Pool Safety Question

[Anonymous]

The property next door is a SFH that is rented to a bunch of 20 somethings.

The back yard is fenced in - but the gate for the driveway is broken so there is always access to the yard.

The tenants have an inflateable pool in the yard - maybe around 18" deep. They put some lounge chairs around and hang out and have a party.

I know they constantly have water in the pool - I see the hose that goes to it and see them turning it on and off. There are a lot of young children in the neighborhood and I am concerned that anyone could wonder in off the ally and fall into the pool.

Are there requirements that they need to secure the space for a pool that is obviously temporary?

[Anonymous]

Do they just leave water in it all the time? Or fill it when they are out there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do they just leave water in it all the time? Or fill it when they are out there?

Based on my observations, it always has water in it.

[Anonymous]

I would be worried about the mosquito effect as well, clearly this is not chlorinated water.

[Anonymous]

A tragedy waiting to happen. I'd talk to the tenants about emptying the pool after every use and talk to the landlord about fixing the gate.

[Anonymous]

If the kid is in danger of drowning in 18 inches of water they have no business wondering the neighborhood by themselves. How close are your houses?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the kid is in danger of drowning in 18 inches of water they have no business wondering the neighborhood by themselves. How close are your houses?

I was not thinking about a child wandering the neighborhood - I was thinking about the toddler who's dad turns around to talk to the mail delivery person and before they know it the child is head down in 18" of water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the kid is in danger of drowning in 18 inches of water they have no business wondering the neighborhood by themselves. How close are your houses?

I was not thinking about a child wandering the neighborhood - I was thinking about the toddler who's dad turns around to talk to the mail delivery person and before they know it the child is head down in 18" of water.

Ok how many of those kids do you have close by? If you feel that it's an issue, call the landlord and tell him to repair the fence. That's your best bet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the kid is in danger of drowning in 18 inches of water they have no business wondering the neighborhood by themselves. How close are your houses?

I was not thinking about a child wandering the neighborhood - I was thinking about the toddler who's dad turns around to talk to the mail delivery person and before they know it the child is head down in 18" of water.

Ok how many of those kids do you have close by? If you feel that it's an issue, call the landlord and tell him to repair the fence. That's your best bet.

There are 6 under 3 within a few houses up or down the block. Thanks for the advice. I will call tomorrow

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the kid is in danger of drowning in 18 inches of water they have no business wondering the neighborhood by themselves. How close are your houses?

I was not thinking about a child wandering the neighborhood - I was thinking about the toddler who's dad turns around to talk to the mail delivery person and before they know it the child is head down in 18" of water.

I think it's fine to call, but still...I think you might be exaggerating here. What kind of parent turns his / her back for long enough that child can wander out of yard, down street, into neighbor's property through a broken fence and into a pool? I'm not saying it could never happen, and agree it is fine to call, but really, PP is correct - that if a kid is wandering around the neighborhood unsupervised, that's a bigger problem than the pool!

But, by all means, have the fence fixed...and I'd talk to them about not leaving standing water in the pool, either, if tha'ts happening, Mosquitos - yuck.

[Anonymous]

who lets their toddler wander the neighborhood?

[Anonymous]

It can happen in a flash. What if a grandparent or a teen is babysitting? I remember when my kids were that age I could never relax at my parents' house because it has a pool. We would share "kid duty" and I saw how distracted my mother could get even when I had told her over and over to keep her eyes on my daughter when it was her turn to watch her. It would have been very easy for her to have focused on something else for five minutes or so and not notice that my daughter had gone outside to check out the pool. After much complaining on my part, they finally installed a fence around the pool. It was too late to benefit my family (my kids were older) but I think it made my brothers (who have younger kids) feel much better about visiting.

[Anonymous]

Would you also like all cars kept off the street in case a kid wanders into the road?

[Anonymous]

There are plenty of tragic stories about kids wondering off/being unsupervised for "just a second" and drowning. OP is right to be concerned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of tragic stories about kids wondering off/being unsupervised for "just a second" and drowning. OP is right to be concerned.

nevermind the street with CARS driving on it but oh no for an 18" CHILDREN's wading pool 100s of feet away in the neighbor's yard.