"Hal" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:37:53 -0500, "BenignVanilla"
wrote:

Well you know me I always preach safety and awareness. With that in mind,
my
pond is currently fueled by a day glow extension cord that is 100' long.
It
runs on the ground past my sliding glass door (danger one), across the
deck
stairs (danger two), across the main walk way (danger three) and along
the
neighbors fence behind the landscaping (not so dangerous). And there is
no
GFI on this circuit.

OK, flame away...I deserve it.

So long as it remains intact and undamaged it is safe.

I have a 6 year old and a 3 year old. There is no such thing as safe in my
yard.

BV.

"Offbreed" wrote in message
news
BenignVanilla wrote:

We need to embrace our algae.

Not a pretty image. (bleh)

It's not like I said french kiss your algae. Sheesh.

BV

wrote in message
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you can buy a single plug GFI at the hardware store. as long as your
plugs are
grounded. Ingrid

"BenignVanilla" wrote:
Well you know me I always preach safety and awareness. With that in mind,
my
pond is currently fueled by a day glow extension cord that is 100' long.
It
runs on the ground past my sliding glass door (danger one), across the
deck
stairs (danger two), across the main walk way (danger three) and along
the
neighbors fence behind the landscaping (not so dangerous). And there is
no
GFI on this circuit.

The reason for my lack of protection is careful balance of budget and
laziness. I intend to trench out to the pond this year and lay some conduit
to carry two circuits, some video cable, not sure what else, maybe a water
line.

BV.

"Ka30P" wrote in message
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BV wrote And there is no
GFI on this circuit.
OK, flame away...I deserve it.

BV, get thee to a Lowes or whatever
you have back there in the heathen east and
buy a gfi this weekend!!!

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. I'll do it soon. But my goal for this year is to
get the pond run by a trenched power line. I have a 'lectrical friend, that
will juice it up for me.

BV.

"Hal" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:37:53 -0500, "BenignVanilla"
wrote:

Well you know me I always preach safety and awareness. With that in mind,
my
pond is currently fueled by a day glow extension cord that is 100' long.
It
runs on the ground past my sliding glass door (danger one), across the
deck
stairs (danger two), across the main walk way (danger three) and along
the
neighbors fence behind the landscaping (not so dangerous). And there is
no
GFI on this circuit.

OK, flame away...I deserve it.

So long as it remains intact and undamaged it is safe.

I have a 6 year old and a 3 year old. There is no such thing as safe in my
yard.

BV.

wrote in message
...
you can buy a single plug GFI at the hardware store. as long as your
plugs are
grounded. Ingrid

"BenignVanilla" wrote:
Well you know me I always preach safety and awareness. With that in mind,
my
pond is currently fueled by a day glow extension cord that is 100' long.
It
runs on the ground past my sliding glass door (danger one), across the
deck
stairs (danger two), across the main walk way (danger three) and along
the
neighbors fence behind the landscaping (not so dangerous). And there is
no
GFI on this circuit.

The reason for my lack of protection is careful balance of budget and
laziness. I intend to trench out to the pond this year and lay some conduit
to carry two circuits, some video cable, not sure what else, maybe a water
line.

BV.

"Ka30P" wrote in message
...
BV wrote And there is no
GFI on this circuit.
OK, flame away...I deserve it.

BV, get thee to a Lowes or whatever
you have back there in the heathen east and
buy a gfi this weekend!!!

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. I'll do it soon. But my goal for this year is to
get the pond run by a trenched power line. I have a 'lectrical friend, that
will juice it up for me.

BV.

"Hal" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:37:53 -0500, "BenignVanilla"
wrote:

Well you know me I always preach safety and awareness. With that in mind,
my
pond is currently fueled by a day glow extension cord that is 100' long.
It
runs on the ground past my sliding glass door (danger one), across the
deck
stairs (danger two), across the main walk way (danger three) and along
the
neighbors fence behind the landscaping (not so dangerous). And there is
no
GFI on this circuit.

OK, flame away...I deserve it.

So long as it remains intact and undamaged it is safe.

I have a 6 year old and a 3 year old. There is no such thing as safe in my
yard.

BV.

BV, Ohhh - I've laughed myself silly over the way you express things!

Actually my place is a twin to yours. Only my extension cords
are forest green... so they are harder to see :O)

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"BenignVanilla" wrote in message
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"Anne Lurie" wrote in message
. com...
BV, if your outdoor outlet has -- or is connected to -- a GFI, have
you
tested it? We nearly drove ourselves crazy trying to figure out which
circuit breaker had flipped, only to discover that one of the kitchen
GFI
outlets hadn't been reset correctly.
snip

Well you know me I always preach safety and awareness. With that in mind,
my
pond is currently fueled by a day glow extension cord that is 100' long.
It
runs on the ground past my sliding glass door (danger one), across the
deck
stairs (danger two), across the main walk way (danger three) and along the
neighbors fence behind the landscaping (not so dangerous). And there is no
GFI on this circuit.

OK, flame away...I deserve it.

BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

"Nedra" wrote:

BV, Ohhh - I've laughed myself silly over the way you express things!

Actually my place is a twin to yours. Only my extension cords
are forest green... so they are harder to see :O)

Change "harder to see" to "even more dangerous", and your on your way to
BV speak.

Consider it done, John!

Seriously though.... I will never be able to replicate BV's
twist of mind/thought/expresion. ;-)

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"John Hines" wrote in message
...
"Nedra" wrote:

BV, Ohhh - I've laughed myself silly over the way you express things!

Actually my place is a twin to yours. Only my extension cords
are forest green... so they are harder to see :O)

Change "harder to see" to "even more dangerous", and your on your way to
BV speak.

Consider it done, John!

Seriously though.... I will never be able to replicate BV's
twist of mind/thought/expresion. ;-)

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"John Hines" wrote in message
...
"Nedra" wrote:

BV, Ohhh - I've laughed myself silly over the way you express things!

Actually my place is a twin to yours. Only my extension cords
are forest green... so they are harder to see :O)

Change "harder to see" to "even more dangerous", and your on your way to
BV speak.

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:51:06 -0800, Offbreed
wrote:

BenignVanilla wrote:

We need to embrace our algae.

Not a pretty image. (bleh)

I've been SLIMED!!!!

with two kids, just pay the 3 or 5 bucks and get a GFI that plugs into the socket.
Ingrid


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with two kids, just pay the 3 or 5 bucks and get a GFI that plugs into the socket.
Ingrid


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.