Welcome to our ool.

Notice there is no "p" in it.

In this case, the "p" stands for parasite. Mesa is closing down its pools for extra chlorination, following the parasite scares in several local pools and in Phoenix. No word on if they are going to take the time to clean the facilities from top to bottom like they did in Phoenix.

Its interesting that these types of issues seem to be surfacing more now than in the past. Its not like kids in diapers swimming in public pools was invented this summer. Are we starting to see more resistant strains of viruses? Are people becoming less courteous? Are there other things that the city should be doing to help prevent these problems?