Spring is coming...And of course not in a good way...

Went back to Shareholders Pond today. Two dead frogs, but fish are happy.
The minnow parade came up for food. One or more frogs scurried down into the
much. The water is already greening up a bit. I can't believe the algae are
already ready. As soon as the VF melts, I may get ready to fire up the old
pump.

BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

"BenignVanilla" wrote in message
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Went back to Shareholders Pond today. Two dead frogs, but fish are happy.
The minnow parade came up for food. One or more frogs scurried down into
the
much. The water is already greening up a bit. I can't believe the algae
are
already ready. As soon as the VF melts, I may get ready to fire up the old
pump.

BV.
www.iheartmypond.com


Did I mention that part about the bad way? It appears my only out door
outlet is dead. *sigh* The pump keeping a hole in the ice is now not
running. Thank god for the warm weather. Looks like I will be trenching
sooner then I thought.


BV.

BV, if your outdoor outlet has -- or is connected to -- a GFI, have you
tested it? We nearly drove ourselves crazy trying to figure out which
circuit breaker had flipped, only to discover that one of the kitchen GFI
outlets hadn't been reset correctly.

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC


"BenignVanilla" wrote

It appears my only out door
outlet is dead. *sigh* The pump keeping a hole in the ice is now not
running. Thank god for the warm weather. Looks like I will be trenching
sooner then I thought.

"Anne Lurie" wrote in message
. com...
BV, if your outdoor outlet has -- or is connected to -- a GFI, have
you
tested it? We nearly drove ourselves crazy trying to figure out which
circuit breaker had flipped, only to discover that one of the kitchen GFI
outlets hadn't been reset correctly.
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Well you know me I always preach safety and awareness. With that in mind, my
pond is currently fueled by a day glow extension cord that is 100' long. It
runs on the ground past my sliding glass door (danger one), across the deck
stairs (danger two), across the main walk way (danger three) and along the
neighbors fence behind the landscaping (not so dangerous). And there is no
GFI on this circuit.

OK, flame away...I deserve it.

BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

BV wrote And there is no
GFI on this circuit.
OK, flame away...I deserve it.

BV, get thee to a Lowes or whatever
you have back there in the heathen east and
buy a gfi this weekend!!!


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

"Ka30P" wrote in message
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BV wrote And there is no
GFI on this circuit.
OK, flame away...I deserve it.

BV, get thee to a Lowes or whatever
you have back there in the heathen east and
buy a gfi this weekend!!!

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. I'll do it soon. But my goal for this year is to
get the pond run by a trenched power line. I have a 'lectrical friend, that
will juice it up for me.

BV.

you can buy a single plug GFI at the hardware store. as long as your plugs are
grounded. Ingrid

"BenignVanilla" wrote:
Well you know me I always preach safety and awareness. With that in mind, my
pond is currently fueled by a day glow extension cord that is 100' long. It
runs on the ground past my sliding glass door (danger one), across the deck
stairs (danger two), across the main walk way (danger three) and along the
neighbors fence behind the landscaping (not so dangerous). And there is no
GFI on this circuit.

OK, flame away...I deserve it.

BV.
www.iheartmypond.com




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you can buy a single plug GFI at the hardware store. as long as your
plugs are
grounded. Ingrid

"BenignVanilla" wrote:
Well you know me I always preach safety and awareness. With that in mind,
my
pond is currently fueled by a day glow extension cord that is 100' long.
It
runs on the ground past my sliding glass door (danger one), across the
deck
stairs (danger two), across the main walk way (danger three) and along
the
neighbors fence behind the landscaping (not so dangerous). And there is
no
GFI on this circuit.

The reason for my lack of protection is careful balance of budget and
laziness. I intend to trench out to the pond this year and lay some conduit
to carry two circuits, some video cable, not sure what else, maybe a water
line.

BV.

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:37:53 -0500, "BenignVanilla"
wrote:

Well you know me I always preach safety and awareness. With that in mind, my
pond is currently fueled by a day glow extension cord that is 100' long. It
runs on the ground past my sliding glass door (danger one), across the deck
stairs (danger two), across the main walk way (danger three) and along the
neighbors fence behind the landscaping (not so dangerous). And there is no
GFI on this circuit.

OK, flame away...I deserve it.

So long as it remains intact and undamaged it is safe.

Regards,

Hal

"Hal" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:37:53 -0500, "BenignVanilla"
wrote:

Well you know me I always preach safety and awareness. With that in mind,
my
pond is currently fueled by a day glow extension cord that is 100' long.
It
runs on the ground past my sliding glass door (danger one), across the
deck
stairs (danger two), across the main walk way (danger three) and along
the
neighbors fence behind the landscaping (not so dangerous). And there is
no
GFI on this circuit.

OK, flame away...I deserve it.

So long as it remains intact and undamaged it is safe.

I have a 6 year old and a 3 year old. There is no such thing as safe in my
yard.

BV.