Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[GwenOnBass]

This was my day yesterday:

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However, today I have a few clients to attend to. Then I have an afternoon jam with a guy who's been recovering from major health issues, so this is the first time we've had a chance to jam in a few months. That will take place during my usual pool time, and after that I am having dinner with some neighbors. So, no pool for me today. There will still be wine, however.

Is it 30 minutes or 60 minutes we have to wait before swimming after a meal? And turns out that is just codswallop. We could have gone swimming right away without drowning when hit with stomach cramps. If it's stomach cramps you want, it's Arby's for the win. Hey you know I can buy beer and wine with my Mickey D's in the rest of the civilized world? I know, weird innit. Weird not to be able to enjoy box wine with my hamberder.

 

[LBS-bass]

I believe it was 30 minutes, but I don't remember because I was never allowed to do anything fun when I was a kid. I'm making up for it in my second childhood.

 

[beans-on-toast]

I think that waiting applies to some kids. You don't want them drinking and then peeing in the pool. Waiting 30 or 60 minutes allows them time to do what they have to before jumping in.

Why don't they have those famed pool urine detector dyes available?

 

[GwenOnBass]

Pretty much everything alive in the lakes and seas does the same thing the kids do in the wading pool. Always said, swimming is for getting out of the water.

 

[Jeff Scott]

This was my day yesterday:

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What happened to your do?!?!?

 

[beans-on-toast]

That’s true, saltwater fish eliminate urine through their gills, freshwater fish have a urinary pore. The micro-organisms, plants, air, and sun help purify the water. The earth purifies the air every night. Pollution such as mercury and other industrial waste, fertilizer runoff, unprocessed human waste, and pee containing pharma breakdown contributes greatly to the problem.

It taxes drinking water treatment systems. People risk health problems if they swim in E. Coli infected and polluted rivers and lakes.

Having had an aquarium, there’s a charcoal and and other filers. An air bubbler to help circulate the water. Then there’s fish and snails that help clean the class. Decaying organic matter is a constant problem in the eco system.

A system such as a swimming pool goes pretty yucky without some sort of chemical help. Saltwater pools use chlorine to disinfect the water. The delivery system is different from non saltwater pools. Even with nobody peeing in a pool, chemicals are needed.

There’s no easy solution. The pollution has to stop, we have to pay the cost.

 

[LBS-bass]

What happened to your do?!?!?

My do is intact, hiding behind the camera. It's nice because it handles the water well, unless I fall asleep while it's still wet, of course.

 

[GwenOnBass]

That’s true, saltwater fish eliminate urine through their gills, freshwater fish have a urinary pore. The micro-organisms, plants, air, and sun help purify the water. The earth purifies the air every night. Pollution such as mercury and other industrial waste, fertilizer runoff, unprocessed human waste, and pee containing pharma breakdown contributes greatly to the problem.

It taxes drinking water treatment systems. People risk health problems if they swim in E. Coli infected and polluted rivers and lakes.

Having had an aquarium, there’s a charcoal and and other filers. An air bubbler to help circulate the water. Then there’s fish and snails that help clean the class. Decaying organic matter is a constant problem in the closed eco system.

A system such as a swimming pool goes pretty yucky without some sort of chemical help. Even salt water pools use chlorine to disinfect the water. The delivery system is different. Even with nobody peeing in a pool, chemicals are needed.

There’s no easy solution. The pollution has to stop, we have to pay the cost.

Perish the thought of such a clumsy metaphor for large scale ecosystems, but the first class swimming pool on Titanic is still filled with water.

 

[beans-on-toast]

Perish the thought of such a clumsy metaphor for large scale ecosystems, but the first class swimming pool on Titanic is still filled with water.

Sunken ships in fish tanks are ever popular. I always liked the rusted out ship in Cape Cod Bay.

Memories of the Target Ship of Cape Cod Bay

 

[GwenOnBass]

Davy Jones' Locker that blows bubbles is also a big fish tank attraction.

Lot of people hold jobs as target ships, so to speak.

 

[spiritbass]

That’s true, saltwater fish eliminate urine through their gills, freshwater fish have a urinary pore.

Cool - I did not know this. Thanks for edifying me!

I recently took three days to clean my neglected (ho-hum, no sunken ships...) freshwater aquarium in stages. It was getting hard to see the fish for the algae. The last time I gave it a clean, I actually cleaned algae from the gravel. It was persisting, so I replaced the gravel this time. Watching the Brownian motion of swimming fish is so relaxing...

 

[SoulReflection]

Cool - I did not know this. Thanks for edifying me!

I recently took three days to clean my neglected (ho-hum, no sunken ships...) freshwater aquarium in stages. It was getting hard to see the fish for the algae. The last time I gave it a clean, I actually cleaned algae from the gravel. It was persisting, so I replaced the gravel this time. Watching the Brownian motion of swimming fish is so relaxing...

As a long-time keeper of freshwater aquariums, the problem you described is an example of too much light. If the algae was blue-green, it would be a sign of too much food or nutrient overload. Let me know if I can assist.

 

[Jeff Scott]

... freshwater aquarium....

A friend of mine in So Cal used to have a 50 gallon freshwater aquarium. He was constantly restocking it with goldfish (to feed the 5 piranhas that were his pets of choice, at the time).

 

[spiritbass]

Piranha are wicked! A friend of mine use to keep a pet bluegill in his. He was totally bummed when it died (he was with Lucy in the sky at the time)...

 

[Jeff Scott]

Eventually, my friend switched it out to saltwater and began buying exotic fish. One by one, all of them died, so he gave up on that idea and got a couple of ferrets, which turned out to be great pets.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

I love fish. Today I had smoked sockeye salmon.

 

[GonePlaid]

I love fish. Today I had smoked sockeye salmon.

I like fish too. Next week we're gonna go see the ones in the Florida Aquarium in Tampa.

 

[Jeff Scott]

I love fish. Today I had smoked sockeye salmon.

Did you used a bong or a pipe?

 

[beans-on-toast]

Cool - I did not know this. Thanks for edifying me!

I recently took three days to clean my neglected (ho-hum, no sunken ships...) freshwater aquarium in stages. It was getting hard to see the fish for the algae. The last time I gave it a clean, I actually cleaned algae from the gravel. It was persisting, so I replaced the gravel this time. Watching the Brownian motion of swimming fish is so relaxing...

I had sucker fish and snails to help with the algae. Too much algae can overwhelm them though.

It is relaxing to watch the fish. My TV has an aquarium channel. It always puts me to sleep when I watch it.

 

[beans-on-toast]

As a long-time keeper of freshwater aquariums, the problem you described is an example of too much light. If the algae was blue-green, it would be a sign of too much food or nutrient overload. Let me know if I can assist.

My problem was them breeding. The newborns got eaten if they were’t separated but that’s another issue. The neon fish were particularly prolific.