@carpenter333: somehow I missed your message initially. Great advice. Do you think we are going to enjoy having the SWCG? I'm particularly interested in your perspective given that you come from an even colder climate than me
I love my SWCG system. This is my second pool I had installed and both with the SWCG. It really makes managing the season easy once your up and running. In the cooler weather there isn't really much you can do but wait, clean and have a cold one around the pool. As mentioned above, get your test kit, post results and don't turn that SWCG on until you have a little warmer water temperature to work with. Its not like you are going to be out there in it, but it does give you a break to go and check on it.
Keep a couple jugs of bleach on hand at all times, some MA, a case or two of beer and wait for the sunshine.