Uninvited Pool Guest - Page 2

nikimcbee · 06-11-22, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

What is wrong with your pool?

Ready for a can of worms?

Bought a house with a pool, that needed the liner replaced. Finally got the liner replace in early January (that's a whole seperate story). The doofus said he would "finish the job in April/May."

I he showed up eventually , after saying he would be there an no show three times. [insert excuse here] He cut the hole in the vinyl for the circulation pump, and that's the last I've seen of him. He said he would hook up the pump/filter and has never shown his face since. Somewhere between point A and here, I found his BBB review...spolier alert, It's 1 star.

I've contacted four different pool repair places, and FINALLY got someone to answer!

Here's the doofus pool company's review:
https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/ballston-l...0041-236005880

He still owes me a pool cover and installation...So it may be small claims court time. I don't really want to go that route, but I'm tired of the BS.

Some people just aren't cut out to own a small business, this doofus is one of them.

He trashed my backyard, left a huge mess, abandoned stuff. It's been a complete cluster foobar. /rant off. Didn't mean to hijack your monster thread.

I trust you didn't loose any fingers?

AVGWarhawk · 06-17-22, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Ready for a can of worms?

Bought a house with a pool, that needed the liner replaced. Finally got the liner replace in early January (that's a whole seperate story). The doofus said he would "finish the job in April/May."

I he showed up eventually , after saying he would be there an no show three times. [insert excuse here] He cut the hole in the vinyl for the circulation pump, and that's the last I've seen of him. He said he would hook up the pump/filter and has never shown his face since. Somewhere between point A and here, I found his BBB review...spolier alert, It's 1 star.

I've contacted four different pool repair places, and FINALLY got someone to answer!

Here's the doofus pool company's review:
https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/ballston-l...0041-236005880

He still owes me a pool cover and installation...So it may be small claims court time. I don't really want to go that route, but I'm tired of the BS.

Some people just aren't cut out to own a small business, this doofus is one of them.

He trashed my backyard, left a huge mess, abandoned stuff. It's been a complete cluster foobar. /rant off. Didn't mean to hijack your monster thread.

I trust you didn't loose any fingers?

That's awful. I do my very best to find people my friends have hired on for certain things. Hope it works out for you.

Commander Wallace · 06-18-22, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The old turtle just wanted out. Once he hit the stream he became very lively. Started moving upstream. Our pool is salt chlorinated. Although these buggers are ok in brackish water I think the pool water with 3500 ppm salt to water was wearing on him. The fresh water stream was probably a relief for the cheeky bugger.

I was curious if your pool was one that was chlorinated or perhaps salt water. It's awesome that you simply removed him and put him in an environment that he liked.

Years ago, I was engaged to a woman that I went to high school with. We were both in Florida. We had an in ground pool. Before leaving for work every morning, it was my job to clean the frogs out of the pool filtration system. That was every morning.

AVGWarhawk · 06-19-22, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

I was curious if your pool was one that was chlorinated or perhaps salt water. It's awesome that you simply removed him and put him in an environment that he liked.

Years ago, I was engaged to a woman that I went to high school with. We were both in Florida. We had an in ground pool. Before leaving for work every morning, it was my job to clean the frogs out of the pool filtration system. That was every morning.

Our pool is salt. Great system. Our home backs to a conversation area. There is a catch pond for rain runoff. Spring peepers and bullfrogs abound. They are extremely vocal. I do not know if the snapper came from the pond as it's fenced in. But I hear snapper can climb fences. This turtle somehow got around our fences. I check the skimmer every morning. I have found frogs, baby turtle, skinks and field mice spinning around inside. When I placed the turtle in the stream he perked up and went under. Then headed up stream.

Aktungbby · 06-19-22, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Ready for a can of worms?

Bought a house with a pool, that needed the liner replaced. Finally got the liner replace in early January (that's a whole seperate story). The doofus said he would "finish the job in April/May."

I he showed up eventually , after saying he would be there an no show three times. [insert excuse here] He cut the hole in the vinyl for the circulation pump, and that's the last I've seen of him. He said he would hook up the pump/filter and has never shown his face since. Somewhere between point A and here, I found his BBB review...spolier alert, It's 1 star.

I've contacted four different pool repair places, and FINALLY got someone to answer!

Here's the doofus pool company's review:
https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/ballston-l...0041-236005880

He still owes me a pool cover and installation...So it may be small claims court time. I don't really want to go that route, but I'm tired of the BS.

Some people just aren't cut out to own a small business, this doofus is one of them.

He trashed my backyard, left a huge mess, abandoned stuff. It's been a complete cluster foobar. /rant off. Didn't mean to hijack your monster thread.

I trust you didn't loose any fingers?

do they speak Shelta? Sounds like a gang of Travellers!

les green01 · 06-19-22, 10:26 AM

Good thing that was a small snapper but they ain't bad eating

AVGWarhawk · 06-21-22, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by les green01

Good thing that was a small snapper but they ain't bad eating

I have not had turtle in any recipe. I will have to take you word for it!

AVGWarhawk · 06-21-22, 07:53 AM

This is the only way this turtle got into my yard.

Aktungbby · 06-21-22, 11:33 AM

^ I have on good authority that illegal immigrants use this video as training

ie: if an ol' 'leatherback' tortoise can do it, a wetback can too!

nikimcbee · 06-26-22, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

This is the only way this turtle got into my yard.

Nature finds a way!

No Jurassic Park management for you!

nikimcbee · 06-26-22, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I have not had turtle in any recipe. I will have to take you word for it!

At the MN State fair, that would be turtle on a stick or maybe fried turtle?

Note, they don't actually have that there. That would be something they eat in Cheezheadland,,,probably.

06-19-22, 10:26 AM	#21
les green01 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Freeman Missouri Posts: 1,735 Downloads: 1375 Uploads: 0	Good thing that was a small snapper but they ain't bad eating __________________ I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done. Audie Murphy

06-21-22, 07:53 AM	#23
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	This is the only way this turtle got into my yard. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-21-22, 11:33 AM	#24
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,842 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	^ I have on good authority that illegal immigrants use this video as training ie: if an ol' 'leatherback' tortoise can do it, a wetback can too! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"