arvven said:
When all else fails, I offer my husband to take the job if he can do better..lol
I really like that, being a guy that makes me put on the brakes, stop.... think.... and assess the situation and realize where I may be wrong and admit/own up to it and release control.
*There's a little psychology for ya'.
Can I ask what his response was when you explained to him the issue with algae growth?
Remember that us guys are fixers, even when we know ABSOLUTELY JACK NOTHING about the situation, we'll want to try and "fix it". It's just in our nature, we have to learn to hone that down and fine tune it, to use it for our advantage and others, instead of being a nuisance. It's a lifelong process for some, easier for others.
So try explaining it to him logically, make him a part of it, guys are SUPER VISUAL!! We love to see things in action, we get all excited!!!
So go out to the pool with him and lovingly, nicely, explain to him how algae grows and under what conditions, explain the water temp issue and explain to him the method of pool management you're using and nearly 50k+ people all across the globe and in the US are also using and why it's sooo much better than the way most people do it, the "Pool Store Way".
Tell him what'll happen if you do get an algae outbreak once that pump goes off and the conditions develop for optimal algae growth. What you'll be faced /w in the spring. UGH!
Don't make it too geeky, unless he's a geek too, especially if he's really not interested in it. Try to make it interesting, but not like a kindergarten teacher, lol. Involve him and just explain it in simple terms, find a way to make him a part of it if you can.
Try to catch him in the right mood too, that's true with anyone, male or female. If our mind is elsewhere, or something else is bothering us, or we're all hot under the collar, then we really won't listen to much of anything. It'll all just be BLAH BLAH BLAH! Irritating. HAHA
Hopefully that helps some.
If not. Just drug him until it's time to close the pool, hire the neighbor or a good friend to go to work for him, then wake him up when it's all over. Naaahhh, just kidding.
Good luck to ya'.