shade of blue. Now however thanks to TFP I know this will be able to get under control in short matter for not much cash. I know I’ll be able to get these girls in the water very shortly. The knowledge I’ve learned on TFP is something I so desperately want to share with other pool owners and thanks to our TFP Supporters you’re allowing us to do this. The funds you share with us has allowed TFP to continue our mission of teaching TFPC to pool owners and stay financially neutral for over ten years now. We are reaching thousands of users per year and bringing the same level of happiness as the website has brought to me. We are able to turn away offers for advertisements as we know it could easily “cloud” our teachings. We’re able to focus on teaching facts……..not teach what fits our wallets best. All of that is thanks to you, and we thank you greatly!! We have been able to now offer Pool School on eBook for free on iBooks and Google Play or for a dollar on Kindle due to Amazon requiring us to charge something. We were able to upgrade our server this Winter to help ensure we have room to expand plus put us into a position where future features can be added if needed. We are able to develop PoolMath into an iOS and Android App thanks to subscribers of the App and we’re continuing to add new features to that as we go. The financial support of this forum is doing GREAT things for pool owners and each of you should be proud of the help you’ve given us. None of the forum you see now would have been made without your support.
For those whom haven’t heard how TFP is funded I’d like to share with you a summery. TFP is a 501c3 nonprofit that accepts no money or products from outside companies. The advice we teach is based solely on science, not our pocketbook. We are funded by both donations to the website from our members and from subscriptions to the PoolMath App. If you are finding the information useful on TFP we ask that you please consider supporting us so we can continue to teach users worldwide.
As for the third child,
Well, I can’t keep her from playing in the toilet so I expect I’ll soon be hearing from her to go swimming too.
Husband wanted another pool after the pool store "helped" me ruin the last one. I challenged him to find a way for me to care for it without going to the pool store. I should have known better as he is the search King.........a couple of mins later he had found TFP and shot me the link.............I did some major reading and liked what I saw. I even went so far as to order the test kit BEFORE I ordered the pool to make sure I could do the tests. Found them to be easy and even fun to do! Look at me now...............a MOD here LOL Life sure is funny like that!
to all that makes TFP the wonderful place it is!!!!!
Still got this far though.
