Issue With Neighbor's Pool And Parent Concerns

[joyb~provider]

Wow, this is a new one for me. My next-door neighbors just got a 15 ft above ground pool. They have no fence or gate at anything, and have no plans to get one. Too expensive, they said. This is all legal in my county though. We do a lot of outside time but my property is fenced, gates locked, etc and both me and my assistant are usually outside with them. (I mean that one of us is ALWAYS out there, usually but not always both.) Anyway a couple of dcp are going ballistic about the lack of fencing on their pool and want me to "do something about it". One dcm is convinced that little Johnny cannot be contained around a pool and will rush out of my sight, scale the fence, and drown before I know it.

I don't know what I CAN do about this. I don't really even know these people that well, I don't see them very much. Either way I don't think I could exactly force them to build a fence to alleviate my dcp concerns, ya know?

[cheerfuldom]

There is nothing you can do about it as far as I know. You have a fenced, locked yard and the kids are supervised. I don't know who these parents think they are asking you to control the neighbors.

[MyAngels]

Tell them you will be glad to have a fence installed around the neighbor's pool - in order to do it, their rate will be increased by $200 per week in order to pay for it. I'm kidding. Sort of .

[joyb~provider]

[Blackcat31]

I had a neighbor friend years ago who had a big above ground pool. When they went out of town for the weekend a neighborhood boy decided to go for a swim. He got seriously hurt. My neighbor was held liable and paid out lots of $$$, even though our city didn't require them to have it fenced either.

[TBird]

Originally Posted by MyAngels

Tell them you will be glad to have a fence installed around the neighbor's pool - in order to do it, their rate will be increased by $200 per week in order to pay for it. I'm kidding. Sort of .

HELLOOOOOOO!!!

Are these parents DAFT??? You have a fenced, locked yard...that's what it's there for...who the heck do they think they are??? I wouldn't even allow them to bother me with the nonsense...if the owners of the pool can't afford a fence, what do they expect YOU to do??? Again....the "entitlement complex"....

[PitterPatter]

Originally Posted by joyb~provider

Wow, this is a new one for me. My next-door neighbors just got a 15 ft above ground pool. They have no fence or gate at anything, and have no plans to get one. Too expensive, they said. This is all legal in my county though. We do a lot of outside time but my property is fenced, gates locked, etc and both me and my assistant are usually outside with them. (I mean that one of us is ALWAYS out there, usually but not always both.) Anyway a couple of dcp are going ballistic about the lack of fencing on their pool and want me to "do something about it". One dcm is convinced that little Johnny cannot be contained around a pool and will rush out of my sight, scale the fence, and drown before I know it.
I don't know what I CAN do about this. I don't really even know these people that well, I don't see them very much. Either way I don't think I could exactly force them to build a fence to alleviate my dcp concerns, ya know?

Fire that right back at her! "Well if he can scale my fence then if they had it fenced little Johnny could scale their fence too and jump right in!" I would close with they are not breaking any laws and u are not the pool police anyway!

The nerve of these parents I tell ya! Balls of steel!

[youretooloud]

I think that's really odd that parents would worry about their kids getting over your fence.

I live in one of those areas that most people have a pool anyway...

So, if it's a big concern to these people, maybe it's time to teach their own kids to swim. All kids need to learn to swim, if they have a child that can't be controlled around water, he should be able to swim. Since he is so likely to throw himself into a pool at any second.

[kitkat]

Tell DCM to send a life jacket for little johnny to wear so that when he scales your fence, climbs the pool ladder, and falls into the pool, then at least he'll have that on while you fish him out of the pool Then again, I'm sure if little johnny can scale the fence and climb the pool ladder, then he'll probably be able to unbuckle his life jacket and take that off. I don't get what some parents are thinking.

[sharlan]

You have no control over what your neighbors do. If the mother is that concerned, she should go talk to your neighbor.

""One dcm is convinced that little Johnny cannot be contained around a pool and will rush out of my sight, scale the fence, and drown before I know it. ""

Perhaps little Johnny needs to learn better behavior. Tell that mom that if he were to so much as TRY getting out of your yard, she will find herself looking for other care. That kind of misbehavior shouldn't be tolerated, pool or no pool.

You have no control over what that neighbor does. As you said their pool and lack of fencing are legal within your county. Nothing you can do with it. Just for the record as a homeowner I would be seriously pissed off if someone else's client came over here demanding I do something because their kid can't listen. (Mind you, I wouldn't have a non-fenced in pool either. If I can't afford to fence it, then I can't have the pool yet)