Well but of course there is now a shortage of chlorine, they can’t have you thinking you can have fun in the pool this summer can they? They just took chlorine off the shelves, oops there’s a shortage.

the chlorine tablet shortage. Goldman Sachs noting that this is what is the byproduct of a fire at a biolab facility last summer in Louisiana.

One fire (no indication of how bad) at one lab in one state a YEAR AGO is the cause of a chlorine shortage now.

I may not smell chlorine, but I do smell ...

I just bought some

Now look into saltwater pools. A little more expensive for the equipment, but they use hydrolysis to create free chlorine and hypochlorite ions from the salt.

Same sanitization effect, salinity much lower than seawater, and very little need to add jugs of "chlorine" (sodium hypochlorite, aka bleach) except at seasonal open and close.
ROI in about 2 1/2-3 years and it's much easier on your skin, eyes and swimsuits.

Watch for bleach shortages next, I guess? Looks like everyone's blaming a fire last summer,

"Hurricane Laura swept through the Gulf Coast in August of 2020, the Bio-Lab Westlake plant in Louisiana caught on fire"

https://poolsure.com/knowledge/the-great-chlorine-tablet-shortage/

No possible way for the other factories to increase their stockpiles to take advantage of that, apparently. Reminds me of the big HCQ plant fire,

https://www.palmerfoundation.com.au/unexplained-explosion-destroys-worlds-second-largest-hydroxychloroquine-raw-material-factory/

https://www.sproutwired.com/explosion-sets-fire-to-the-worlds-second-largest-hydroxychloroquine-raw-material-factory-political-connections/