Post by angel97701 on Jul 11, 2014 21:30:01 GMT
So this is somewhat a vent so I don't totally lose it on not so DSD when she gets home form work . . .
We own 6 acres, 4 of which are irrigated by a canal system/pond/pump/ long line OR underground sprinkler system. We've had numerous glitches with the system this year so it's been a struggle to keep everything watered in the heat of the summer of the high desert. It was determined by DH & myself that the major issue right now is we must clean the pond of all the muck and weeds that are out of control this summer. I get DS (15 yo) and DS (8 yo) started on digging out mud and weeds. The pond is lined with a thick rubber liner so you don't want to poke a hole in in either. They did about 1 & 1/2 hours or so yesterday afternoon.
DSD (18yo & honor grad soon to be college student) comes home and is supposedly helping clean and getting ready for a mud fight . . . we assume, "OK you are picking up gunk and mud and muck from the pond and it gets thrown, no big deal right? You are cleaning and having some summer fun.
We had tickets to the local minor league baseball game for our cub scout and the family last night. The 2 teenagers decided they would stay home. DH said OK, but clean the pond. Came home after dark, asked DSD & DS if they had clean the pond they said "No, it was too cold", yeah right . . . they were just too lazy. DSD & boyfriend are hanging out on the tramp and we really didn't think anything of it until this morning because . . . . we had no idea of what really went on!
I go out to check the pump/pond this morning and all the tools are laying around where the our 2 steer can trample them, and I notice the gate is open. I move the tools close the gate and don't really glance around. Start the pump so the sprinklers will do their job watering.
BUT NO the real story is she took the wheelbarrow, filled it with dirt and wheeled it over and DUMPED.IT.IN.THE.POND!!!!!!!!!
We figure this out this morning after she is at work. DS ratted her out. Not only did she do that, but left the gate open by the dirt pile that was also where our newly planted garden is growing. It HAD an 8 foot high invisible fence (think heavy duty bird netting) on one side to keep the deer out. The deer can sense it and won't try and go through. But the 2 steer on our property went through the open gate and through the fence and ate about 1/2 of the corn plants down to the ground and trampled about 1/4 of the garden. The entire length of 8 foot high by about 20 feet of fence is down, thus now open season for our ample local deer population!
DS has had a severe talking to, about "YOU know you were supposed to clean the pond, but yet you let her dump more dirt into the pond?" He is paying penance now, but will start in earnest on the pond when DSD is home, she has a text to come right home after work. Not telling her why in a text message. Wish me luck in keeping my cool!
We own 6 acres, 4 of which are irrigated by a canal system/pond/pump/ long line OR underground sprinkler system. We've had numerous glitches with the system this year so it's been a struggle to keep everything watered in the heat of the summer of the high desert. It was determined by DH & myself that the major issue right now is we must clean the pond of all the muck and weeds that are out of control this summer. I get DS (15 yo) and DS (8 yo) started on digging out mud and weeds. The pond is lined with a thick rubber liner so you don't want to poke a hole in in either. They did about 1 & 1/2 hours or so yesterday afternoon.
DSD (18yo & honor grad soon to be college student) comes home and is supposedly helping clean and getting ready for a mud fight . . . we assume, "OK you are picking up gunk and mud and muck from the pond and it gets thrown, no big deal right? You are cleaning and having some summer fun.
We had tickets to the local minor league baseball game for our cub scout and the family last night. The 2 teenagers decided they would stay home. DH said OK, but clean the pond. Came home after dark, asked DSD & DS if they had clean the pond they said "No, it was too cold", yeah right . . . they were just too lazy. DSD & boyfriend are hanging out on the tramp and we really didn't think anything of it until this morning because . . . . we had no idea of what really went on!
I go out to check the pump/pond this morning and all the tools are laying around where the our 2 steer can trample them, and I notice the gate is open. I move the tools close the gate and don't really glance around. Start the pump so the sprinklers will do their job watering.
BUT NO the real story is she took the wheelbarrow, filled it with dirt and wheeled it over and DUMPED.IT.IN.THE.POND!!!!!!!!!
We figure this out this morning after she is at work. DS ratted her out. Not only did she do that, but left the gate open by the dirt pile that was also where our newly planted garden is growing. It HAD an 8 foot high invisible fence (think heavy duty bird netting) on one side to keep the deer out. The deer can sense it and won't try and go through. But the 2 steer on our property went through the open gate and through the fence and ate about 1/2 of the corn plants down to the ground and trampled about 1/4 of the garden. The entire length of 8 foot high by about 20 feet of fence is down, thus now open season for our ample local deer population!DS has had a severe talking to, about "YOU know you were supposed to clean the pond, but yet you let her dump more dirt into the pond?" He is paying penance now, but will start in earnest on the pond when DSD is home, she has a text to come right home after work. Not telling her why in a text message. Wish me luck in keeping my cool!
