See Ya Later Alligator

So there I am, minding my own business having a smoke out back when something catches the corner of my eye in the neighbors pool through the fence. I've not talked about these neighbors - no reason to, nice quiet people, except their dog chases cats. But what can you do? That's the natural order of things.

Anyway, something didn't look right in their pool. I casually glance over both shoulders to make sure no one is looking before I climb up on the fence to take a peek over.

My heart sank. I saw a medium sized dark thing floating in the pool. The worst came to mind as it probably did for you right now. It was either a cat or their dog. Fuck. But the more I looked at it, the less I could discern. It was hard to tell. Damn it. What to do?

I did a cat check and ours were all present and accounted for. I asked the missus to take a look over the fence and after careful examination through a pair of binoculars - she starts to chuckle. It turns out it's one of these motherfuckers. Son of a bitch! A frickin' alligator pool chlorinator. That'll teach me for being a Gladys Kravitz.

I feel like an idiot. A relieved idiot, but an idiot nonetheless.