As previously mentioned we just moved into a new house. It came with a coi pond full of water. But no coi. So in other words, it’s basically a West Nile Virus breeding ground in my back yard. The mosquito society going on back there was kind of interesting at first but it got old fast. We plan to get rid of the pond but until then we’ve been debating what to do since we don’t want to poison the ground, birds or our dog drinking from it but we also don’t care to raise insects. Then the coolest thing happened. This morning a worker from the County Vector Control stopped by because they had a report of our house being vacant with a coi pond in the back. He let us in on the County’s policy of providing, free of charge, teeny mosquito-eating fish for just such a situation. He then offered to come back regularly and service the pond by taking care of the fish, which he said would eliminate the bugs. Pretty handy service that I never would have thought to call on. So way to go, Vector Control. Thanks for the fish. PS: if anyone wants free fish about two weeks from now we’re still getting rid of that pond. Maybe we will take them to the pound and pit animal control against vector control.
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The Sac Rag 
Mind you the mosquito-eating fish are not coi’s (or is it “koi”?). Rather tiny minnow-like creatures that have a taste for blood! Come to think of it, maybe Vector controll just infested our tiny waters with piranah. Wait a second…
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It can be coi or koi. I feel a cheezy 80’s horror movie coming on.
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We’d gladly extend bbq & beers to you guys at our home, but our home isn’t the one you’re referring to. That one sounds cool though!
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Enough is enough. Why don’t all of you raggers just post your real estate ads across the top of the homepage and get it over with. Are there any contributors who don’t have a house for sale?
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Did you, perchance, buy that house on Mission that featured the koi pond prominently in its ads on Metrolist? Mr. NonRunner and I were looking at that one & liked it so much that I e-mailed the selling agent if the fish came with the house. If so, thanks for buying OUR house. We hope you’re happy. At least you can have us over for some brews & bbq.
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adamant: I don’t have a house, let alone one for sale. Read some Uneasy Rhetoric (www.uneasyrhetoric.com); He’s a renter. ;D
And as for GETTING RID OF the pond, why are you doing that? A nice water feature can be the anchor for your entire back yard. Please tell me you’re not ripping it up to lay down some sod or you’ll break my gardening (in a 15’x5′ patio) heart.
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I don’t want to break your heart Kit! But to be honest I just don’t really prefer to have a Koi pond in my yard. I agree water features can add alot but when we get to that point in landscaping I’d rather choose something different. No comment on whether sod will replace the pond….
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