'three-jobs' H. Cui said to All on 06-06-95 22:20 about bopttom
strollers...

> Q: How to keep out the pond bottom strollers, bicyclers, when the
> ponds dry up later in the summer?

'H> A: Thumbtacks.

When I was about 10 a friend and I would jump the fence around a local
cemetery and catch toads that lived around one of the irrigation ponds. The
pond was on a hillside in the back of the cemetery so it was remote and we
felt safe there.

The third time we jumped the fence we were met by a cranky old grounds
keeper with a 12 gage. Needless to say both my friend and I ended up with
salt in our backsides before we could get over the fence.

While in todays world this seems quite extreme both my friend and I were
driven by our parents to the cemetery and "forced" to apologize to the
grounds keeper for jumping the fence. No action was taken against the
grounds keeper. I should note he filled the shells himself and they were
very low powered but enough to get the salt thru our jeans.

Today I have great respect for other peoples property. :-)

Take care,
Bruce



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