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Post by pondgardener on Aug 14, 2019 19:34:24 GMT -5
I had one this morning...
My wife is Italian and I am always kidding her about some of her more notorious relatives. After a while, she has had enough and tells me, "You better watch what you say or you'll be swimming with the fishes!" Well today that came true...
I had gotten up early to get a good start on pumping out the settling tank above the goldfish pond and using the water to irrigate some of the tomatoes. I got my hoses and extension cord laid out and with my submersible utility pump in hand, I started to walk along the narrow ledge separating the pond and tank. For some reason I decided to put the pump on the other side of the outlet tube and started to turn around to do so. And whether I slipped on a wet block or got my feet tangled up in the pumpkin vines, the next thing I knew I was grabbing air as I lost my balance and fell butt first into the pond. The water depth is only 2 feet but I was immersed from my shoulders to my shoes. I managed to scramble out without damaging the sides of the pond. Soaking wet, I walked from the pond to the garage, stripped off all my wet clothes and shoes, and scrambled downstairs to take a shower. And I got a big "I told you so!" from my wife after seeing me come up the stairs wearing nothing but a towel and a frown.
And I think I traumatized the goldfish, as they always start to come to the surface when I approach, not figuring that this time I would be joining them.
So, anyone else want to share any stories?
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Post by Gianna on Aug 14, 2019 19:57:39 GMT -5
So, anyone else want to share any stories? LOL, not sharing the really good ones.
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Post by september on Aug 14, 2019 23:33:11 GMT -5
Ha, Ha! Love the story pondgardener ! Nothing recent comes to mind this late at night, I'll have to think on it!
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Post by brownrexx on Aug 15, 2019 7:41:32 GMT -5
I can't think of one really embarrassing moment but I did something pretty stupid lately. Firstly, I was weeding my garden and I pulled a plant with a chestnut attached to the roots. Hubby has been wanting to grow a chestnut tree at our cabin so I potted it for him and he was really happy.
About a week later I found another small plant in the other garden and it looked the same so I potted it for him. It didn't have a chestnut attached to the root but it had a woody stem and the leaves looked really similar.
I am usually pretty good at identifying plants but I never expected the second plant to turn out to be poison ivy!
I can't believe it. I actually potted up and nurtured a poison ivy plant. As soon as it showed it's true identity I put pot and all into the trash!
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Post by Hensaplenty on Aug 15, 2019 8:06:44 GMT -5
We recently traveled to Indiana to my niece's wedding. We arrived, signed the guest book, and saw that lots of folks were milling around and everything seemed so informal. My sister-in-law's MIL came right over and said, "Are you just now arriving?" Yes, we were......more questions.....and then it dawns on us that we missed the wedding. We thought it started at 3:30 and it had started at 2:30 (was over in 20 minutes) We felt like such heels and were the brunt of jokes the remainder of the time. Ugh.... Good news...We didn't miss any of the fun stuff after the wedding!
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Post by paulf on Aug 15, 2019 12:05:36 GMT -5
What I need is for my wife to write down the times I have embarrassed her the most by what I have done. I can't think of any but I bet she could fill a page or two.
The most embarrassed I was while on a gardening website is when I was sure I had discovered a tomato with both beefsteaks and cherries on the same plant and announced the fact. Only to be chided into looking closely for two plants intertwining. And there were. That was on GardenWeb many years ago. I learned to not make mistakes like that.
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Post by bestofour on Aug 15, 2019 22:39:29 GMT -5
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