Friday, December 19, 2025

Old People in Pools

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Be quiet granny, or you’re sleepin’ in the pool.

Australians are smart. They have a plethora of senior citizens (Sydney’s population will blossom to over 6 million by 2036 and need 630,000 new homes to accommodate this growth) and a plethora of swimming pools (360,000 pools to be exact) so it seems practical to use these pools (many of which are unused) to put grandma six feet under. Literally. A proposal has been introduced to install “granny flats” as pictured above in the city’s unused pools.

Despite my desire to razz Australia for this hilarious move, it’s actually quite genius and shows that they’re thinking outside of the box for urban solutions. I know what you’re saying, but Lani, senior citizens probably can’t climb stairs, how will this underground living situation work? and my answer is it won’t, but it sure is fun not only to think of how to convert unused spaces AND to make allusions to granny’s six feet under.

Lani Rosales, Chief of Staff
Lani Rosales, Chief of Staffhttps://theamericangenius.com/author/lani
Lani is the Chief of Staff at The American Genius, has co-authored a book, co-founded BASHH, Austin Digital Jobs, Remote Digital Jobs, and is a seasoned business writer and editorialist with a penchant for the irreverent.

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