Hurricane Earl-Preparing for his Arrival

It has been a few years since our last Hurricane in this area. It was Isabelle, we were out of electricity for 7 days and it was a mess. Since then we have acquired some new things in the yard. Today we are looking at ways to Secure them and Protect our home. Earl is a Category 4 at this time. Expected to gain more speed before land fall. We could get some heavy winds here. As to Water.. the only waterway close by would not affect our home area. this is a very seldom thing for us. we have protected our house since Isabelle by adding windows and siding that can withstand the high winds. So now it is preparing the furniture and Gazebos to withstand the Tropical force winds. I have been following Earls path through StormPlus Hubby thinks at will be close to us. I do not see that. we have a cold front coming our way which seems likely to push it out to sea. However I will prepare for tropical force winds and blowing rains. We will see how this goes. I will update on this site about Earl the Hurricane.

Cleaned the pool out and changed the filter. Our temps have been in the upper 90's so the water is still warm. I hope to continue to swim through the next few weeks. We have a solar heater which I will be hooking up to extend the pool time into October. this will be the first year I try this method. With the high heats we have had a great Summer pool season.



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My Song post Worked?

My song post worked the rain has ceased. Mister Sun is out and I managed to increase the alkalinity in the pool. Now that nature has topped off the pool, how Green is that! I can get to the swimming fun this weekend. Pool water temp is still at 66, however that is warmer than the Ocean or the Bay was. If the weather people are right ,the temps should be in the 80's for next few days, good for the solar heating of the pool. We only use Solar to heat it. So, on with the cookouts and fun backyard times. School is almost out and we need to plan for that party! IT"S SUMMERTIME........HERE WE GO......

Rain,Rain,Go Away.....

You know that child saying...Rain,Rain Go Away Come back another Day... That's how I feel ! It has been raining for five days now.
The Pool is filled to the brim and over flowing.
The Fountain is so full it is going over the sides.

Our Sump pump is on Non-stop, We have a new one waiting to take over. Hubby woke up one morning and heard the pump running and making a funny sound, he unplug it then waited and plugged it back. Finally reset it's self. However, we went to Homedepot to get another. The area is under a flood watch....I just want to get the pool ready! I need to adjust the levels, but now with the rain I'll need to wait to see what they end up being. Water logged and no end in sight. How's the weather where you are?