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Inflatable Pool News - Grunge factor Live-in startups combine frat-house culture with …

July 30th, 2006

Grunge factor Live-in startups combine frat-house culture with …
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 13 hours ago… and beer, and a garage that doubles as the company break room, where employees can channel surf from the couch or take a dip in the inflatable swimming pool. …

Inflatable Pool News - Severe storm wreaks havoc

July 28th, 2006

Severe storm wreaks havoc
Brampton Guardian - At the home, the massive tree laid on it side with scores of branches piercing through windows, patio furniture, children’s toys and an inflatable swimming pool. A wooden fence dividing the Piche’s property with that of the neighbour to the rear, was

AT CAMP INVENTION IN BERKLEY: Engineering summer fun
Detroit Free Press - They test their devices — crafted out of polystyrene, Popsicle sticks, metal washers and duct tape — in an inflatable swimming pool. Someday, Watson said, some of these students might actually invent some of the things they are dreaming up, and

Boys hidden away in back bedroom, woman says
Spartanburg Herald-Journal - A woman who lives in the mobile home next to the family said the kids had always looked healthy and celebrated on July 4 in the backyard where the McCurrys have an above-ground inflatable swimming pool and swing set. Her son rode with the boys on the

Sayre/Athens Borough: Code officer cracking down on swimming pool
Sayre Evening Times - What we have are a number of people that are purchasing inflatable swimming pool that are under four feet in height, and they are putting them in their front, side and back yards without having any security around them, he said. By security, I

Inflatable Pool News - Sayre/Athens Borough: Code officer cracking down on swimming pool

July 27th, 2006

Sayre/Athens Borough: Code officer cracking down on swimming pool
Sayre Evening Times - What we have are a number of people that are purchasing inflatable swimming pool that are under four feet in height, and they are putting them in their front, side and back yards without having any security around them, he said. By security, I

Inflatable Pool News - Sayre/Athens Borough: Code officer cracking down on swimming pool

July 26th, 2006

Sayre/Athens Borough: Code officer cracking down on swimming pool
Sayre Evening Times - The Athens-Sayre Joint Code Enforcement Office is cracking down on code violations for swimming pools within those two boroughs, according to Code Officer Pat Cahill. Specifically, the office is focusing its efforts on inflatable swimming pools that

Backyard dangers
Geneva Sun - ELBURN They are pretty blue inflatable swimming pools, sold in the center isles of Wal-Mart, Target and other stores for as little as $30, and they are sweeping American back yards this summer. What parents may not realize, however, is if left

Inflatable Pool Danger
KRNV - With summer approaching, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is launching a campaign to highlight the dangers of inflatable swimming pools. hey are showing up in backyards all over the country, and many parents don’t realize they can be just as

Inflatable Pool News - Annual parade and carnival don’t disappoint in Dover

July 22nd, 2006

Annual parade and carnival don’t disappoint in Dover
Harlem Valley Times, NY - 23 hours ago… The children’s float theme was “A Day At The Beach,” which allowed the children to ride through the parade making sandcastles and playing in inflatable pools. …

Middletown Drops Zoning Requirement For Inflatable Pools
Channel Cincinnati.com, OH - 9 hours ago… will be rigidly enforced. Inflatable pools with pumps will also have to be plugged into grounded outlets. The first inspection will …

Sayre/Athens Borough: Code officer cracking down on swimming pool …
Sayre Evening Times, PA - 17 hours ago… The code office has noticed an extremely high number of these inflatable pools being placed on properties within the two boroughs over the last few weeks …

Inflatable Pool News - Many children afraid to step out of homes

July 21st, 2006

Many children afraid to step out of homes
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - SAN BERNARDINO - Gone are the days when corner lots rang out with the cries of kids playing stickball. On West Home Avenue here Monday, basketball hoops hung from garages, unused. Even an inflatable swimming pool, filled with cool water on a hot day

Severe storm wreaks havoc
Brampton Guardian - At the home, the massive tree laid on it side with scores of branches piercing through windows, patio furniture, children’s toys and an inflatable swimming pool. A wooden fence dividing the Piche’s property with that of the neighbour to the rear, was

Strike stretches into double digits
Kauai Garden Island News - The house owner s son, Lorin Fujiuchi, a former Wilcox X-ray technician, lends his support by cooking, as well as an assortment of odd jobs like filling an inflatable swimming pool so nurses and their children can cool off. In one room of the house

AT CAMP INVENTION IN BERKLEY: Engineering summer fun
Detroit Free Press - They test their devices — crafted out of polystyrene, Popsicle sticks, metal washers and duct tape — in an inflatable swimming pool. Someday, Watson said, some of these students might actually invent some of the things they are dreaming up, and

Boys hidden away in back bedroom, woman says
Spartanburg Herald-Journal - A woman who lives in the mobile home next to the family said the kids had always looked healthy and celebrated on July 4 in the backyard where the McCurrys have an above-ground inflatable swimming pool and swing set. Her son rode with the boys on the

Inflatable Pool News - Residents detail trailer park problems

July 17th, 2006

Residents detail trailer park problems
Daily Star - Borggreen, a taxi driver, said she was recently threatened in the park by a machete-wielding teen after confronting him for slashing her inflatable swimming pool. “You just want to get a hotel room to get away from here for those days. It s a

Inflatable Pool News - AT CAMP INVENTION IN BERKLEY: Engineering summer fun

July 16th, 2006

AT CAMP INVENTION IN BERKLEY: Engineering summer fun
Detroit Free Press - They test their devices — crafted out of polystyrene, Popsicle sticks, metal washers and duct tape — in an inflatable swimming pool. Someday, Watson said, some of these students might actually invent some of the things they are dreaming up, and

Rescue units search creek after finding raft
New Castle News - He said the raft was a typical inflatable swimming pool raft, and not a sturdy raft used on a whitewater expedition. A customer of the Oak Grove Inn walked out of the tavern and spotted the raft floating, Leo said. Thinking someone possibly could have

Stricter rules for outdoor watering
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Can I still fill up my child’s inflatable swimming pool in the backyard? Yes, but only on your designated days and not between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Outdoor watering includes any hose-related activity such as lawn watering, car washing and backyard water

Strike stretches into double digits
Kauai Garden Island News - The house owner s son, Lorin Fujiuchi, a former Wilcox X-ray technician, lends his support by cooking, as well as an assortment of odd jobs like filling an inflatable swimming pool so nurses and their children can cool off. In one room of the house

Boys hidden away in back bedroom, woman says
Spartanburg Herald-Journal - A woman who lives in the mobile home next to the family said the kids had always looked healthy and celebrated on July 4 in the backyard where the McCurrys have an above-ground inflatable swimming pool and swing set. Her son rode with the boys on the

Inflatable Pool News - Swimming lessons no drowning guarantee

July 14th, 2006

Swimming lessons no drowning guarantee
United Press International - 1 hour ago… The majority of children drown in in-ground or public pools, but the risk is rising for backyard, inflatable pools, according to Abramo. …

Inflatable Pool News - All swimming pools pose risks

July 13th, 2006

All swimming pools pose risks
Delaware Online - The safety commission contends that inflatable pools, even the larger ones that can be up to 4 feet deep and 18 feet across, often fall outside local building codes that require barriers. As a result, parents and other caregivers feel a false sense

Safety regulations may take the air out of inflatable pools
Centre Daily - ALLENTOWN To Suzette Heydt, an inflatable pool seemed like an inexpensive way to provide cool summer fun for her 9-year-old daughter and her roommate s 23-month-old son. That was before a code enforcement officer for Salisbury Township told her

Deflating news
Allentown Morning Call - Consumer Product Safety Commission’s pool safety warning, issued in May, focuses on inflatable pools because of the growing number of accidental deaths associated with them. Nationwide, the number of drownings that occurred in inflatable pools