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How to Spot a Pool Junkie?

He has DPD stains on his fingers.
She slips a tri-chlor tablet into the water before using the hotel spa.
He has a white BullFrog nose and a red V below the neck.
He sings in the shower, wearing his Voits, Squale mask and dangling snorkel.
She makes her kid wear a life ring in the bathtub.
He wears a Speedo as underwear.
She has a PPOA bumper sticker on her car and one by the welcome sign at the front door.
On his desk he has an AFO or CPO certificate in front of his kids' photos.
He has only Pool and Spa News and the AFO Manual in the rack by the toilet.
Her idea of a vacation is seeing how they treat the pool water in Cancun, Mexico.
His favorite pick-up line goes something like "Have you ever seen a pump room?"
Her favorite answer is "I'd love to help you backwash."
She brings her test kit to the kids' neighborhood pool party.
He has the pool controller's data access set as #1 on his phone's autodial.
The pool-water controller has his cell phone as the first alarm callout.
He takes his cell phone to bed.

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