%$^&*$!

I was carefully taking a full galleon of shock to the side of the pool, when one step down caused the bottle to burp.

Thus creaming my black Irish knot tee shirt. Even ripping it off and plunging it into cold water didn't help -- I now have red/black streaks on the left front side.

This, of course, was one of my few nice tees left. The pants today are the cat-ripped and pool spotted ones. I was thinking about this, I do faithfully swear (see subject).

At this rate, I will do pool care in my birthday suit.

Going down into the pit and surly about it.

WHY doesn't bleach work this way WHEN I WANT IT TO!

A timely reminder from Consumer Reports...

As you start your holiday shopping, you can save hundreds of dollars by saying "no, thank you" to extended warranty offers. (snip!)

Consumer Reports estimates that Americans could save $1.6 billion dollars this year -- money you can spend on holiday gifts or just save for a rainy day. (snip!)

Extended warranties are great for retailers, but a notoriously bad deal for you. Our data shows that products seldom break within the extended-warranty window (typically around three years), and when electronics and appliances do break, the repair often costs about the same as the cost of the warranty.

Retailers give you the hard sell because they often make more money on the sale of an extended warranty than they make on the products themselves. That doesn't mean it's right for you.

Yes...I'm still aggravated....