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Uncle Joe

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2. The pool was originally built in 1923 and was never designed to be driven onto, but to hold water

Reply to UpInArms (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 03:02 PM

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from 1.5 to 2.5 feet deep basically a giant wading pool.

As a side note, the average weight of an automobile in the 1920s during the Model T era was 1,200 to 3000 lbs.

It's almost as if they were trying to sabotage this renovation on purpose.

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