Spontaneous Pool

I got the urge to fill the free Craigslist pool I picked up last season.  Hauled it down from the garage rafters and had to figure out where to put a 10 foot round pool.  I decided not to kill the grass yet, and placed it into the garden space that has yet to be planted.  

I feel guilty that the hose has been on for the past two hours and this pool is still not full.  It's still not full!  I've been checking for leaks and it seems ok, although the air ring is not holding air all that well so something is going on there.  If you can't duct it, well...

Anyway, my wife is not in the least bit excited about this adventure.  It's curious because I know she likes to swim, I know she likes seeing the boys swim, and I know she looks good in a bikini...I can't figure out why she doesn't want an old pool in our backyard.  Perhaps it has to do with the statement a pool makes: we are wasteful Americans with water to spare!  Or perhaps it makes her worry because now we have a possible death trap in close proximity.  I get all of that.  But I was raised with a pool in my backyard and I have nothing but wonderful memories associated with it.  It was the place to be, and as a Dad, I think it would be cool to re-create the wonder and majesty of cold water on hot summer days.  It is a status symbol of a sort, because pools don't really come that cheap, unless you get them for free on Craigslist like I did.  But then again, it ain't free.  I bought a cheap filter, bought some chlorine, am putting in I don't know how much in water...yeah, and the time that it is taking to fill it is an opportunity cost too...did I mention that it is still not full yet.  

I foresee quite a few headaches relating to this ool (notice there is no "p" in it...yet), although the optimist in me is hoping that I can fill 'er once and everything is going to go alright.  We shall see.  Would you care to see?  Here's a pic of the 2/3rds full pool.