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[Jill]

Her Majesty The Queen

Buckingham Palace

London SW1A 1AA, UK

[Bingo]

 

Who gets to use the government house pool?

 

In my younger days we used to quietly slip into the occasional private pool in the middle of the night.

People didn't have motion detectors, lights and security systems back then, but there are still a few that are probably dippable.  

[Mike K.]

I crashed a party once in a swanky home along Dallas Road. Just told the 20-somethings I was a neighbour and couldn't help but notice the party. Instant access + beer privileges.

We spent the whole time hanging in their backyard hot tub, which nobody else wanted to use because they weren't quite sure what to make of our presence in the first place.

Classic.

[sebberry]

Saanich police are currently en route to a call where an unknown male is sitting in a hot tub.

 

Mike, can we account for your whereabouts at this time? 

[Mike K.]

Yes. I'm in a hot tub.

[Bingo]

Saanich police are currently en route to a call where an unknown male is sitting in a hot tub.

 

 

Clothed?

[Mr_E_Squirrel]

This pool along the beach always looked nice ..

 

https://www.google.c...!4d-123.3033544

[J Billings]

Once remember being at a house with an indoor pool, back in the '80s. Can't remember the location. Bunch of Uvic students living there. One heck of a party

[HB]

I like this one the house is good too.

 

https://www.realtor....Columbia-V8M1S3

[todd]

These are somewhat fancy.

https://www.google.c...h/data=!3m1!1e3

[Victoria Watcher]

from the thetis thread:

 

 

a city-run outdoor pool would be neat.  CoV would screw it up, but maybe saanich or langford could have one.

 

 

 

[aastra]

In the year 2020, Victorians decide it's time the city had some public outdoor pools:

 

 

Daily Colonist
January 19, 1960

Heated Dallas Pool Out of Dream Stage

A heated salt-water swimming pool on the Beacon Hill waterfront below Dallas Road will become something more of a project and less of a dream when city council public works committee meets today.

A report on possibilities of building such a pool will be presented by City Engineer James Garnett, who has been working on it at the request of public works chairman Ald. Geoffrey Edgelow.

The engineer has studied the practicability of enclosing and warming the waters of Horseshoe Bay, but Ald. Edgelow said yesterday he believes the alternative of building a pool between Dallas and the edge of the cliff will be found preferable.

Ald. Edgelow's proposal is that the Capital Improvement District Commission should be asked to build the pool, as part of its program of waterfront improvement and beautification.

 

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Daily Colonist
July 24, 1952

Care Keeps Park Wading Pools Pure

Two wading pools -- at Central and Beacon Hill Parks -- are under constant supervision by the city's sanitary inspectors.

Water Changed
In addition, regulations require that the water be changed every other day and the pool scrubbed down at the same time.

Chief sanitary inspector Elwood Gropp said yesterday the city's parks department was "very conscientious" in seeing that the purity standards are maintained at all times.

The inspectors also take regular samples for bacteriological analysis.

For obvious reasons it is impossible to chlorinate sea water at the beaches around Victoria...

Mr. Gropp said the wading pools require a greater percentage of chlorine because they are used exclusively by small children and are located outdoors.

Many people did not realize, said Mr. Gropp, that rigid sanitary precautions were taken to ensure purity in the wading pools.

 

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Daily Colonist
September 29, 1931

Committee Adopts Plans of City Beautification

Sea Wall to Cook Street:
Investigate salt water swimming pool in Horseshoe Bay by means of retaining wall between points, and provide zig-zag path to beach and leading to bathing pool.

Ross Bay:
Construct swimming pool at Little Ross Bay at foot of St. Charles Street.

Edited by aastra, 16 August 2020 - 12:32 PM.

[Mike K.]

Can’t we just add a retractable roof to the Crystal’s $250 billion budget? #roundingerror

[Victoria Watcher]

heated salt water pool?

 

do we have an octopuses on the forum to weigh in on that?

 

an infiniti pool at the dallas cliff would be interesting.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 16 August 2020 - 12:33 PM.

[max.bravo]

Somewhere in beacon hill park would be ideal, but since it’s overrun with dirty street people and their paraphernalia, it obviously can’t go there.

In edmonton the legislature building has a nice reflective / wading pool that kids can cool off in. Something like that on the legislature grounds would be well patrolled by security and be well used by the downtown crowd on hot days like today

[aastra]

A wading pool might be a nice fit with the watering can.

 

pic from https://search-bcarc...lbcmuseum.bc.ca

Edited by aastra, 28 October 2020 - 06:15 PM.

[UDeMan]

A wading pool might be a nice fit with the watering can.

I remember going to the wading pool at this location as a child. This was in the 70s. A quick Google search shows it was closed in 2002.

Edited by UDeMan, 16 August 2020 - 01:15 PM.

[mbjj]

I'd love an outdoor pool. Penzance, Cornwall has a lovely one. Also Garmisch, Germany has a great indoor/outdoor facility which we've visited twice.

 

https://jubileepool.co.uk/

[lanforod]

Is rock bay clean enough to convert?

[todd]

“.. Unacceptable attire, according to the report, includes items designed for sexual or intimate purposes, clothing that absorbs water and becomes heavy, like jeans and sweatpants, and long, flowing fabrics.

Staff clarified that exposed breasts would be permitted for all people, but that swimwear must fully cover the genital….”: https://www.cbc.ca/n...parks-1.6821257