With the start of a rather warm, dry summer here in Wisconsin, we’ve decided to take the plunge (literally) and purchase a new above ground pool. We seem to outgrow these things every few years and I’ve become intrigued with the idea that we just keep buying larger and large cylinders of water. After some exhaustive research (which mostly involved looking through a lot of old photographs and estimating pool sizes), I present you with a timeline of our family’s pool history. The bubbles represent surface area and allow for relative size comparison.
Pool History (1997-2012)
Bubble Size = Pool Size
It is interesting to see that — with the exception of a few strays — we seem to buy a new pool every three years. It is also interesting to see the exponential growth in water volume that began about the time my daughter was born (when my son was four). If we keep up that pace, our next pool will be over 10,000 cubic feet — about the size of two 18-wheelers full of water.
I sense that the pool at age 12 was very disappointing, leading to a reversion to the kiddie pool at age 13.
Technically, I think that is/was our dog Leeroy’s pool. I felt compelled to include it for historical accuracy.