Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for June 28, 2024

Depth Charges

Except for the bubbles, that was an SBD*.

*Silent But Deadly

Hammie, tooting in a spa, pool, or tub is bad manners.

Hammy! How could you?

Slow Jacuzzi.

nice christening Hammy

This brought a laugh on an otherwise dismal day. Thanks.

Who brought the bean dip?

There’s always one in the crowd (or pool as the case may be)

Shortly after our local outdoor public pool opened after construction in 1949, the pool manager taught a bunch of us kids that (because of the Chlorine) it was OK to pee or pass gas while in the pool. Launching submarines was vigorously discouraged, since those semi-solids fouled both the pump and the filter. Such an act required “OK, everybody out, the pool is closed until tomorrow at noon!”, and then hours to completely drain the pool, hot-water-jet-spray-clean the pump impeller and filter, and then completely re-fill the pool at a cost to the County of $5.00 for the water. It was deemed to be both a public nuisance and a fineable misdemeanor.

The County Judge set a $25 fine for the first offense, $50 for the second, and $100 (and banning for the season) for the third. This was in a time when admission for the day to the pool cost $0.05, and a gallon of milk was under $0.10. The $25 fine represented a week’s groceries for a family of 4. This Summer, that pool admission is 100 X that, at $5.00.

ka-poot

The water filters the worst of the chemicals released. And then the water gets filtered.

That thing actually looks comfortable. I wonder if it has an ice cube setting for really hot days?

Just give it some time. RJ and Verne will “poot” too!! It never fails!!