Jesse the pool guy’s friends and teammates often ask how he maintains such a positive attitude and zest for life. His response is simple: Live every day like it’s your second to last.

A swimming pool biofilm is a picture no one wants to see. The invisible, slimy coating is the scary film that keeps everyone out of the water.

Service techs show disdain for pool guys. Like gardeners vs. landscapers, they resent those doing the routine.

Jesse the pool guy conceived a new sign: We Don’t Swim in Your Bathtub, So Don’t Bathe in Our Pool. He hasn’t worked up the nerve to hang it, but he’s tempted.