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When youโre on summer vacation thereโs nothing more exciting than taking a dip in the family pool. It feels like an escape from the ordinary troubles of life that you can find without even packing a bag.
Since he was a little boy, Tennesseeโs Mickey Thornton dreamed of having a pool of his own. However, unlike other childhood dreams, this was one that the industrious Mickey just couldnโt seem to shake!
Though it once seemed impossible, Mickey just wouldnโt let go. So, one year, he started digging a massive hole in his backyardโand two decades later, it turned into something that was so much better than anything he could have hoped for as a kidโฆ