Anne Lurie
July 10th 03, 12:01 AM
Thanks, BV, for the explanation -- and special thanks to bobkiely for
asking the question that I, for one, had not dared to ask! I'm not only a
newbie to rec.ponds, but I apparently have something set wrong on Outlook
Express so I don't get all the posts in a thread -- I'd like to claim that
as my excuse for my "half-baked" posts, but............ alas, I can't blame
all of my posts on that! :)
Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC
"BenignVanilla" > wrote in
message ...
>
> "bobkiely" > wrote in message
> news:Yf_Oa.16$Bp2.11@fed1read07...
> > I don't mean to be a buttinski or anything but I'm sorta/kinda new here
> and
> > I was wondering what you mean by "Shareholders Pond"?
>
> In Sept or Oct of 2002, I started researching/learning about backyard
ponds.
> I knew nothing about them, but knew I wanted one. I spent about 4-6 months
> doing research, reading books, surfing web sites, etc., but I always ended
> up back here asking questions. When the hole was dug and plumbed, I lined
it
> and filled it. Turns out my VF was higher up then I thought, so no water
> would flow to my VF via gravity, which was a problem because I am using a
> bottom drain.
>
> I was ready to call it quits and fill the whole thing in.
>
> At that point, someone, I think it was k30a or Just Me Koi that said,
"Hell
> no, we own part of that there hole being that we helped you research and
> all. We here gots us a vested interest."
>
> It seems my research allowed many old-fart ponders to reminisce about all
> the things they wish they had done but didn't do because they did not have
a
> team of experts like I had in the design phase. Hindsight being 20/20 and
> all that. So my pond as a result had many of these ideas incorporated into
> it.
>
> I solved my flow problem, and re-lit my pond candle. The pond quickly
became
> known as Shareholders Pond, with many of the ponders here (I won't name
them
> because I am sure to forget someone important) each owning a little bit in
> some ethereal way.
>
> My wife however, is the CFO and is truely in control. Me the CEO am just a
> figure head, and the board of directors has no chance against the Queen
CFO
> whatsoever, but we all just trudge along anyway and feel like we are in
> control.
>
> One of these days when the pond is done, y'all gotta come over for a cool
> one by SH Pond.
>
> BV.
> CEO Shareholders Pond
>
>
>
asking the question that I, for one, had not dared to ask! I'm not only a
newbie to rec.ponds, but I apparently have something set wrong on Outlook
Express so I don't get all the posts in a thread -- I'd like to claim that
as my excuse for my "half-baked" posts, but............ alas, I can't blame
all of my posts on that! :)
Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC
"BenignVanilla" > wrote in
message ...
>
> "bobkiely" > wrote in message
> news:Yf_Oa.16$Bp2.11@fed1read07...
> > I don't mean to be a buttinski or anything but I'm sorta/kinda new here
> and
> > I was wondering what you mean by "Shareholders Pond"?
>
> In Sept or Oct of 2002, I started researching/learning about backyard
ponds.
> I knew nothing about them, but knew I wanted one. I spent about 4-6 months
> doing research, reading books, surfing web sites, etc., but I always ended
> up back here asking questions. When the hole was dug and plumbed, I lined
it
> and filled it. Turns out my VF was higher up then I thought, so no water
> would flow to my VF via gravity, which was a problem because I am using a
> bottom drain.
>
> I was ready to call it quits and fill the whole thing in.
>
> At that point, someone, I think it was k30a or Just Me Koi that said,
"Hell
> no, we own part of that there hole being that we helped you research and
> all. We here gots us a vested interest."
>
> It seems my research allowed many old-fart ponders to reminisce about all
> the things they wish they had done but didn't do because they did not have
a
> team of experts like I had in the design phase. Hindsight being 20/20 and
> all that. So my pond as a result had many of these ideas incorporated into
> it.
>
> I solved my flow problem, and re-lit my pond candle. The pond quickly
became
> known as Shareholders Pond, with many of the ponders here (I won't name
them
> because I am sure to forget someone important) each owning a little bit in
> some ethereal way.
>
> My wife however, is the CFO and is truely in control. Me the CEO am just a
> figure head, and the board of directors has no chance against the Queen
CFO
> whatsoever, but we all just trudge along anyway and feel like we are in
> control.
>
> One of these days when the pond is done, y'all gotta come over for a cool
> one by SH Pond.
>
> BV.
> CEO Shareholders Pond
>
>
>