Region 9 and 12 met in Georgetown for the 4th quarter board meeting. This was the 1st combined regional meeting since Texas split into 2 regions, north and south Texas. Our IPSSA presi- dent Marc Cannon, Amy Nijjar IPSSA admin and Ray Arouesty Arrow in- surance joined the combined region meeting. These meetings are always very informative, and it gives everyone a chance to bring new ideas forward. Ray gave us a rundown on why we all need to have li- ability insurance to protect ourselves. It just makes sense. All in all great meeting. IPSSA Texas News Volume 6, Issue 11 FREE Newsletter available on-line subscribe at www.ipssatexas.com November 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS Combined Region Meeting ······· 1 Chapter Meeting Date & Place··· 2 Hill Country Chapter meetings ·· 2 Calendar / IPSSA Membership Qualifica- tions ··································· 3 Upcoming Events ··················· 4 Horror File of the Month / Oktoberfest SCP Fort Worth ····················· 5 Region 12 Table Top··············· 6+8 Fort Worth Meeting ················· 12 Talking Story by Jim Stearns ····· 13 Pool Quiz / Training Manuals ···· 14 Birthdays ····························· 16 Visit us on Facebook www.facebook.com/ipssatexas COMPINED REGION MEETING IN GEORGETOWN
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Region 9 and 12 met in Georgetown for the 4th quarter board
meeting. This was the 1st combined regional meeting since Texas
split into 2 regions, north and south Texas.
Our IPSSA presi-
dent Marc Cannon,
Amy Nijjar IPSSA
admin and Ray
Arouesty Arrow in-
surance joined the
combined region
meeting.
These meetings are
always very informative, and
it gives everyone a chance to
bring new ideas forward.
Ray gave us a rundown on
why we all need to have li-
ability insurance to protect
ourselves. It just makes
sense.
All in all great meeting.
IPSSA Texas News Volume 6, Issue 11 FREE Newsletter available on-line subscribe at www.ipssatexas.com November 2016
Region 12 Board Meeting January 14th, 9am Tarrant County Chapter hosting
IPSSA Leadership Seminar and Ban-quet February 3-4, 2017 Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove, Anaheim CA
Region 9 Executive Board
Director - Becky Clayson
210-240-3121
Secretary - David Potts 832-840-0887
Treasurer - Will Pietri 512-351-0323
Austin - Todd Swearinger
512-326-4695
Austin North - Rick Beaubouef
512-466-9672
Corpus Christi - Mike Baker
361-563-7665
Houston - Bryan Norris
713-234-7649
Houston Clear Lake -
Jim Jacobsmeyer 281-787-6116
Houston North - David Harling
281-256-7886
Houston West - Bill Williams
832-593-6299
San Antonio - Flash Rose
210-494-9784
Region 12 Executive Board
Director - Jason S. Lehmann
817-605-0194
Secretary - Neal Holt
214-837-5884
Treasurer - Bob Bauer
214-577-4843
Dallas - Eustaquio Portillo
214-325-6746
Fort Worth - Tina Slagle
817-991-0555
Mid Cities - Casey Gardner
469-835-5674
Tarrant County - Will Ainsworth
817-987-8580
Waxahachie - Thomas Sheehy
214-395-0143
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Advertisements: The inclusion of commercial advertisements in this publication constitutes neither a recommendation nor an en-dorsement of the product or service advertised. Although IPSSA will not knowingly publish a false or misleading advertisement , no attempt has been made to verify the contents of advertisements included in this publication unless other than as set forth in writing by IPSSA. Page 4
2017 Southwest Pool & Spa Show
The 2017 Southwest Pool & Spa Show takes place at the Henry B. Gonzalez Conven-
tion Center in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, January 17, 2017 – Friday, January 20,
2017. NEW Schedule!!! Education is going on Tuesday through Saturday and Exhibits
are open Thursday and Friday.
Located in beautiful San Antonio and adjacent to the famous Riverwalk, the Southwest
Pool & Spa Show has everything you could want, including:
A growing Exhibit Hall already larger than last years! (featuring in ground, above ground,
hot tubs, retail, service and much, much more)
An expanded schedule of industry Certifications and Educational Classes for all aspects
of your business and for every level of your team from the Owner to the Techs!
A not-to-be-missed Industry Welcome & Awards Party on it’s NEW night Thursday,
January 19, 2017.
DON’T MISS THIS EVENT! Bigger and better and easier for you to SEE More,
LEARN More, EARN More at the 2017 Southwest Pool & Spa Show.
“What were they Thinking?” We have all run into those situations that are just so outrageous, funny or just plain stupid that they warrant a photo - it doesn’t just have to do with all the “creative” plumbing or equipment layouts we have seen. If you have a contribution of interest just let me know at: Ingrid - [email protected]
HORROR FILE OF THE MONTH
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Red touch yellow “dangerous fellow”, red touch black
“friendly jack”. A little rime to remember when you come
across a coral snake.
Unlike other venomous snakes, the coral snake has round
pupils, a blunt head, and no heat sensing pits. Its venom
sacks are not attached to the fangs but are adjacent to the
teeth, permeating the puncture holes as the snake latches
onto a victim. Contrary to common belief, the maximum
amount of venom can be delivered without chewing; the
venom delivery is related to the duration of time the snake
is attached, not how many times it bites its prey. Multiple
bites do facilitate quicker venom transfer, but do not nec-
essarily affect the quantity.
Coral snake venom is neurotoxic, another fact which dis-
tinguishes it from other North American poisonous
snakes. Neurotoxic venom affects the way the brain com-
municates with muscles, slurring speech, affecting move-
ment, and ultimately ceasing cardiac or respiratory func-
tion. A bite from a coral snake can go without symptoms
for as long as twelve hours. Coral snakes are shy and
Paul Nelson, thank you once again for making the October meeting so much fun. And a great big thank you to Zodiac’s Dan Warrner and Kris Neal for being our supporters at the meeting. They brought lots of great information and reminded us of the programs they have to support our businesses and help us grow profes-sionally. We are also proud to announce that our very own VP Jason Sanchez will be the new Region 12 Treasurer. Congrats to Jason, make us proud. I f you m i ssed t h is m eet i ng you r ea l ly m i ssed ou t . As a reminder, there will be no November meeting. The Christmas party will be
held on December
13th at La Playa
Maya. Please
bring your families
and come join the
fun. We will be
holding the White
Elephant gift ex-
change again,
which is always
fun and exciting. I so look forward to ending this year on a good note
and having a great holiday season.
Tina Slagle
Fort Worth chapter president
FORT WORTH MEETING
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Battlefield Promotion – It was February of 2003 and I had been se-
lected for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel, in the U. S. Army. The
one really long pole in the tent was that we were preparing to go to
war and our unit was selected to be a part of the initial push into Iraq.
All favorable personal actions were put on hold, this included promo-
tions. The Army figured we would be in combat operations for a short
period of time and everyone would be back in the states within at
least six (6) months and favorable personal actions could be con-
ducted at that time. Well now, we all know how that worked out.
They were right about one thing, Combat Operations in their words
lasted only two (2) short months. After which we transitioned into
“Stabilization Operations” and all discussion of us going home early,
ended. We were informed that we had to keep Boots On the Ground
(BOG) for at least a year but that the moratorium on favorable per-
sonal actions had been lifted. There was one rather large challenge
with the U. S. Government declaring that Combat Operations had
officially ended in Iraq. The challenge being that it seems no one
bothered to inform the insurgents of this very important transition in
our operations. We continued to be attacked almost nightly with mor-
tar, machinegun and small arms fire on our Forward Operating Base
(FOB). At times the insurgents were in brazened enough to even
attack us in broad daylight.
With the moratorium being lifted my promotion orders were posted in
July of 2003. Now information flow become a challenge. At that time
mail / correspondence or should I say “Snail Mail” was moving at,
well, a snail’s pace. It was taking on the average 2 – 3 months for
correspondence to catch up with us. I finally received my promotion
orders in September of 2003. Now y’all need to keep in mind that
Combat Operations had “Officially” ended on May 1st of 2003. With
orders in hand we could now officially conduct a “Battlefield Promo-
tion”.
Our Command decided to conduct the ceremony on the roof top patio
TALKING STORY With Jim Stearns A.K.A. The Pool Sheik
of a two story concrete building that was behind our head-
quarters and along our FOB’s perimeter fence. Most struc-
tures in the Middle East are constructed of a concrete prod-
uct. Most have a patio for a roof along with a 3 - 4 foot high
palisade that runs the entire perimeter of the roof. The main
reason this location was chosen was for its commanding
view of downtown Bagdad, the perfect backdrop for our
ceremony. Not the most beautiful sight in the world but a
far sight better than a commanding view of a desert. Also
keep in mind that each and every attendee to this ceremony
would, without fail, be armed with their weapon(s) of choice.
In attendance we had Soldiers with M-16 carbines, M-4
carbines (Newer / Smaller version of the M-16), M-203 gre-
nade launchers (M-16 with a grenade launcher attached)
and M-9 pistols (9mm pistols). It just might have invoked
images of a backwoods family get together.
Let the ceremony commence. The Soldiers were put into a
formation, the colors were posted, our National Anthem was
played and the awardee was ordered to “Post”. I marched
up to the Presiding Officer saluted and they began to read
the promotion orders. As if on cue a small arms firefight
erupted just on the other side of the FOB’s perimeter fence
below us, that grew in intensity within a very short period of
time. Without missing a beat three (3) things occurred si-
multaneously. First, everyone in attendance took a knee.
Taking advantage of the protection that the palisade of-
fered. Second, thru a crescendo of metal on metal clicks
everyone brought their weapon to a ready status. Maga-
zines locked and rounds chambered, weapons still on safe.
And third, the Presiding Officer stated matter of factly
“nothing to be alarmed about, it is just the locale’s offering
their “Celebratory Fire” in honor of Colonel Stearns’ promo-
tion”. His quick thinking really helped in reducing that initial
pucker factor that flashed thru everyone’s mind of whether
they should fight or flight. He instructed them to continue
reading the orders so we could finish the ceremony as
quickly as possible. They finished reading the orders, cut
my old rank off with a K-Bar knife, pinned my new rank on
my uniform and cover (hat). The firefight continued along
with our growing pucker factor. Just as the Presiding Offi-
cer ordered that the colors be retired four (4) Apache heli-
copter gun ships come screaming in over our heads. Firing
their rockets and miniguns, adding to the intensity of the
growing firefight below. Once again the Presiding Officer
matter of factly states “Colonel Stearns this is your official
“Fly Over” in honor of your promotion today. Now lets get
off this roof and take cover.”
Of course this ended up being my most memorable promo-
tion during my entire Military career.
THAT IS ALL!!!
Jim
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1. Which of the following will raise total alkalinity? a) Soda ash b) Sodium bicarbonate c) Both A and B d) Muriatic acid
2. Ionizers only deal with a) pH and total alkalinity b) Hardness and total dissolved solids c) Algae and bacteria d) All of the above
3. The killing form of chlorine is called a) Hypochlorous acid b) Hypobromous acid c) Muriatic acid d ) Cyanuric acid
4. According to the book, what is the key to water balance? a) pH b) Total alkalinity c) Proper sanitizer levels d) Filtration
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