Lido Ladies on Deck

As a responsible inflatable adult pool owner, one must regularly move the pool around the yard so as not to kill the grass underneath. This is not an easy task when the pool is full of water.

I attempted to do it on my own, however, quickly realized this lido was a two lady job. Both still in work dresses, Sleepless and I started tugging, pushing and trying to lift the pool across the lawn; all to no avail. We had been draining the water in the process, but it wasn’t draining fast enough so we took turns standing on a corner of the pool while the other stood inside it and pushed water out between the other’s legs. This worked well for a a bit, but we were only slowly  making progress.

Sleepless decided to balance on one corner of the pool while I pushed the opposite corner up. She leaned in toward my corner for balance, I figured I had pushed as best as I could, and then I let go of my corner. The pool dropped and Sleepless – with her feet on one corner and hands on the opposite corner – did too. “It’s just a pool,” she said as her body hit the side of the pool and rolled off onto the grass.

Somehow, surprisingly, we eventually moved the pool a bit. After which, we moved from the lido deck to the front stoop for a well-earned glas of wine.