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humor Cloud Gadget 2026-04-16

New Expat 'Pool God' Life Requirement: Automated Robotic Cleaner Requires Too Much Skill.

Basically, it's an overpriced, sensor-laden Roomba for your backyard pool, promising to eliminate algae and scrub your tile line without you ever having to get wet. The irony is that owning this 'Elite' aquatic appliance instantly signals to your neighbor that you have arrived with superior disposable income and, crucially, superior Instagram aesthetic taste. In reality, Baja’s unique pool ecosystem, full of corrosive saltwater and enthusiastic jungle wildlife, will quickly gum up its advanced navigation system and necessitate a hazmat cleanup.

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