When do you open your pool?

[JohnT]

I live in Michigan, this is my first winter with the pool in the backyard, when do most people open up their pools for the summer? Mid-May?

My plan is to have the PB open it for me. What do they need to do other than add a few feet of water to my IG? Is it stupid to be paying someone to do this?

I open mine when the water hits 60. Varies quite a bit from year to year. The whole winterization/de-winterization process is pretty simple. Don't know if I'd say it's stupid to pay for it, but it only takes a couple of hours for me, including pump and lines preparation, removing the board and stand, all of the ladders and rails and installing the winter cover.