Rec.ponds Roll Call?

Hello,

Seth from the Upper Valley between Vermont and New Hampshire in
the USA here. I have a small, 110-gallon indoor pond with a lot of
plants, a few koi, and a few goldfish. I mostly live vicariously
through other people's ponds. I help manage the fish room of one of
the local pet shops and I help people understand fish-keeping science,
proper setup, and proper maintenance.

I live with my partner, have two stepsons, two incredibly
mischievous cats, an ultra-bitchy African Grey parrot, two fish tanks,
and more house plants than you can count. I am very much into
gardening and outdoor activities in general. Good to read about all
of you.

Born in Hamburg, Germany in 1954. In 1958 my parents emigrated to Canada
(Saskatchewan specifically). They had the option of going to a really warm
place like Australia, but nooooooooooo.

Moved to California in 1983. The weather here in San Diego is just plain
awesome, but the people quantity is getting a tad out of hand.

I'm a computer guy (UCSD 1989) that consults. I do database management, web
sites and generally advise (those that can, do, those that can't, consult)
My significant other and I have been together for about 5 years and figure
one of these days we'll get married. I have one daughter, 25, who is
thinking about moving back to Canada, perhaps to Vancouver.

We built our pond a couple of years ago. 4,000-5,000 gallons and couldn't be
happier with it. We installed a UV when we built it, but it hasn't been on
since last August. We keep gold fish, a red-eared slider we rescued from a
swimming pool named Colombo and an Oscar we got to eat the mosquito fish,
but who, instead, eats fish pellets. We bring him inside for the winter.

We garden like crazy, love to cook and have parties. Photography is a hobby
as well and this year I finally broke down and went digital. I also like
football and baseball, although with our local teams it is trying.

Joe Boldt & Barbara Rolando



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Actually, the turtle's name is Colombo. I don't know what they named the
pool.


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We keep gold fish, a red-eared slider we rescued from a
swimming pool named Colombo and...



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Retired from auto industry after 35 yrs - DCX - have a small pond business
selling pumps, food, liner and filters out of my garage, mostly to locals.
Both sons grown and moved out, just my wife and I and 2 cats as well as a 10
yr old ~1000 gal pond with 2 koi and assorted GF, about 40 all told. We are
located in Tilbury, Ont, 35 mi east of Detroit Mi

Toronto, Canada

Moved in to my girlfriend's house spring '03 and started digging
within weeks. Previously lived in a highrise where I got my fix with a
35 gallon aquarium and rec.aquaria.freshwater.plants
I have further augmented her yard with a Portuguese Water Dog and a
Weber Smokey Mountain cooker (see alt.food.barbecue).
I was sitting in the yard with Sue last night enjoying a beverage,
looking at my 500 gallon pond, watching the 3 Sarasa comets play in
the current from the VF while I played fetch with my dog. Life is
good.

Cam

Hi Everyone -

My name is Heather and along with a lot of help from my DH Jim, we have a
lovely 1800 gal goldfish pond fed by a 15' stream from a very small header
pond that we built two years ago. After really enjoying the visits from
frogs last summer, we dug a second pond (at about 800 gal) this spring
devoted to the frogs. It's very woodsy, with floating logs, pollywogs, lots
of duckweed and a few mosquito fish. Pics at
http://community.webshots.com/user/heathersmyth Our property is nearly four
acres of hardwood trees. In the back there are vernal ponds. A lot of our
pond plantings and decor are found on scavenger hunts in the surrounding
woods. Nice decayed logs, moss for between rocks, even blue flag! Kept
aquariums for years but do enjoy the ponds much more. Some of our original
39 cent feeder fish are now 6 - 7" long and beautiful.

We are early 50's, with five grown children, one married. No other pets
currently. Lost our cat a few years ago and DH says "No more until you are
retired".

I really enjoy this friendly group and really appreciate the knowledgeable
help found here!

Heather
Zone 5
Woodstock, Ontario


"matrix j" wrote in message
...
Just wondering if rec.ponds ever does a roll call every now and then?

Just to see where everyone is from and what other interests and hobbies
they may have?

My name is Lydia and I'm just south of Seattle, Washington. My little 500
gallon pond is just a mere 9 months old. I live in a brand new house with
my husband Adam, 3 kitty cat overlords, and 32 gallons of aquarium fish (to
appease the 3 furry bosses). In the short time we've had our pond finished,
we've enjoyed tadpoles turned frogs, singing adult frogs at night, flowering
water lily, pickerel rush, and water hyacinths, birds coming to drink, and
relaxing to the sounds of the waterfall. It's already made itself well
worth the hard pickaxe work involved in digging the hole. I rarely have
any advice to offer here, but I continue to absorb the info. others offer
and enjoy visiting the group when I can.



"matrix j" wrote in message
...
Just wondering if rec.ponds ever does a roll call every now and then?

Just to see where everyone is from and what other interests and hobbies
they may have?

I'm 57, primary interest is birdwatching but like all things "natural"!

As for where I've been: PAMITXPANDCANDNYNJVTNC

And, a note to Bill: on behalf of all of us who should try, at least, to
tell people what they mean to us while they are still here -- "hear here"
(I think that's how the toast goes).

Anne Lurie
a Yankee Gal in North Carolina

"matrix j" wrote in message
...
Just wondering if rec.ponds ever does a roll call every now and then?

Just to see where everyone is from and what other interests and hobbies
they may have?

For what it's worth, I just want to go on record as acknowledging that your
"roll call" post has enabled me to learn more about my fellow pond-people
than I have ever known about them.

I find myself overwhelmed by the replies to your post. (I was used to posts
on genealogy mailing lists, where the "roll call" is the particular
genealogy line one is searching -- and BTW I would be honored if I could
help anyone with tips about genealogy research), but this......... this roll
call is special.

Thank you again, matrix.

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC


"matrix j" wrote in message
...
Just wondering if rec.ponds ever does a roll call every now and then?

Just to see where everyone is from and what other interests and hobbies
they may have?

Anne Lurie
a Yankee Gal in North Carolina


Annie, where in NC are you?
I'm near Charlotte.

Ron

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