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Appetite for adventure
Times Online - Earlier this summer, Smith and his team dined on a pontoon on a remote loch in the west of Scotland after walking for hours cross-country, then paddling a mile aboard inflatable swimming pool toys. Another dinner was held behind a large waterfall in

The Gift of Saying “I Love You”
First Coast News - She splashed him with water from her inflatable swimming pool and hugged him. John kissed 8-month-old Olivia. John wants to be able to actually speak again, even in a hushed voice. Farewell, who works with ASPIRE of Western New York, is arranging

The Gift of Saying “I Love You”
First Coast News - She splashed him with water from her inflatable swimming pool and hugged him. John kissed 8-month-old Olivia. John wants to be able to actually speak again, even in a hushed voice. Farewell, who works with ASPIRE of Western New York, is arranging

Wooden deck collapse injures 3
Connellsville Daily Courier - A woman and her two children were injured Monday morning when the wooden deck on their Arlington home collapsed, possibly under the weight of an inflatable swimming pool, authorities said. The woman, identified by neighbors as Becky Schlegel, was on

Poilice Blotter
Vindicator - Criminal damage: A man in the 100 block of Ada Street discovered two punctures in the side of his inflatable swimming pool. Auto theft/recovered property: Niles police found a 1988 Cadillac Brougham in a wooded area after it had been reported stolen

The Gift of Saying “I Love You”
First Coast News - She splashed him with water from her inflatable swimming pool and hugged him. John kissed 8-month-old Olivia. John wants to be able to actually speak again, even in a hushed voice. Farewell, who works with ASPIRE of Western New York, is arranging

Toddler drowns in backyard pool
Denver Post - Investigators today were piecing together the circumstances that led to the drowning of a 22-month-old boy in Elbert County Tuesday night. The toddler was found unconscious in an inflatable swimming pool in the family’s backyard on Morgan Trail in an

Pool fence fines not pouring in for W-B
Times-Leader - Inflatable pools can be purchased for less than $10, Kratz has noted. Also, permits for pools start at $37, he said. Carol Smith, a city code enforcement clerk, said 20 to 25 pool permits were purchased this year. She said that is up some from

By Cara Anna
Baltimore Sun - Drivers also haul in old sofas, porch swings, inflatable pools. The Trapps send a chaperone around the field from time to time. Sometimes, by the end, people must be woken up and told to go. Down the field, Peter Trapp works the projector. He talks

Children’s pool safety
KVBC - We’re watching out for your child’s safety around pools, especially as we approach memorial weekend. On Wednesday, May 17, the Consumer Product Commission issued a warning about the popular inflatable pools. A study shows the number of inflatable

Pool rules
York Daily Record - The new inflatable pools are creating a whole new wave of concern for permit officers. Some people might consider them temporary pools to be used during the summer and removed when the weather turns cooler, but if they are more than 2 feet deep, they

Action Line: Is heat pain in the neck? Here are tips to stay cool
San Jose Mercury News - Aqua Leisure Industries is recalling about 320,000 inflatable pool ladders because the plastic step support clips can be assembled upside down, causing the ladder steps to break under a user’s weight, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Overheated Europe struggles with drought
Christian Science Monitor - Sales of inflatable swimming pools in France - where the mercury fell to a comfortable 79 degrees F. in Paris yesterday - have skyrocketed, and vendors equipped with plastic buckets full of ice have been fleecing tourists in Paris ready to pay more

Watch from bed at this drive-in
Detroit Free Press - Some movie fans prefer to watch the movies outdoors, bringing in portable chairs, blankets, old sofas, porch swings and even inflatable pools. If you go Fairlee Motel & Drive-In Theater: 1809 Route 5 North, Fairlee, Vt. Rooms $69.95. Room rate

Thai Club & Bistro
Faces - An altar with jasmine and fruits stood majestically in the courtyard, its colourful presence contrasting the giant inflatable pool set up next to it. Petals floated calmly in the pool till an unsuspecting victim after another was thrown in. Tradition

Family camping fun began in classifieds
Union-News & Sunday Republican - It was a picture of a typical American family. A pair of tykes laughed and splashed in an inflatable pool at a campsite at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, Conn. Dad watched over the little girls while mom entertained an infant securely

HealthCheck Reports: May 2006
WPVI - The number of children drowning in inflatable pools is rising, as the pools get bigger and bigger - and more popular. That’s according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Some inflatable pools can be 4 feet deep and 18-feet, posing the

Pool firm’s clients get steamed
Boston Globe - Besides inflatable pools, floats, and other products, it makes steel-framed and “insta-set” pools that do not require inflation. Customers have told the Better Business Bureau it is difficult to get through on the company’s toll-free telephone

Watch a drive-in movie, from bed
CNN - Drivers also haul in old sofas, porch swings, inflatable pools. The Trapps send a chaperone around the field from time to time. Sometimes, by the end, people must be woken up and told to go. Down the field, Peter Trapp works the projector. He talks

Pool fence fines not pouring in for W-B
Times-Leader - Inflatable pools can be purchased for less than $10, Kratz has noted. Also, permits for pools start at $37, he said. Carol Smith, a city code enforcement clerk, said 20 to 25 pool permits were purchased this year. She said that is up some from