Building Lake Corona

[buckeyefarmer]

Another reason not to live in the south, lol

 

[workinonit]

There IS no reason to not live in the south.

 

[bindian]

Another reason not to live in the south, lol

Yeah, but Y'all have ice snakes up there.
hugs, Brandi

 

[deezler]

ice snakes? lol

I'm currently starting to get nervous that we won't have a severe enough winter up here this year. We need some solid 0 degree nights to kill the invasive plants and bugs! You guys can keep all those poisonous critters down south.

Plus, snow is beautiful and so fun to play in. Sledding, snowmen, x-country skiing, downhill ski/snowboard, etc. I could never live somewhere without all the seasons, I love them all. The only true bummer about Michigan winters is how it's cloudy almost every day from Dec-Feb. No one likes cloudy days....

 

[jk96]

ice snakes? lol

I'm currently starting to get nervous that we won't have a severe enough winter up here this year. We need some solid 0 degree nights to kill the invasive plants and bugs! You guys can keep all those poisonous critters down south.

Plus, snow is beautiful and so fun to play in. Sledding, snowmen, x-country skiing, downhill ski/snowboard, etc. I could never live somewhere without all the seasons, I love them all. The only true bummer about Michigan winters is how it's cloudy almost every day from Dec-Feb. No one likes cloudy days....

Same here. Past mid January and no daytime temps in the teens and few 20's. Several days in the 40's and some 50's this month. 43 degrees today and 53 tomorrow and Thursday. I think the bugs will be worse than normal this year. On another note no worries on the dock suggestions. I enjoy the discussions and even those that go off topic. It's what makes this forum great. Still no plans for a dock. Just don't want the expense or maintenance of one. If this pond works out I would like to do another in an area that is visible from the house in a few years. That one would be around 3 acres and a dock would be in the works for it.

 

[s219]

Probably ten feet from the water. I mow around it and it takes two passes with a 60 inch deck. That's also where I had the closest encounter with a water moccasin!! We where cleaning up the shoreline real good for a party at the gazebo and I was trying to weed eat what was above water line. I would cut down a bunch, then pull it out with a rake and load it into the back of the Mule. I was standing in about a foot of water cutting with the weed eater and it came out from under what I had just cut and swam by my leg, just inches away!!! Makes me jittery just remembering it.

We have them around here too. Scary. Last spring my wife came and got me out of the shower because she saw one near our back deck. It was as thick as her arm and about 5-6' long. I went and got my shotgun and shot it. The detached head was still wiggling and shooting venom out of the fangs, so I shot it a second time because it was so freaky looking. My wife thought I missed the first shot and was giving me a hard time and I had to tell her, no, it just took a second shot to finish it off!! She secretly took a picture of me in t-shirt, boxer shorts, and workboots while I was holding my shotgun and I expect that to be used to blackmail me at some point (or maybe it can be my funeral photo).

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Yeah, but Y'all have ice snakes up there.
hugs, Brandi

I’ll take the ice any day, I hate snakes.

 

[bindian]

ice snakes? lol

I'm currently starting to get nervous that we won't have a severe enough winter up here this year. We need some solid 0 degree nights to kill the invasive plants and bugs! You guys can keep all those poisonous critters down south.

Plus, snow is beautiful and so fun to play in. Sledding, snowmen, x-country skiing, downhill ski/snowboard, etc. I could never live somewhere without all the seasons, I love them all. The only true bummer about Michigan winters is how it's cloudy almost every day from Dec-Feb. No one likes cloudy days....

When you sit down on the ice, they are the things that crawl up your butt and freeze you to death:laughing:.
hugs, Brandi

 

[dragoneggs]

We have them around here too. Scary. Last spring my wife came and got me out of the shower because she saw one near our back deck. It was as thick as her arm and about 5-6' long. I went and got my shotgun and shot it. The detached head was still wiggling and shooting venom out of the fangs, so I shot it a second time because it was so freaky looking. My wife thought I missed the first shot and was giving me a hard time and I had to tell her, no, it just took a second shot to finish it off!! She secretly took a picture of me in t-shirt, boxer shorts, and workboots while I was holding my shotgun and I expect that to be used to blackmail me at some point (or maybe it can be my funeral photo).

Yikes... I feel blessed to live in the PNW. Not too hot, not too cold, no big snakes and other poisoness critters. Could use a little (a lot) more sun though.

 

[pmsmechanic]

We have them around here too. Scary. Last spring my wife came and got me out of the shower because she saw one near our back deck. It was as thick as her arm and about 5-6' long. I went and got my shotgun and shot it. The detached head was still wiggling and shooting venom out of the fangs, so I shot it a second time because it was so freaky looking. My wife thought I missed the first shot and was giving me a hard time and I had to tell her, no, it just took a second shot to finish it off!! She secretly took a picture of me in t-shirt, boxer shorts, and workboots while I was holding my shotgun and I expect that to be used to blackmail me at some point (or maybe it can be my funeral photo).

Your lucky! If my wife would happen to take a picture of me in the same situation it would be ****!