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Snyder's Pool Service
P.O. Box 42122 Bakersfield, CA  93384
661-706-7655 (cell) how I reach him
(661) 587-4518  / office hours M-F 7am-5pm
Stan Snyder- owner

Stan the Pool Man keeps our inky-dinky-do pool clean and looking sparkly. 

Why Stan?  Well aside from the fact that he and his wife Sharon are just really wonderful people (and good dancers!) One of the things that sets Stan apart is that after those storms that blow everything around your yard he does clean up without extra charges.  That is nice when you have 3 weeks of really bad weather and you don't end up with a huge bill or a green pool.  Of course for us it is critical that the pool is photo ready at any time so this is a big deal for us.  He also cleans the main filter twice a year, something I didn't know had to be done- good thing he did!

Cool tips for Your Pool Care too!  In case your husband is going to try and maintain that pool yourself (yes, mine did and I had to fire him- great hubby not so great pool boy!) here are some great tips to help out!

WATER CHEMISTRY

CHLORINE LEVEL        1.5 – 3.0 PPM (FREE CHLORINE)
PH. READING        7.4 – 7.8    7.6 IDEAL
ALKALINITY        80 – 120 PPM
CYANURIC ACID        30 – 100 PPM       50 IDEAL (CONDITIONER)
WATER HARDNESS    150 – 450 PPM (DRAIN EVERY 3 YRS)

MECHANICS OF A CLEAR AND CLEAN POOL
1. CIRCULATION: RUN POOL PUMP MINIMUM OF 5 HOURS, DAILY
2. FILTATION: KEEP FILTER CLEAN, 3 TIMES A YEAR
3. CHLORINATION: MINIMUM CHLORINE LEVEL 1.5

LITTLE KNOWN POOL FACTS
1. CHLORINE DOESN’T TURN HAIR GREEN, ITS COPPER IN THE WATER.
2. CHLORINE NORMALLY DOESN’T BURN YOUR EYES, THE PH. IS OFF.
3. RUN POOL PUMP WITH THREE OR MORE SWIMMERS TO KEEP THE WATER CLEAR.
4. T.S.P. IS GREAT FOR CLEANING CARTRIDGE FILTERS (SOAK OVER NIGHT)
5. NEVER COIL UP A POOL-VAC HOSE
6. NEVER PUT CHLORINE TABLETS IN A SKIMMER BASKET

Madi's Rock Song of the Week

Inky-Dinky-Do will now have a weekly post for "Rock Song of the Week", posted by  Madi! Yay! I thought we would start the first week with a Bon Jovi classic.

Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi

St. Francis attends the Track Meet

Today was a crazy day following the Girls Giving Back.  I actually spent the day with some crazy young ladies from St. Francis.  Yes, Madison decided to give track a try this year.  So of course we had lots of fun watching the different events.  We decided we had to share some of the images I caught today while I was being just another Mom at a track meet!

 

The only way to them all was to do a little video.  So let's check it out! (yes, you can add the video to your own website- of course a link back is always appreciated guys.)

St. Francis at the Track Meet- photos of course by inky-dinky-do.

Happy, Exhausted, and now moving!

Boutique moving... not the studio!

We will post more later about Girls Giving Back, which was fabulous!  For now just posting a quick note that we are moving the boutique this weekend (I know, no rest for the wicked they say...).  So we might be experiencing some down time on the phones.  Angela will be answering calls on Monday.  The boutique is closed Monday-Wednesday to allow us to get everything in a proper place.  (or at least stacked up orderly where you don't see it!)
Best method of reaching us will be email over the weekend, but please know with last night & the move it might take a couple days before we get back to you!  We still love you all, we just are burried at the moment!

Thanks again for a great time everyone last night & I will post photos later this weekend!

Can't wait to see everyone tonight!

The Hunt is extended....

OK just to show I have a heart I am going to extend the Scavenger Hunt just a little.  I've had a couple calls and emails asking.... well begging!  So while DeeAnn has a good reason (you will soon see the latest addition to their family) the rest of you are most likely sipping margaritas without me a little too much.  I should be all stern and say with my best Seinfeld Soup Nazi voice... "No extension for you!"  Alas, I do have a heart and so I am giving you guys until May 4th at midnight.  No more stalling!

Now let's go be creative!

New Deadline May 4th at Midnight!!!

photo for the day

inky-dinky-do is happy to announce we have a new rock climber on our client roster!  Little Miss Sierra Jade.

Congratulations Patrick & Stacy!

We are off the Womens Business Conference today

In that spirit we thought we would share something interesting that we just received.

(click the photo to make it larger.)

This was passed onto me by Dana Fabbri, President of the American Business Women's Association.  Thanks Dana it looks very interesting.  I know we have some amazing business ladies out there that might get a lot out of this!

Tell them Stephanie and Dana sent you! 

Congratulations to a fromer groom...Seamus Dever

We just had to share great news....
Seamus Dever one of our former grooms, and all around handsome & nice guy, landed the roll of Dr. Ian Devlin on General Hospital.  We know ladies he is dreamy, but don't waste your time... his wife Julie is stunning, sweet and a nice person even!  I know it hardly seems fair, but she is.  We had such a great time with them at their wedding last year.  They had a touching ceremony complete with flower girls....errr flower dogs..... bearing floral wreaths.  Too sweet.   Some of you may recognize Seamus from some rolls on CSI, Without a Trace, NCIS, Hollywoodland,  and some theater & Indie films.  We like to joke that he is usually the last guy to have sex with the lady that is now dead <insert sinister and suspicious music here>.   

inky-dinky-do was very pleased to have recorded their wedding day...

You can catch his latest interview on TVbuddy. Click here.

Congratulations again Seamus from all of us at inky-dinky-do! 

However, thanks for giving my girls an excuse to watch soap operas at work!  You know they will say it is for the good of my clients now! 

This is too funny not to share

OK I'm not a big cat person, I was as a kid, but I'm more of a dog lover.  Now, my brother who used to play "kick the kitty" by tossing up my cat in the air and trying for a drop kick (thankfully he wasn't very good at it) ironically is a cat person now.  I had to share this because it made me laugh.  For those that have been around engineers- it is even better!

OK for all audiences.....