Completed Pool: A Personal Oasis for Health & Happiness

My finished pool.Photo byRobert Shaneyfelt/author

I just finished doing 26 lengths in my new pool, shorter than my community pool, which is shorter than an Olympic-sized pool. But it is half past midnight, and I don’t have to compete for space with anyone.

The best-laid plans of mice and men. — Robert Burns

The phrase “the best-laid plans of mice and men” essentially means that no matter how well-prepared one may feel, their plans may still fall apart due to circumstances outside their control.

It was almost mid-June before my pool excavation began.

My dog. Leary to jump in my new pool.Photo byRobert Shaneyfely /author

It is now almost the end of August, and I finally went for a swim. My consolation is that my pool includes a neater which will allow a water temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit (ca. 30 °C) throughout the winter which will allow year-round use.

This is a lap pool used for improving health. So, I will have a policy of no rafts.

On the whole, I am very happy with my new pool, which should allow me to get the exercise I need for a happy existence.

System for chlorine dispensing and filtering. And waterfall water feature.Photo byRobert Shaneyfelt/author

There is one thing that I wish was different though. I included the water feature waterfall thinking the sound of the waterfall would be relaxing. But the chlorine dispensing and water filtering system produces a low hum that drowns out the sound of the waterfall.

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