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City moves to eliminate dangerous pool at abandoned Kingwood hom

City moves to eliminate dangerous pool at abandoned Kingwood hom
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PlaneCrazy 16.2 yrs
~ 1 mo, 19 days ago    
I wonder why the owner didn't sell.
Like to hear the back story on things like this.
With the number of flippers it seems like it would have been an out for the owner.
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Zz98721 1.1 yrs
~ 1 mo, 19 days ago    
#msg5983476I wonder why the owner didn't sell. Like to hear the back story on things like this. With the number of flippers it seems like it would have been an out for the owner.
 
PlaneCrazy : probably in dispute with the family
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Cbear Top Forum Contributor15.5 yrs
~ 1 mo, 19 days ago    
#msg5983459My friend put in that pool. She sold the house a long time ago. It's a shame because it was a nice house when she lived there.
 
Gingersnap : Oh that is a sad story! I bet the front yard is overgrown and all huh?
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goldie 20 yrs
~ 1 mo, 19 days ago    
That's too bad that property has been sitting there for so long being vacant. I'm sure it's an eyesore and an attraction to all sorts of bugs, animals and rodents. I feel sorry for the neighbors. We had an abandoned home on our street for a while. The HOA wouldn't come to mow the lawn because they said it was private property. I'm glad something is being done with the pool.
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Cbear Top Forum Contributor15.5 yrs
~ 1 mo, 19 days ago    
#msg5983473Cbear : It's a couple of houses down from the house we bought for Dad. We had a caretaker in there to care for him. I used to push him in his wheelchair and tell him I was going to buy it and be his neighbor. Then I could bring him home for dinner every night. It's a great house… but totally abandoned. The fence from the driveway to the backyard has been down for a long time, exposing the pool. Pool is so green that if a child or animal fell in, no one would know. So sad.
 
bigla : I would think that...the pool would be nearly black! Heck, there could be a gator in there!!
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Cbear Top Forum Contributor15.5 yrs
~ 1 mo, 19 days ago    
#msg5983475That's great news for the neighbors.
 
LyleLanleyII : Sure is!
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Cbear Top Forum Contributor15.5 yrs
~ 1 mo, 19 days ago    
#msg5983476I wonder why the owner didn't sell. Like to hear the back story on things like this. With the number of flippers it seems like it would have been an out for the owner.
 
PlaneCrazy : I'm curious too! Many homes in Kingwood have been bought by management companies, repaired and are now rental homes.
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Reivax Top Forum Contributor9.1 yrs
~ 1 mo, 19 days ago    
Back about maybe 15 yrs ago, we lived in Forest Cove but we were looking at moving to a place over in the bigger lots. Saw one for sale at the NW corner of Forest Cove Dr and Sweet gum (right below the water tower) so we had a look at that house. House was not occupied and there were no fences around it. The pool was full to the top with a thick green algae water and had turtles living in it.
Inside, it had red velvet wallpaper and these old lamps, it looked like a New Orleans brothel. My wife wanted to know how I knew what a New Orleans brothel looked on the inside. I was just guessing, of course.
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CMuckachuck  New Member
~ 1 mo, 19 days ago    
Cbear :
How is this any more dangerous than a creek or the Fosters Mill ponds?
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Cbear Top Forum Contributor15.5 yrs
~ 1 mo, 19 days ago    
#msg5983510Cbear : How is this any more dangerous than a creek or the Fosters Mill ponds?
 
CMuckachuck : I just shared an article. Notice, I did not personally share my input. That said, I am a homeowner with a pool and I know the liabilities. The gate needs to be closed at all times. If a child wandered onto my property and fell in, I am responsible since I failed to secure it. An argument could be made that the child was "trespassing". I am NOT going to find out.
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Cbear Top Forum Contributor15.5 yrs
~ 1 mo, 19 days ago    
#msg5983473Cbear : It's a couple of houses down from the house we bought for Dad. We had a caretaker in there to care for him. I used to push him in his wheelchair and tell him I was going to buy it and be his neighbor. Then I could bring him home for dinner every night. It's a great house… but totally abandoned. The fence from the driveway to the backyard has been down for a long time, exposing the pool. Pool is so green that if a child or animal fell in, no one would know. So sad.
 
bigla : Sweet story about your Dad!
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CMuckachuck  New Member
~ 1 mo, 19 days ago    
Cbear :
I get it, but disagree. If that pool is so dangerous, then the COH better get to building gates and fences around every pond in Kingwood.
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Cbear Top Forum Contributor15.5 yrs
~ 1 mo, 19 days ago    
#msg5983534Cbear : I get it, but disagree. If that pool is so dangerous, then the COH better get to building gates and fences around every pond in Kingwood.
 
CMuckachuck : I can't speak for all bodies of water in Kingwood however, the ones that I have seen all have signs saying No swimming and caution about gators as a disclaimer.
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CMuckachuck  New Member
~ 1 mo, 19 days ago    
Cbear :
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I could create a Top 20 list of dangerous things in KW and this pool with 6 inches of water in it wouldn't make that list.
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FeralHermit
~ 1 mo, 19 days ago    
I feel sorry for the neighbors. Sounds like the whole house ought to be torn down with the rodents. Can't the city condemn it.
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