May 23 2008
Pool Party
If you’re a kid, swimming pools are The Best. My daughter has been asking about pool opening dates for weeks now. We live near two military bases with swimming pools, so we will be doing our swimming there this summer, even though our residential community also has a pool.
Why? It’s all about the money. Our community pool charges $300 for the summer, plus a one-time fee for a pool certificate of $350. A base pool membership is $97 - $228, depending on pay grade. No, the base pool isn’t two blocks away, but I drive to base at least once a week to buy groceries.
Our base pool also offers half-season memberships. You can join for the first or second half of the summer. This is handy for families who travel or send their children to summer camp.
We’ll probably skip the membership altogether and pay the $2 per person daily entrance fee. I did the math, and we’d have to go to the pool over 30 times during the summer to make a membership pay. Given our crazy schedule, that’s not too likely.
Your base pool probably offers swimming lessons at reasonable prices, too. Swimming is an important survival skill. Why not sign your little ones up for lessons this summer?
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