Full ponder stripes

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

Well it finally happened, I managed not to let it happen for almost 10
years, but I finally had a full head to toe dip with destiny.

I did a full header into the koi pond, good thing that island isn't in
there any more, but if it was, I wouldn't have been doing what I was doing,
which was, trying to get the skimmer set right. When we had the island the
skimmer was tied to it, now it isn't tied off solid and gets out of kilter
when I do a water change.

Now I wasn't planning to do a water change, but DS distracted me while
helping clean the one bio-chamber (he didn't want to get his hands dirty
touching the form, and the process does go faster if one is manning the
power washer while the other flips, removes, takes clean one off puts dirty
one on the rack) doing this I forgot I was filling the stock tank with pond
water.

I had pulled a whole bunch more babies out of that bio-chamber. I'd emptied
the stock tank figuring using pond water would be ideal, unfortunately more
water got removed than I'd plan, which stopped the pump and put the skimmer
out-of-kilter.

As I went to fix it, by using my hook on a stick, the stick slipped, and in
I went. Geeze. Totally soaked, but glad I didn't have the phone in my
pocket like I'd had earlier that morning.

The good news, I think I pulled at least 20 more babies out, bigger than
the ones I gave away last week that I'd raised in the stock tank. Also a
few big ones were put straight back into the pond with the good dozen
already in there, one of which looks like a really nice platinum butterfly.

Now to go prune in the lily pond, but I'll have my pond shoes on for that.
~ jan


~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

[Pinkpggy]

>Totally soaked, but glad I didn't have the phone in my
>pocket like I'd had earlier that morning.

I accidently dropped our phone in the pond last summer. Did you know that a
cordless phone won't float? LOL It sure makes a nice glub, glub sound though.
LOL
Jan
"Our Pond" Page
http://hometown.aol.com/pinkpggy/index.html

[Roy]

On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 15:43:49 -0700, ~ jan JJsPond.us
> wrote:

>===<>Well it finally happened, I managed not to let it happen for almost 10
>===<>years, but I finally had a full head to toe dip with destiny.
>===<>
>===<>I did a full header into the koi pond, good thing that island isn't in
>===<>there any more, but if it was, I wouldn't have been doing what I was doing,
>===<>which was, trying to get the skimmer set right. When we had the island the
>===<>skimmer was tied to it, now it isn't tied off solid and gets out of kilter
>===<>when I do a water change.
>===<>
>===<>Now I wasn't planning to do a water change, but DS distracted me while
>===<>helping clean the one bio-chamber (he didn't want to get his hands dirty
>===<>touching the form, and the process does go faster if one is manning the
>===<>power washer while the other flips, removes, takes clean one off puts dirty
>===<>one on the rack) doing this I forgot I was filling the stock tank with pond
>===<>water.
>===<>
>===<>I had pulled a whole bunch more babies out of that bio-chamber. I'd emptied
>===<>the stock tank figuring using pond water would be ideal, unfortunately more
>===<>water got removed than I'd plan, which stopped the pump and put the skimmer
>===<>out-of-kilter.
>===<>
>===<>As I went to fix it, by using my hook on a stick, the stick slipped, and in
>===<>I went. Geeze. Totally soaked, but glad I didn't have the phone in my
>===<>pocket like I'd had earlier that morning.
>===<>
>===<>The good news, I think I pulled at least 20 more babies out, bigger than
>===<>the ones I gave away last week that I'd raised in the stock tank. Also a
>===<>few big ones were put straight back into the pond with the good dozen
>===<>already in there, one of which looks like a really nice platinum butterfly.
>===<>
>===<>Now to go prune in the lily pond, but I'll have my pond shoes on for that.
>===<> ~ jan
>===<>
>===<>
>===<> ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~


At least you did not get hurt. Hardly a day goes by I am not wet from
fooling around. I usually do not have any intentions on becoming wet,
but odds are before the day is up, I'll be soaked
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[Kathy]

Check with your doctors about pond water if you get any in your eyes, if you
wear contacts. My brother-in-law is fighting to keep his sight from an
infection that you can get from lake water. I figure pond water is just as
contaminated if you have fish and plants in it. KathyAZ
"~ jan JJsPond.us" > wrote in message
...
> Well it finally happened, I managed not to let it happen for almost 10
> years, but I finally had a full head to toe dip with destiny.
>
> I did a full header into the koi pond, good thing that island isn't in
> there any more, but if it was, I wouldn't have been doing what I was
doing,
> which was, trying to get the skimmer set right. When we had the island the
> skimmer was tied to it, now it isn't tied off solid and gets out of kilter
> when I do a water change.
>
> Now I wasn't planning to do a water change, but DS distracted me while
> helping clean the one bio-chamber (he didn't want to get his hands dirty
> touching the form, and the process does go faster if one is manning the
> power washer while the other flips, removes, takes clean one off puts
dirty
> one on the rack) doing this I forgot I was filling the stock tank with
pond
> water.
>
> I had pulled a whole bunch more babies out of that bio-chamber. I'd
emptied
> the stock tank figuring using pond water would be ideal, unfortunately
more
> water got removed than I'd plan, which stopped the pump and put the
skimmer
> out-of-kilter.
>
> As I went to fix it, by using my hook on a stick, the stick slipped, and
in
> I went. Geeze. Totally soaked, but glad I didn't have the phone in my
> pocket like I'd had earlier that morning.
>
> The good news, I think I pulled at least 20 more babies out, bigger than
> the ones I gave away last week that I'd raised in the stock tank. Also a
> few big ones were put straight back into the pond with the good dozen
> already in there, one of which looks like a really nice platinum
butterfly.
>
> Now to go prune in the lily pond, but I'll have my pond shoes on for that.
> ~ jan
>
>
> ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

[Dave and Miss]

Hey Jan.....Congratts on getting your stripes. I know just how you feel,
since I myself took a dip recently. Anybody get a picture?
Dave http://photos.yahoo.com/jeepin9557
"Kathy" > wrote in message
news:W2dYc.20048$nk.19109@okepread05...
> Check with your doctors about pond water if you get any in your eyes, if
you
> wear contacts. My brother-in-law is fighting to keep his sight from an
> infection that you can get from lake water. I figure pond water is just as
> contaminated if you have fish and plants in it. KathyAZ
> "~ jan JJsPond.us" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Well it finally happened, I managed not to let it happen for almost 10
> > years, but I finally had a full head to toe dip with destiny.
> >
> > I did a full header into the koi pond, good thing that island isn't in
> > there any more, but if it was, I wouldn't have been doing what I was
> doing,
> > which was, trying to get the skimmer set right. When we had the island
the
> > skimmer was tied to it, now it isn't tied off solid and gets out of
kilter
> > when I do a water change.
> >
> > Now I wasn't planning to do a water change, but DS distracted me while
> > helping clean the one bio-chamber (he didn't want to get his hands dirty
> > touching the form, and the process does go faster if one is manning the
> > power washer while the other flips, removes, takes clean one off puts
> dirty
> > one on the rack) doing this I forgot I was filling the stock tank with
> pond
> > water.
> >
> > I had pulled a whole bunch more babies out of that bio-chamber. I'd
> emptied
> > the stock tank figuring using pond water would be ideal, unfortunately
> more
> > water got removed than I'd plan, which stopped the pump and put the
> skimmer
> > out-of-kilter.
> >
> > As I went to fix it, by using my hook on a stick, the stick slipped, and
> in
> > I went. Geeze. Totally soaked, but glad I didn't have the phone in my
> > pocket like I'd had earlier that morning.
> >
> > The good news, I think I pulled at least 20 more babies out, bigger than
> > the ones I gave away last week that I'd raised in the stock tank. Also a
> > few big ones were put straight back into the pond with the good dozen
> > already in there, one of which looks like a really nice platinum
> butterfly.
> >
> > Now to go prune in the lily pond, but I'll have my pond shoes on for
that.
> > ~ jan
> >
> >
> > ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~
>
>

[Happy'Cam'per]

So the hubby got a free wet t shirt competition then?.....hee heee, good
times :)
--
**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

>Check with your doctors about pond water if you get any in your eyes, if you
>wear contacts. My brother-in-law is fighting to keep his sight from an
>infection that you can get from lake water. I figure pond water is just as
>contaminated if you have fish and plants in it. KathyAZ

I wondered about this, don't think I opened my eyes, and I don't wear
contacts, TG, definitely had it in my ears though. DH wondered if I needed
a parasite or salt dip treatment. <s> And he wasn't home to see the wet rat
t-shirt contest, but oh for a web cam. Even I would have liked to see how
graceful my swan dive was. ;o)

Btw, funny thing. The pond I fell into has about 20 baby koi in it along
with 6 large koi. When DH came home he asked where I was standing, so I
stand in that area, and the baby koi who have been swimming with the big
guys for weeks now, totally disappeared from sight. As if, they yelled
"She's coming in again! Look out and get the L out of the way!" The big
fish weren't bothered at all. ~ jan


~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~