Wife worried about depth of pond and little grandkids and neighbor kids falling in
 

http://www.entdirect.plus.com/safapond/

I pulled it up with no problem. I had saved it on my favorites in case I
wanted to do this or some DIY of it at a later date. I have a small
grandchild.

Try again

"John Bachman" wrote in message
...
I could not get that link to work. I also went to
www.entdirect.plus.com (slowest download I have ever seen) but could
not find any pond information.

????

John

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 23:57:28 GMT, "FBCS" wrote:

Try this site

http://www.entdirect.plus.com/safapond/


"Chumley" wrote in message
...
I would like to weld a rebar
grid (4-6 inch spacing) together and
place it on the plant shelf so you couldn't see it really unless you
are
right on top of it. I would make it in sections
so I could remove it for maintenence. It would satisfy my wife's
anxiety
to
know the grid was there and the water would
effectively be only 6 inches deep in case one of our grandkids or
neighbor
kids fell in. We have no fence and our yard
is open to a public greenbelt area which kids use all the time to
play.
Is
this a viable alternative? Should I paint it with
epoxy paint to keep the rusting metal from fouling the water? Would
the
rusting metal harm the fish or plants?
Sorry for the long post, but I need some help with this one. Thank
you
kindly for time and thoughts.

Chumley

Wife worried about depth of pond and little grandkids and neighbor kids falling in
 

Myself growing up on a lake in Illinois and having various ponds and
children in the last 62 years I have found the best treatment is don't
let the little guys get close to the water if they might fall in. But
if they might fall in and your right there .. Good .. it will teach
them not to fall in any more!

Kreist .. did you ware a fibeglass helmet when you rode your bike?
Did you have knee pads when you locked your skates on with a KEY ?
Did you lose a tooth when you fell down on the gym floor playing dodge
ball ...

Tell your wife and daughter you'll tie a string with a bell on the kid
so if he/she falls in ALL will know ! Then you can go pull them out .
They arn't going to drown in one minute.

Steve E.

Sorry for the long post, but I need some help with this one. Thank
you
kindly for time and thoughts.

Chumley

Wife worried about depth of pond and little grandkids and neighbor kids falling in
 

We don't have any little kids of our own to worry about but the pond is a
magnet for the neighbor's kids. Inspite of the fact that we live in the
mountains and there are ponds for cattle all over the place, the kids like
to play around ours.

We are not there in winter but find evidence that the kids have been.

So we had to take out a bunch of insurance that we wouldn't need if it
weren't for the pond.


"Steven E. Eyrse" wrote in message
...
Myself growing up on a lake in Illinois and having various ponds and
children in the last 62 years I have found the best treatment is don't
let the little guys get close to the water if they might fall in. But
if they might fall in and your right there .. Good .. it will teach
them not to fall in any more!

Kreist .. did you ware a fibeglass helmet when you rode your bike?
Did you have knee pads when you locked your skates on with a KEY ?
Did you lose a tooth when you fell down on the gym floor playing dodge
ball ...

Tell your wife and daughter you'll tie a string with a bell on the kid
so if he/she falls in ALL will know ! Then you can go pull them out .
They arn't going to drown in one minute.

Steve E.

Sorry for the long post, but I need some help with this one.
Thank
you
kindly for time and thoughts.

Chumley

Wife worried about depth of pond and little grandkids and neighbor kids falling in
 

"Janet" wrote in message ...
I don't think your missing much John imo... it's an extremely expensive
black plastic grate system from the UK. 300 pounds to do a tiny little pond!
:oO
Janet in very snowy Niagara Falls
There is another company that sells things. they are over the top of the pond so that a child cannot go into the water at all.my neighbour had one.they are called pond guard or pond guarder I think.you should be able to find them on the net in one of the
search engines.

"John Bachman" wrote in message
...
I could not get that link to work. I also went to
www.entdirect.plus.com (slowest download I have ever seen) but could
not find any pond information.

????

John

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 23:57:28 GMT, "FBCS" wrote:

Try this site

http://www.entdirect.plus.com/safapond/


"Chumley" wrote in message
...
I would like to weld a rebar
grid (4-6 inch spacing) together and
place it on the plant shelf so you couldn't see it really unless you
are
right on top of it. I would make it in sections
so I could remove it for maintenence. It would satisfy my wife's
anxiety
to
know the grid was there and the water would
effectively be only 6 inches deep in case one of our grandkids or
neighbor
kids fell in. We have no fence and our yard
is open to a public greenbelt area which kids use all the time to
play.
Is
this a viable alternative? Should I paint it with
epoxy paint to keep the rusting metal from fouling the water? Would
the
rusting metal harm the fish or plants?
Sorry for the long post, but I need some help with this one. Thank
you
kindly for time and thoughts.

Chumley





There is another company that sells things. they are over the top of
the pond so that a child cannot go into the water at all.my neighbour
had one.they are called pond guard or pond guarder I think.you should
be able to find them on the net in one of the search engines.

Wife worried about depth of pond and little grandkids and neighbor kids falling in
 

IMHO, a fence is the way to go. A grate might be nice, but a child who
falls and strikes his head on a rock will drown in 3" of water, perhaps
less. With all our techno stuff, scarecrow motion sprinklers, web cams and
you name it, one should get peace of mind in this day an age.... with a
fence to slow them down. ;o) ~ jan

Wife worried about depth of pond and little grandkids and neighbor kids falling in
 

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...
IMHO, a fence is the way to go. A grate might be nice, but a child who
falls and strikes his head on a rock will drown in 3" of water, perhaps
less. With all our techno stuff, scarecrow motion sprinklers, web cams and
you name it, one should get peace of mind in this day an age.... with a
fence to slow them down. ;o) ~ jan

I agree Jan. The poster stated that his yard is not fenced and backs onto a
public greenbelt that is used extensively by kids. IMO a fence is the only
way to go, not only from a saftey standpoint but from a liability one as
well.
Janet in snowy Niagara Falls! Brr!