Did anyone think the U.S. Department of Justice was really up for a flood of “pool closes for fear of ADA liability” stories over Memorial Day weekend? So instead they’ve announced another delay in their rules, this time carrying them until safely after the election, specifically Jan. 31. The Department is murmuring about being “flexible” when it eventually gets around to enforcing the mandatory permanent-lift regulations, which have raised a storm of criticism (more here and here) as unreasonably burdensome to pool operators. The House has passed a rider cutting off funds for the enforcement of the regulation, over objections from Rep. Steny Hoyer (D‑MD) and others, but the fate of the rider in the Senate is considered less promising.