Letters to the Editor
This letter is associated with the following article:
-
How about the old physical barrier method?
Put a decorative (but too-high-to-climb) fence around the pool. Install a gate. Install a lock on the gate. Keep the lock locked except when it is okay for people (with your permission and under your supervision) to use the pool.
This tactic makes sense in order to spare the homeowner bother and disturbance, keep the insurance premiums within sane range, and prevent roaming children, teens, pets, the high and/or inebriated or otherwise non compos mentis crowd, and others who may be unaware of the dangers of water from bumbling into the pool, coming to grief, and being the cause of lawsuits.