drsolo wrote:

I have asthma. I keep the windows closed and run the air conditioner most
nights even if I open the windows during the day. I dont hear ANYTHING
with
my windows closed (my house is 120+ yo). however, the ones who complain
about noise are the ones who want to keep their windows open all night
either because they are too cheap to run the AC or they dont like AC.
what may prove useful is some Eau de'skunk sprayed periodically to
encourage them to close their windows at night. Ingrid

We all have noise to put up with.

That's a right tolerant attitude. A/C is bad for health (most people's - I
admit asthma sufferers have a need), bad for our environment, and it's a
more annoying noise than wildlife.

I don't use AC because my health is _worse_ with it. I just spent two
glorious weeks in Portugal where I never saw an A/C unit. For the first
time in years, my sinuses opened up.
--
derek
- Unless otherwise noted, I speak for myself, not rec.ponds.moderated
moderators.

Picture this:

I'm thinking some creative topiary directed towards my neighbors. What do
you think of a large frog with one of his hind feet flipping the bird (on
the side so people from the street couldn't see it)? beg

I remember seeing an article on such "art". It included potted old toilets,
and topiary shaped as someone giving the neighbors the moon... and then
there was the more obvious, "hand" doing the bird. ~ jan
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Ponds: www.jjspond.us

~ jan wrote:
Picture this:

I'm thinking some creative topiary directed towards my neighbors. What do
you think of a large frog with one of his hind feet flipping the bird (on
the side so people from the street couldn't see it)? beg

I remember seeing an article on such "art". It included potted old
toilets, and topiary shaped as someone giving the neighbors the moon...
and then there was the more obvious, "hand" doing the bird. ~ jan

So, you make one of Japanese Deer Chasers to pour water into the pond and
mount it on the front of the commode. You have the back of it extend inside
the commode, so when it goes down to dump the water, the back comes up,
with a hand doing the bird!

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On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:57:27 CST, Nick Cramer
wrote:

So, you make one of Japanese Deer Chasers to pour water into the pond and
mount it on the front of the commode. You have the back of it extend inside
the commode, so when it goes down to dump the water, the back comes up,
with a hand doing the bird!

Can you imagine about a dozen toilet's in unison doing this? :-)

Last night I put one of the male frogs (the smallest and quietest) out in
the small stock tank by the koi ponds, and he stayed. I could hear him over
the baby monitor (renamed the koi monitor). I'm breeding for a quieter tree
frog. ;-)

The lily pond has suffered "Silent Spring" for 3-4 nights now. ~ jan
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Ponds: www.jjspond.us

On Apr 10, 11:37 am, "Olde Hippee" wrote:
On Apr 8, 7:43 pm, ~ jan wrote:



As some of you know, I have neighbors that don't like my frogs.

This spring I've been vigilant about keeping the population down to no more
than 2-3 frogs before I go out and catch them. These neighbors have been
gone most of spring break and knowing they would return today I caught all
but 1 last night. During the night at least 1 or 2 joined it, which I'll
catch tonight. Unfortunately my compromise isn't working. One of the frogs
decided to croak during the day and I got "the complaint" e-mail. I was
sent:

"Once again the noise level is such that it
is affecting my ability to sleep at night and to relax
during the day and evening."

And they HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN THERE!!! And only ONE frog was croaking!!! Not a
whole chorus. And that is SO abnormal for them to croak during the day
anyway.

Needless to say, I no longer find the joy in my frogs thanks to these
sh*tty neighbors, so I guess it will be no more frogs for me, if I can
prevent them. :-( ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds:www.jjspond.us

They are being absolutely unreasonable. Buy them some kind of 'PM' and
tell them to grow up. A sound machine in their bedroom could give
them the sound THEY want to hear. Your ponds and frogs are part of
your 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness', and they need to
get real.
We all have noise to put up with. I have teens and a father with noisy
pickup trucks and cars, and only God knows who is going where at all
hours of the night and dark early mornings. Another neighbor works on
boats and runs them dry or with a hose and they make a horrible
racket, and the latest across the street is a new neighbor who owns a
cleanup business and has 4 or 5 trucks parked all over his front lawn
and comes and goes at weird hours. But I have never said a word to any
of them and will not.
Serously, these people are being whiners and thinking the world
revolves around them. You can't be expected to keep the frogs out of
your ponds, and you have the right to enjoy them. I've never been one
to complain about the neighbors or cause fights with them, but I truly
feel these people are out of line with their whiney emails.

Just my opinion.
Nan


I have to add that I had not read of the possible legal BS in this
situation when I ran my mouth above. I still think these people stink,
but understand Jans concern arout her ponds. Dunno what I'd do in the
situation. Hope the frogs like it at the other end of the house and
she is able to keep them. Mean selfcentered people stink. Nan

On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:22:09 CST, "Olde Hippee" wrote:

I have to add that I had not read of the possible legal BS in this
situation when I ran my mouth above. I still think these people stink,
but understand Jans concern arout her ponds. Dunno what I'd do in the
situation. Hope the frogs like it at the other end of the house and
she is able to keep them. Mean selfcentered people stink. Nan

I couldn't agree more. ;-) As far as the frogs, the dummies wouldn't stay,
they went back up to the lily pond. So today they get a ride to grandma's
house, 3 of them do anyway. It rained last night and more came, so I have
at least 2 more to catch. I will load the short stock tank with taddies
this year and hopefully next year some will come back there before heading
to the lily pond. In the meantime, I can always hope he's transferred....
to Siberia. ;-) ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

Hey.. wait, my cousins are in Siberia... hope he is transferred to LA or NY,
concrete city, 20th floor. Ingrid


"~ jan" wrote in message
...
In the meantime, I can always hope he's transferred....
to Siberia. ;-) ~

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:54:22 CST, "drsolo" wrote:

Hey.. wait, my cousins are in Siberia... hope he is transferred to LA or NY,
concrete city, 20th floor. Ingrid


That will work also. ;-) ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us