Apparently, Von says, somebody at the Homeowners Association got fed up with kids swimming in and jumping off of a decorative fountain at the neighborhood swimming pool, so the Board of Directors put up this sign. “The funny part,” he says, “is that the water from the fountain flows directly into the actual pool.” (No word on how long it took the kids to figure that one out.)
And then there’s this…
related: Small-town Swimming Pool Rules
21 responses so far ↓
#1
Rhamza
I want to see a picture of the fountain and pool. If it connects directly to the pool, why can’t people get into it as well???
Jul 23, 2012 at 10:18 pm rating: 14
#2
Limeliberator
Actually, some pool chemicals are like the blue thing that you put in the toilet bowl. They’re meant to disperse slowly. They’re safe once they’ve dispersed in the pool but you wouldn’t want to handle them directly, which would include swimming in a small concentrated pool of them. In short: this sign holds water..
Jul 23, 2012 at 10:34 pm rating: 26
#3
Poltergeist
If my penny quickly dissolves after I toss it into the fountain, will my wish still come true?
Jul 23, 2012 at 10:40 pm rating: 31
#4
Rhamza
There are chemicals that are used in pools that are deadly, muratic (sp?) acid comes to mind.
Jul 23, 2012 at 11:19 pm rating: 1
#5
karen
i still don’t get it, if he was a ghost all along why didn’t the kid tell him instead of saying i see dead people, i don’t get that
Jul 23, 2012 at 11:28 pm rating: 17
#6
SeeYouInTea
HOAs messin’ with err’body these days!
Jul 24, 2012 at 1:21 am rating: 11
#7
FeRD
Bah. They should just fill the fountain with death machines, the way the Great Architect Kroagnon did with his pool. That’s the only way to be sure it stays clean.
(If you get that reference, well, you’re as much of a terbogeek as I am. Congratudolences!)
Jul 24, 2012 at 8:16 am rating: 2
#8
Nope
They could just take the fountain down, or put it on a raised platform that is unable to be climbed. Easy solutions.
Jul 24, 2012 at 11:30 am rating: 2
#9
kathryn
Definition of ‘Heavy Chemicals’ : a chemical produced and handled in large lots (as a ton or more a day) and often in a more or less crude state —used esp. of acids (as sulfuric acid), alkalies, and salts (as aluminum sulfate).
Yikes! What is going on in that fountain?
Of course, aluminium sulfate is mainly used in the purification of drinking water, so I’m back to square one.
Jul 24, 2012 at 3:19 pm rating: 1
#10
Jami
What’s the point of having a fountain in the pool if you can’t play in it? I might not jump off one, but I’d be right there having fun in the fountain too.
Honestly, some people need to get a stick-ectomy.
Jul 24, 2012 at 4:26 pm rating: 10
#11
feleepe
As a kid I would totally have peed in a cup, thrown it into the pool and waited anxiously for the sharks to arrive.
Aug 6, 2012 at 11:17 pm rating: 1
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