Pool chlorination up for debate

After a dip in a pool, just about the only thing worse then shriveled up prune hands is the burning sting of too much chlorine.

For some islanders the chemical burn of the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District’s Aquatic Center is just too much, and has become a deterrent to using the public waters on Madison Avenue.

“I would go to the pool and I noticed it would take a couple days to wash the chlorine out of my skin,” said islander Larry Koss. “There was a time when I wasn’t even swimming, but just standing in the facility and my eyes burned for two days after. Something tells me that is not too healthy.

What You Need For Your Pool

When summer arrives, it is time to freshen up and enjoy the summer festivities. Like other owners, you might think a swimming pool. The pools are great to have, even if they require a lot of work and maintenance - if you have a ground or above ground pool. Before you rush out and buy your pool for the summer, there are some things you should know.

If you buy your pool, your dealer or vendor will most likely go on what you have for your pool. To operate your pool, there are many things you simply must have to start.

The first thing you need is a pool filter.When you get your filter, make sure your filter is capable of managing your pool capacity. A filtration system is very important because it helps remove small partial and bacteria accumulate in your water.

Matirniy pleads no contest to all but one charge

1. More than 30 people, many of them foreign tourists, have been rushed to hospital after a chlorine leak at a hotel swimming pool on the Thai resort island of Phuket. The accident occurred shortly after 10:00am on Saturday (local time) at the Phuket
2. Although Matirniy's traffic stop in Columbiana County was in 2010, he soon found himself dealing with legal problems in Florida stemming from trying to buy pool chemicals, which led authorities there to discover what they believed at the time could be
3. By Elisabeth Mistretta The Bloomingdale and Roselle park districts will form a rare partnership this summer, allowing residents of both districts the option to access each of their pools for the season. Residents can now buy a Super Pass for $30 more
4. (The Des Moines Register, Andrea Melendez, Pool / AP) Sarah Lande, left, presents China's vice president, Xi Jinping a reproduction of the Muscatine Journal newspaper from 1985 when he first visited the city, Wednesday, Feb.
5. By Arelis R. Hernández, The driver of a pickup carrying pool chemicals was hospitalized after the vehicle overturned on State Road 429 this morning just west of Walt Disney World, officials said. Orange County Fire Rescue spokesman