Sheldon wrote:
> modom wrote:
>> http://i1.tinypic.com/nmm5gk.jpg
>>
>> It was an eventful day, fraught with potential tragedy and derring
>> do. Our old, senile dachshund Nellie (never to be confused with
>> young, boisterous Lefty) almost drowned in the pool. I was diddling
>> in my studio when I heard a commotion out back. I checked out the
>> window and saw D sloshing up the pool steps with a bundle in her
>> hands. The temp was about 45F outside and the pool water was surely
>> not much above that. Nellie had apparently fallen in.
>>
>> modom
>
> Why isn't your pool fenced. Sheesh!

Most people fence their *yard* (by law) to keep kids from wandering into a
pool, but they don't fence their pool within their fenced in yard.

I'm wondering why the pool wasn't drained and covered for the winter. I
thought most folks did that even in mild climates.

Jill