Skaters jump in as foreclosures drain the pool

December 30, 2008 – To end the year on an up note, we thought we’d look at the positive side of the economic meltdown. Across the nation as home builders are going bust, skaters are finding a surplus of deserted pools in which to perfect their acrobatic aerials.

The New York Times web site even has a feature about skateboarders capitalizing on the mortgage crisis by finding, draining, and skating pools of houses that are in foreclosure.

California officials estimate that there are tens of thousands of abandoned pools in the state, with as many as 5,000 in places like Sacramento County, where a building boom in the capital’s suburbs has gone bust.

Now, we’re not recommending that you trespass and/or take advantage of these deserted pools. Just pointing out the silver lining.  Happy New Year.