What's the point of having a pool if no one uses it.

• Hanna wrote on 2014-05-25 16:56
  I'm living with my aunt again and I spend a lot of the free time in the evening sitting by the pool, watching the jets move the water around, it's a good way to relax and give yourself some time to think. Well, last night I tried remembering the last time someone swam in the damn thing, so I asked my uncle. No one has been in it in over 6 years, yet they still pay the pool guy $200 a week every Tuesday to clean it, when a part goes bad they replace it. I did the math, they spent over 10.4k a year on upkeep on the damn thing. I asked my aunt why they just don't fill it in and occupy the space with something else like a garden or something and she just kind of changed the conversation.
  I don't understand why.
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2014-05-25 17:16
  It's for dem midnight skinny dipping.
• Space Pirate Nithiel wrote on 2014-05-25 18:31
  Because maybe some day they will want to swim, and then they will be screwed because they don't have a pool.
• Splatulated wrote on 2014-05-25 18:50
  because memories ?
  
  why dont you jump in and swim ?
• Bankai231 wrote on 2014-05-25 19:16
  Because they probably have the money to so why not?
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2014-05-25 19:29
  You know Hanna, you can make use of the pool, it's like indirectly saving your aunt's money from being completely wasted.
• Taycat wrote on 2014-05-26 04:29
  why don't you just swim in it?
• Compass wrote on 2014-05-26 04:32
  Still praying for you.
• Aubog007 wrote on 2014-05-26 05:28
  Where does your aunt live?
  Do her neighbors have pools, do they not?
  Probably a case of "keeping up with the Jones'"
• Hanna wrote on 2014-05-26 12:58

  Quote from Taycat;1221983:

  why don't you just swim in it?

  
  Because I'd get my clothes wet if have to wait until my clothes stop dripping so I can go in the house and then I have to try to rip wet clothes off and then put new clothes on and it's a pain in the ass and not worth it
  

  Quote from Compass;1221986:

  Still praying for you.

  
  xoxo😘
  

  Quote from Aubog007;1221991:

  Where does your aunt live?
  Do her neighbors have pools, do they not?
  Probably a case of "keeping up with the Jones'"

  
  
  South Florida, Coral Springs specifically, all of out neighsbors have pools and I did a little research and the value of our home actually drops by 64k without a pool
• Snowie Stormflower wrote on 2014-05-26 13:13

  Quote from Hanna;1222016:

  South Florida, Coral Springs specifically, all of out neighsbors have pools and I did a little research and the value of our home actually drops by 64k without a pool

  
  
  I think she'd almost have that if they didn't spend it on the pool cleaner guy.
  
  

  Quote from Hanna;1221922:

  No one has been in it in over 6 years.

  
  
  

  Quote from Hanna;1221922:

  10.4k a year

  
  
  10,400 x 6 = 62,400$
  
  (Your aunt must be rich I suppose)
  
  

  Quote from Hanna;1222016:

  Because I'd get my clothes wet if have to wait until my clothes stop dripping so I can go in the house and then I have to try to rip wet clothes off and then put new clothes on and it's a pain in the ass and not worth it

  
  
  You swim with your clothes on?
  
  :llama_what:
• Hanna wrote on 2014-05-26 15:56
  considering we have no privacy fence and bathing suits cost money, yes
  i don't even like to swim too much, i did when i was younger but not anymore
• Odin wrote on 2014-05-26 17:05
  Swimsuits are like $20-$80 depending on the size and brand. Yes, I saw $80 swimsuits before. No I would not recommend anyone buy them.
  
  If you're going to be living there for a while you might as well enjoy what they have to offer.
• Splatulated wrote on 2014-05-26 18:00
  at least get a floaty pool bed and sit in middle of pool and read a book
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2014-05-26 20:19
  The weightlessness is really relaxing. Plus swimming is really healthy.