Cybergeek said:
I wish that I could wish
@top dog's Koi pond story more than once!
I have a few stories about this pond over the years....
When we first got the pond, my wife REALLY wanted to put a turtle in it. I told her I didn't think this was a great idea, as the pond was not that big, there is no real souce of food, etc. She didn't want to hear any of that. And of course I'm thinking, "If I get her a stupid turtle, she's going to be so happy that we should have a pretty good time having a few drinks by the pond, maybe a little backyard fire, maybe a few dots! So I go to the pet store to find a water turtle. They have one for like $40. I think this is pretty high for a stupid turtle that will probably die, but whatever. I buy the turtle.
Later that night we are sitting outside and I've just got done filling the pond, cleaning the filters, etc. At this point the pond is pretty murky... I proudly present the stupid turtle to the wife in a box! She's like "OMG! A TURTLE! HOW AWESOME!". She names the turtle Hank. She takes the turtle and lets him into the pond. Mr. Hank swims as fast as he can to the bottom below the murky water. Oh well. He'll be there when the water clears up overnight.
The next day, Mr. Hank is gone. No sign of him. I take out all the filters, move the rocks, look under the waterfall.. No friggin turtle. We never saw Hank again. Just vanished. To make things even more confusing, the yard is completely fenced in. AND we had 2 very large dogs at the time. Either Mr. Hank managed to make it to the fence and dig his way to freedom, or the dogs had a little snack that next day. Either way I should have rolled down my windows in the car and threw a couple 20's out the window instead of stopping at the pet store. Pretty much the same thing.
I "think" the wife was extra fun that night, but I ended up drinking so much after we let the turtle go that I don't really remember much. :(
