Tag Archives: Tropical Storm Olaf

Saved by Olaf

Posted on October 5, 2009 | Comments Off on Saved by Olaf

So nice of Tropical Storm Olaf to fade into a tropical depression, sending far less moisture up here from the Baja Peninsula over the weekend. Because after a few hours of chemical ministrations the green algae has been banished and the rancho pool is sparkling blue again. The water is too cold to swim, of course, but that’s why pool owners are called pool fools. Of course the forecast is for more rain through the end of the week, but if the algae returns it won’t be Olaf’s fault.

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Green pool

Posted on October 2, 2009 | Comments Off on Green pool

We happy band of pool fools have seen the water turn hazy green again since the last rainstorm a few days ago. Mrs. Charm says we must spend the weekend mixing chemicals and scrubbing the walls and vaccuuming the bottom to get the water back to its normal sparkling blue.

Alas, the weekend forecast calls for more storms, in a Pacific tap as it’s called, of moisture streaming up here from the remains of TS Olaf, predicted to go ashore on the Baja tomorrow night. So we may just have to start all over again on Monday. Pool fools, indeed.

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