Pools: +1 Philly

Due to the killer economy we live in these days, Philly had to close a bunch of pools. Fortunately, not all of them, and fortunately not the Marian Anderson Rec Center at 17th and Catharine.
First of all, Marisa loves pools. Marisa will go anywhere where there is water and get in (provided its not the Schuykill). So Marisa is pretty willing to forgive any pool a grievance if she can get in, provided it doesn't feel like a bathtub. This pool, though, is pretty fantastic. Its not perfect, but..

Pros:
- Its clean.
- Its quiet (so far).
- Its filled with kids who either: a) do the Thriller dance in the water and then get mad at you for noticing or b) are 11 years old with tattoos on their hands but need a guardian to watch them when they swim.

- Its divided in half so the kids stay on one side and the adults on the other.
- Its pretty cold (+10 for me).
- It has a break for "family time" which is just adorable.

Cons:
- You can't sit on the side or bring your stuff past the fence
- Its not in my backyard. I have to walk a whole SIX BLOCKS from A's. Atrocious.