Tonight, she sleeps with the fishes.

Apart from the words "draining them first" appearing in the very first sentence.

The writer seems to have known that the joke was going to be made :-)

Any proponent of the idea should go ahead and try it first. Tell the rest of us how that works out for ya ;)

"No word on whether they would be drained first"... Oh, wait. In the first sentence of the article, maybe? There was indeed a word or two about that.

Pretty funny headline, until I read the first sentence. Then funny became, "stole joke."

HAY GUISE! Did anyone mention that they said they'd drain the pools first!!1!

Is it just me, or should they use the pools as pools, and build apartments to use as apartments?

No pics?!

why bother, she can only be killed by direct sunlight or a stake thru the heart anyway.

I submitted this with a more draining headline

(from the looks of it, as bad as that pun was, if I had, it would have been greenlit)

reading is not just for school

...submitter

This is not a new idea - the more common and realistic approach is to use a pool as an existing structure/foundation to get permits to build. As a Sustainable approach, it works well for limiting concrete consumption.

it's a three step process:

1) drain the pool. turn it into MIL apartment.
2) mother in-law moves in.
3) fill it while she's asleep.

subby's joke really tanked.

As a former licensed architect (Washington state: 1989 - 1997), and long-time AEC professional, I have heard and seen a lot of goofy ideas floated out, but this ranks up there in the top 5 dumbest I've ever heard.

FTA: Rather than being stuck in an apartment building, I guess it allows people access to a suburban experience as well, with a garden and separate dwelling experience.

/rimshot

as someone who used to work for an architecture firm that was actually pretty well grounded in reality (believe it or not, they do exist) i'm getting a kick out of this article

But that's where I was planning to stockpile my ammo, non-perishable food, and booze for the End Times.

Manfred Wiesemes, president of the Swimming Pool and Spa Association of New South Wales,

That's a made up club, right there...

From TFA: Manfred Wiesemes, president of the Swimming Pool and Spa Association of New South Wales, believes the plan is unworkable.

Yeah, I'm sure he's the most reputable person to speak to eliminating swimming pools. Let's ask Porky Pig his favorite type of bacon, while we're at it.

I hope the put some general plans up for people to look at, since they have to have SOME way of not letting the RAIN fill it up again.

I could see filing in 1/2 of it and using it for foundation/basement, and the rest (small end) for the garden unless you were to fill the whole pool up to the top

"Where'd you learn to talk like that, some Panama City sailor wanna hump-hump bar? Or is this getaway day and your last shot at his whiskey? Go sell crazy somewhere else, we're all stocked up here."