The storm door appears to be open but how much water we get is still a question! We received about an inch of rain, then one inch of snow twice this last week. The temperature is in the teens at night, but the lack of moisture is so acute that the small amount that we received was instantly SUCKED UP by the dry ground and dry atmosphere! This is not NEW; it has happened before! The time that sticks in my memory is the winter of the MARCH MIRACLE - 1990 / 91 - when it snowed for six weeks non-stop, starting March 1st. But in the twenty years that we have managed The Rivers Resort in Strawberry CA we have had really dry years at least four times. We always hope for a late Easter so that the skiers can take advantage of the snow once it finally comes! AND this year Easter is the Sunday before fishing season starts. You can't get much later than that!
So the question is - do we plan to FIX the leaks in the bottom of the pool and HOPE that we have enough water to fill it and to "top it off" all summer? One of the bids that we received from a commercial pool company in the Valley was just under $40,000! Might be cheaper to have them build a NEW POOL! The other - lowest bid - was from a concrete concern here in Tuolumne County and he gave us two options $10,000 and $20,000. He also gave us only two folks we could talk to regarding his past work and neither would return my calls!! Red flags!!
Wisdom is what is needed - and MORE WATER! PRAY for SNOW!
