There are several things that you will need. One is a good pair of pond
shoes or some terry athletic socks turned inside out. those will help you
stay on your feet, but if the pond has enough depth, you will be light
enough that it will still be slick. I walk over close to the plant shelf
and grab hold of a very large flat stepping stone that I have to sit on and
feed the fish. This allows me to pull myself onto the plant shelf, where I
can then stand up and step out of the pond. You might try the above, but
also have a piece of rope to pull yourself over to the shelf.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"*muffin*" wrote in message
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my dearest hubby,,,,,,, in all his ummmm UN-enthusiasm,, well, just got
tired of **POND** stuff at the end of digging,, and well ,,,left me with
no
way to get in or out of the pond!! the edges slope,,,,,,,( he thought it
was
'perfect'.... hmmm)
I thought it looked strange,, but figured,, I'd still be able to get &
out,, right???.
well lets see, I can climb down one shelf,,, & try to hold my balance,,
but
no way can I get back UP the slope to that shelf,, there is a very slight
slope where he is putting in his 'stream',, I can walk in & out of there,,
sorta....... but I'm afraid when all the algae is on the liner,, Its gonna
be tough..
I am sure you guys were all prepared for that..... any
suggestions???shoot I'd try a pool ladder,, but it probably would poke
thru
the liner....
**AAAARRGGGGGHHHHHH**