Pool Demolition

My parents had an above ground pool, built into a deck. It was a nice pool, and I have many fond memories of splashing around in it to cool off. Sadly, a couple weeks ago (right after we had patched it three feet to the left) the metal side blew out in a catastrophic failure, and 20,000 gallons of water flooded down the alley in a matter of seconds.

The pool was toast, and it all needed to be removed to make way for something else.

So, a few friends of mine and I decided to surprise my parents when they came back from vacation. We got together a few days ago and started to break down the deck. Little did we know that day was going to set a temperature record for being one of the hottest days of the year. Using little more than a reciprocating saw, a crow bar, and a 5 pound sledge hammer, we broke it apart and loaded the pieces onto the two half ton trucks.

Over the next 5 hours we slogged through. The weather had drained us of all energy, and we decided to finish up the job the next day. Upon returning the the house after a trip to the dump, we found my Brother-in-law and cousin's fiancee loading the metal wreckage from the pool.

Not sure how much my parents actually wanted removed, we stopped after cleaning up the rest of the stuff. Needless to say they were absolutely floored when they got home and the whole back deck was missing! The last section should only take us an hour to load and then it's a quick trip out to the dump to get rid of it! With the money they saved in not having to hire someone to remove it they can have a bobcat come in, remove the top 6-8 inches and replace the sand with good topsoil and grass.

Just goes to show you that a few good friends, a couple hours and bucket loads of sweat can accomplish almost anything!

Birds on a Wire...

Music is everywhere.

I recently came across this article and video. I just have to say, I was very impressed, and quite taken with the melody that was inspired by nature.

Sit back, and soak up one of Gaia's gifts.

Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.