Oh, what an awesome day it was today!! Almost all the afternoon was spent at the pool with friends. Mark and Jacquie were there, Mo and Ro, plus others coming and going during the day. Even Burney came out later on which meant that he and I would be having an ice cream treat, because that is what we do!
It was the official re-opening of the cabana so Chef Sheldon was around with his camera, capturing the moments. A new sous chef, Charles, was doing on-the-job training for Bob, teaching him the fine art of flipping burgers. There were several helpers in the newly renovated 'kitchen' of the cabana to make sure people got what they ordered and in a timely manner.
There was a bit of excitement besides the cabana being re-opened. At one point, Mark reached over to the drain along the edge of the pool, while standing in the water, and jerked his hand back quickly. I noticed he did this, figuring there was a stinging bug or something in the drain. He put his hand back again, and withdrew it quickly. There was a slight current in the water flowing along the lip of the pool, and we know this because each of us in our little group had to go and try it. Yup, there it was---we all felt it. Chef was gone already so we got a guy from the cabana come out to put his hand in but he felt nothing. Hmmm...
It wasn't all the time either, the current came and went. We wisely (ha ha) moved across the pool to the other side because certainly water does not conduct electricity. It came and went, and we all speculated on what was going on. Later in the afternoon when most of the others had gone, my neighbor, Dick, came down for a swim. I told him our story and he was interested in what I was telling him, but perhaps not convinced. He put his hand on the rail to walk down in to the water and sure enough---he could feel it, too. As did my friend, Bob, who at first thought we were loony. It seems one had to be in the water or barefooted to detect the current, as the guy from the cabana determined.
Later as I sat poolside with Mark S. and his wife, Patty, I noticed that the exterior lights on the cabana were going off and on. I experimented and found that the feeling of current in the water was evident only when the lights were on, on the south side of the pool. Marlena said the lights were on a sensor, meant to come on only at night, but there was tape over it. When I explained my discovery to her, Bob and she went to the circuit box to shut off the switch for the lights. They thought they had the right circuit but the lights kept coming on. Either they did it wrong or....gulp! The maintenance man was on vacation so would not be available to consult until the next week. I offered to make myself available to him if there were questions. We shall see if there are any calls for my consultation on this matter. Never a dull moment at the pool!
Here is a video put together by Chef Sheldon for the Facebook page, starring yours truly! Copy and paste the link into your browser to view:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEuUXYxy3yk&feature=em-share_video_user
