Congrats on the new pool! But one question: if the pool is above ground, how are you going to use it to catch an alligator in it and then wrestle it? Isn’t that the whole point? How else will you teach your son how to become a true Florida Man?
Loved this piece and this line in particular made me chortle:
“The key to parenting effectively is to avoid answering questions whenever possible.” Spot on.
Hope you find some relief from the heat, if not the geopolitical bs.
“We talked about how nice it would be to have a pool to enjoy while the world ends (would taking a cool dip lessen the burn of nuclear fallout?)” 👈🏻 laughed out loud.
Also, I assume alligators are lurking everywhere in Florida, so an above ground pool seems smart.
Love this! Congratulations on the pool! I’ve always wanted one but after being unable to maintain an inflatable hot tub, I’ve had to let go of this dream. Your Sound of Music line cracked me up and same with reading by the pool. “Please.” 😂
You’re fortunate! It’s where one person closes their eyes and says “Marco” and everyone else in the pool has to reply “Polo” to help the seeker locate people. Seeker with eyes closed has to tag someone to be set free from their terrible fate.
Somehow Andrew turned an above ground pool installation into a delightful and poetic piece of philosophy. Well done, Florida man. The only way to beat the heat around here is water. Water will do it.
Congrats on the new pool! But one question: if the pool is above ground, how are you going to use it to catch an alligator in it and then wrestle it? Isn’t that the whole point? How else will you teach your son how to become a true Florida Man?
Loved this piece and this line in particular made me chortle:
“The key to parenting effectively is to avoid answering questions whenever possible.” Spot on.
Hope you find some relief from the heat, if not the geopolitical bs.
I’m sure they can climb. I believe in them.
Spoken like a true Gator.
Eww, no, I take it back!
The answering questions piece was what I came here to say.
Spot.
On.
Congrats on the new pool and that compound set up sounds like it was pretty nice. But Marco Polo should 100% be banned.
“We talked about how nice it would be to have a pool to enjoy while the world ends (would taking a cool dip lessen the burn of nuclear fallout?)” 👈🏻 laughed out loud.
Also, I assume alligators are lurking everywhere in Florida, so an above ground pool seems smart.
“Literal concentration camps are being built in my home state as I type this” wait WHAT
It’s not great!
We had a pool over covid and it was basically a glorified kiddie pool. Enjoy the maintenance 🤣🤣🤣
I burst out laughing at the post it note.
Love this! Congratulations on the pool! I’ve always wanted one but after being unable to maintain an inflatable hot tub, I’ve had to let go of this dream. Your Sound of Music line cracked me up and same with reading by the pool. “Please.” 😂
Thanks Liz!
I need to know what Marco Polo is …
You’re fortunate! It’s where one person closes their eyes and says “Marco” and everyone else in the pool has to reply “Polo” to help the seeker locate people. Seeker with eyes closed has to tag someone to be set free from their terrible fate.
Sounds awful
We are in the pool planning process down under, where the ozone hole is opening up like a hungry crocodile. Enjoy the summer!
Beautiful. That sounds ideal!
Wow! She did the opposite!
"Second, my mom moved from her home in Florida (about 50 minutes from our house) to North Carolina."
I hope she'll find happiness in NC. We definitely welcome her!
I hope the pool gets great use from this moment forward!
Thank you!
Somehow Andrew turned an above ground pool installation into a delightful and poetic piece of philosophy. Well done, Florida man. The only way to beat the heat around here is water. Water will do it.