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Sprayed by the pool vacuum - the ArchitectCEO Daily update. Hey architect nation! Today's parable is: sprayed by the pool vacuum. So the other day I was walking out by the pool in my backyard. The pool has an automatic vacuum that cleans up debris that falls into the pool. On the end of this vacuum is a hose that sweeps back and forth across the bottom of the pool to stir up debris so the vacuum and pool filer can clean the water and keep the pool sparkling blue. Well, it was a beautiful, cool morning here in central California, and as I walked by the edge of the pool, the hose on the end of the vacuum comes out of the water and sprays me from head to toe! My first reaction was to get pissed and throw a couple of mental expletives. Then I realized the truth of the situation. Here I was in a free, democratic country with a full belly and clothes on my back. I have a pool and live in California. I remembered that I can control some things, I can influence some things, and I have absolutely no control over most