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Council warns cheap pools require fence
ABC Regional Online, Australia - 14 hours ago… least 1.2 metres tall. Mr Kerry Harre says fencing an inflatable pool is likely to cost more than the pool itself. “We have got …

Carnival of Carnage
Gateway.ualberta.ca, Canada - 6 hours ago… Christian Slater has as much onscreen chemistry with hollow-skulled bimbo Tara Reid as a neanderthal making sweet, awkward love to an inflatable pool toy, but …

Portage to regulate inflatable pools
NWITimes.com - PORTAGE | Portage residents with large, inflatable pools will have to follow the same guidelines as those with permanent models come next swimming season. The Common Council Tuesday night unanimously passed an amendment to the city’s zoning ordinance

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

Action Line: Is heat pain in the neck? Here are tips to stay cool
San Jose Mercury News - The ladders were included with Aqua Leisure Simple-Set inflatable pools that range from 12 to 18 feet in diameter. They were sold at department and toy stores nationwide from January 2002 through August 2005 for between $90 and $200, depending on the

Fremont teen accused of attempted rape
San Jose Mercury News - Police searched the area, and a police dog found the boy in the back yard of a nearby house, hiding under an overturned inflatable swimming pool. He gave detectives a confession, Swadener said, and was booked into juvenile hall in San Leandro. The

60 stories and countless tales
Boston Online - Over the years, the men have, in turn, filled each other’s offices with balloons, dispatched a duo of singing elves, and set up an inflatable swimming pool inside an office suite. Connors’s company made money writing ads for Wang Computers, Dunkin

Pond paradise
Everett Herald - Neighbors knock on the door, hoping for a quick peek at the retreat, which also boasts a large inflatable pool, complete with a filtering system, an access ladder, water toys and an outdoor shower. Soon it won’t be quite as nice outside, but that won

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

60 stories and countless tales
Boston Online - Over the years, the men have, in turn, filled each other’s offices with balloons, dispatched a duo of singing elves, and set up an inflatable swimming pool inside an office suite. Connors’s company made money writing ads for Wang Computers, Dunkin

PA safety rules may take the air out of inflatable pool fun
WSTM - ALLENTOWN, Pa. To one Pennsylvania woman, buying a small inflatable pool seemed like an easy way for her young daughter and her roommate’s toddler to cool off this summer. But that was before she learned about the state code, which requires a four

Still on leave, embattled fire chief ponders her future
Pioneer Press - She said her time off which has given her a chance to go on bike rides with her son or set up an inflatable pool in the front yard gave her a new perspective. “It shows me where my priorities really are, and that is my family,” she said. “How

Laws of the lands
Orange County Register - His 30-year-old brother was at a friend’s house getting ready to jump into an inflatable pool belly first. But he tripped, fell awkwardly and broke his neck. They put him in a car and took him to the hospital. The younger brother had several questions

60 stories and countless tales
Boston Online - Over the years, the men have, in turn, filled each other’s offices with balloons, dispatched a duo of singing elves, and set up an inflatable swimming pool inside an office suite. Connors’s company made money writing ads for Wang Computers, Dunkin

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

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

Fremont teen accused of attempted rape
Centre Daily - Police searched the area, and a police dog found the boy in the back yard of a nearby house, hiding under an overturned inflatable swimming pool. He gave detectives a confession, Swadener said, and was booked into juvenile hall in San Leandro. The

Portage to regulate inflatable pools
NWITimes.com - PORTAGE | Portage residents with large, inflatable pools will have to follow the same guidelines as those with permanent models come next swimming season. The Common Council Tuesday night unanimously passed an amendment to the city’s zoning ordinance

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

7 Steps to a Backyard Playground for Kids
14 WFIE - Temporary structures like inflatable pools and “slip and slides” offer portability and eliminate the challenges of protecting equipment from the ravages of winter. There are dozens of ways to convert even the most modest yard into a healthy

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

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