Checking in - Isabel

Joann,

I'm glad to hear that great minds think alike, as I gave up trying to
explain to Hank that I was not the one whose pond needed aeration or to
Mickey that I would not know what to do with the valve stem he suggested I
buy (I confess that I did have one idea, but I don't think we want to
discuss it here).

Take care,

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC

Sorry Anne, perhaps your failing descriptive powers confused me. ;-}

"Anne Lurie" wrote in message
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Joann,

I'm glad to hear that great minds think alike, as I gave up trying
to
explain to Hank that I was not the one whose pond needed aeration or
to
Mickey that I would not know what to do with the valve stem he
suggested I
buy (I confess that I did have one idea, but I don't think we want
to
discuss it here).

Take care,

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC

You wouldn't have to cut it apart. Go to a place that sells tires and mounts
them. Buy a valve stem.
"Anne Lurie" wrote in message
...
Joann,

The Outer Banks of NC really got hammered (including a new inlet through
Hatteras), but inland we fared better than we did in Hurricane Floyd in
1999, when most of the deaths were due to drowning (inland, I mean).

I understand that MD & VA had some tough times, too even though Isabel had
"weakened" (I guess someone forgot to tell her).

Your description of the mini ac/dc adapter that runs off a car battery
gave
me an idea. After the blackout last month, someone mentioned using a
gas-powered leaf blower to aerate a pond, so that got me thinking (always
a
dangerous thing, admittedly).

We have a mini air-pump (compressor?) that plugs into a car's cigarette
lighter (or outlet on newer vehicles) and pumps air into tires. I think
that normally the release of air is controlled by the part the connects to
the tire valve (boy, my descriptive powers are failing me here!), but it
might still pump air if the connection is cut off the rubber tube.

I'm not going to go cut my gadget apart to find out, but I think it would
be
a worthwhile experiment for someone trying to keep koi or other valuable
fish alive.

Just a thought,

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC


"FBCS" wrote in message
...
I had a trying 24hrs. with no power. I prayed for my fish to make it
through. My DH ran around town looking for a generator with non to be
found
a friend provided a mini ac/dc adapter to connect to the battery of the
car
to run aerator. The wetones had been w/o water movement for 14 hrs
already.
The power came on about 1 hr ago and the fish were dancing in the fall
stream of water.

We had many trees down, I live 1/2 mile off the main road. DH took off
at
daybreak with the dozer and chain saws. I was able to keep all in
prespective and know many had it much worse than we. The storm had lost
much
of it's punch by the time it got here (So. MD), but it was still the
worst
I
had ever remembered for this area. My heart goes out to those in No. Car
take took the brunt of the impact. Joann

If you read the directions for the 12volt compressor I am sure it will
tell you not to run it for longer than 15 minutes. If you want to use
12volt get a small marine bilge pump and connect it to a spray
bar.(pvc pipe with holes drilled down one side and a cap on the end)
The pumps are submerged and made to run constantly.

http://community.webshots.com/user/hankpage1

"Anne Lurie" wrote in message
...
Joann,

The Outer Banks of NC really got hammered (including a new inlet
through
Hatteras), but inland we fared better than we did in Hurricane Floyd
in
1999, when most of the deaths were due to drowning (inland, I mean).

I understand that MD & VA had some tough times, too even though
Isabel had
"weakened" (I guess someone forgot to tell her).

Your description of the mini ac/dc adapter that runs off a car
battery gave
me an idea. After the blackout last month, someone mentioned using
a
gas-powered leaf blower to aerate a pond, so that got me thinking
(always a
dangerous thing, admittedly).

We have a mini air-pump (compressor?) that plugs into a car's
cigarette
lighter (or outlet on newer vehicles) and pumps air into tires. I
think
that normally the release of air is controlled by the part the
connects to
the tire valve (boy, my descriptive powers are failing me here!),
but it
might still pump air if the connection is cut off the rubber tube.

I'm not going to go cut my gadget apart to find out, but I think it
would be
a worthwhile experiment for someone trying to keep koi or other
valuable
fish alive.

Just a thought,

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC


"FBCS" wrote in message
...
I had a trying 24hrs. with no power. I prayed for my fish to make
it
through. My DH ran around town looking for a generator with non to
be
found
a friend provided a mini ac/dc adapter to connect to the battery
of the
car
to run aerator. The wetones had been w/o water movement for 14 hrs
already.
The power came on about 1 hr ago and the fish were dancing in the
fall
stream of water.

We had many trees down, I live 1/2 mile off the main road. DH
took off at
daybreak with the dozer and chain saws. I was able to keep all in
prespective and know many had it much worse than we. The storm had
lost
much
of it's punch by the time it got here (So. MD), but it was still
the worst
I
had ever remembered for this area. My heart goes out to those in
No. Car
take took the brunt of the impact. Joann

We were in the Cayman's when Isabel hit. Got back on the following Saturday
to find one big tree on top of three smaller trees next to our pond but not
on the pond. We did not get electricity back until the following Tuesday
evening. The pond fish seemed OK but my tank fish were hurting. I had
their airstone plugged into a battery back-up pump but it only lasts 22 hrs.
There were no battery operated pumps to be found anywhere.....even online.
Our neighbor on Monday offered to let us plug into one line on his generator
so, we chose our pond pump. We plugged in an outdoor extension outlet to
his generator, plugged in our pond pump to that and then ran an extension
cord from the outlet into the house for the tank fish. They have all made
it, thanks to our neighbor. We will be getting a generator so, that this
never happen again. Now, we have to finish cutting up the 18+ trees that
have uprooted or have been taken down by the other trees. We had a
mini-forest behind our house, now we have a glen. At least our pond and
fish survived.
Kathy
"FBCS" wrote in message
...
I had a trying 24hrs. with no power. I prayed for my fish to make it
through. My DH ran around town looking for a generator with non to be
found
a friend provided a mini ac/dc adapter to connect to the battery of the
car
to run aerator. The wetones had been w/o water movement for 14 hrs
already.
The power came on about 1 hr ago and the fish were dancing in the fall
stream of water.

We had many trees down, I live 1/2 mile off the main road. DH took off at
daybreak with the dozer and chain saws. I was able to keep all in
prespective and know many had it much worse than we. The storm had lost
much
of it's punch by the time it got here (So. MD), but it was still the worst
I
had ever remembered for this area. My heart goes out to those in No. Car
take took the brunt of the impact. Joann