Hey, Hey, Derek. Welcome back!
JD
http://www2.itexas.net/jdstone

"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
...
It's been over two years, but I finally have both a newsgroup connection
and
pond plans.

It's nice to see that some of the old regulars are still here.

Life goes well here in Nova Scotia. We can't keep the sort of pond I had
in
Ontario, given the herons, kingfishers and ospreys (I doubt an osprey is a
real problem for pond fish, but who knows), so there'll be nothing more
than feeder goldfish in it - and I fully expect "feeder" to be the
operative word - but we should be able to manage a 500 gallon above ground
pond, attached to our deck. Filtration will be non-existent, as I live
off-grid, but I'll probably attach a small solar panel for a daytime water
feature.
--
derek

It's nice to see you back here, have missed your posts and humour. Beautiful
area, Nova Scotia, as I remember it from back in '72 when we visited there.
It sounds like your off the beaten path (no hydro?)
Gale :~)
"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
...
It's been over two years, but I finally have both a newsgroup connection
and
pond plans.

It's nice to see that some of the old regulars are still here.

Life goes well here in Nova Scotia. We can't keep the sort of pond I had
in
Ontario, given the herons, kingfishers and ospreys (I doubt an osprey is a
real problem for pond fish, but who knows), so there'll be nothing more
than feeder goldfish in it - and I fully expect "feeder" to be the
operative word - but we should be able to manage a 500 gallon above ground
pond, attached to our deck. Filtration will be non-existent, as I live
off-grid, but I'll probably attach a small solar panel for a daytime water
feature.
--
derek

It's nice to see you back here, have missed your posts and humour. Beautiful
area, Nova Scotia, as I remember it from back in '72 when we visited there.
It sounds like your off the beaten path (no hydro?)
Gale :~)
"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
...
It's been over two years, but I finally have both a newsgroup connection
and
pond plans.

It's nice to see that some of the old regulars are still here.

Life goes well here in Nova Scotia. We can't keep the sort of pond I had
in
Ontario, given the herons, kingfishers and ospreys (I doubt an osprey is a
real problem for pond fish, but who knows), so there'll be nothing more
than feeder goldfish in it - and I fully expect "feeder" to be the
operative word - but we should be able to manage a 500 gallon above ground
pond, attached to our deck. Filtration will be non-existent, as I live
off-grid, but I'll probably attach a small solar panel for a daytime water
feature.
--
derek

Gale Pearce wrote:

It's nice to see you back here, have missed your posts and humour.
Beautiful area, Nova Scotia, as I remember it from back in '72 when we
visited there. It sounds like your off the beaten path (no hydro?)

Not a drop (at least not from the power utility). I'm running 600W of solar
panels (we'll increase that by 50% this year) and a 400W windmill.

The path _was_ pretty well beaten last fall, when Hurricane Juan hit, but it
barely made category two. I can't imagine what it must be like for the
folks who have already endured Charlie, Frances and Ivan, this year.
--
derek

Gale Pearce wrote:

It's nice to see you back here, have missed your posts and humour.
Beautiful area, Nova Scotia, as I remember it from back in '72 when we
visited there. It sounds like your off the beaten path (no hydro?)

Not a drop (at least not from the power utility). I'm running 600W of solar
panels (we'll increase that by 50% this year) and a 400W windmill.

The path _was_ pretty well beaten last fall, when Hurricane Juan hit, but it
barely made category two. I can't imagine what it must be like for the
folks who have already endured Charlie, Frances and Ivan, this year.
--
derek