House on SE4th, East of Eastern?

[MsDarkstar]

They need to call a place that sells oilfield chemicals & buy a few sacks of bentonite. If they let the water get low & spread the bentonite (it's a powder) all over the ground, when they refill the hole the water & bentonite make a gel that will seal the pond & keep it from leaking. I worked for one of those companies 10yrs, we sold bentonite all the time tofarmets for their farm ponds.

[bluepickle]

I just think that it's the definition of optimism to think that if you can't keep water in one pond, the solution is to build three ponds. This place is an embarrassment to all of Moore.

[Jesseda]

I am happy that moore has their own beverly hillbillies, I see a t.v reality show

[Thunder]

They need to call a place that sells oilfield chemicals & buy a few sacks of bentonite. If they let the water get low & spread the bentonite (it's a powder) all over the ground, when they refill the hole the water & bentonite make a gel that will seal the pond & keep it from leaking. I worked for one of those companies 10yrs, we sold bentonite all the time tofarmets for their farm ponds.

Thanks for the advice! I'll try to do that next year. Also, if anyone want a tour, come on over to visit me. :-)

[USG'60]

OK, Thunde, quit being coy. Exactly how are you related or are you pulling our collective legs?

[Thunder]

OK, Thunde, quit being coy. Exactly how are you related or are you pulling our collective legs?

Pulling the collective legs. :-O

[USG'60]

Whew. I thought you had more class than what has been described there.

[bille]

Was thinking the same thing (although I didn't realize bentonite <basically the same thing as cat litter> would gel up and do that). I was thinking the ponds would have to be packed with a special clay mixture of some sort or use the 'mud' used in the oil industry, any of which I would have thought whomever doing the dirt work would know to do..

[damonsmuz]

Anyone care to guess how much the water bill will be for the month in trying to fill that pond? Was it city water or did they tap into a well?

[Jesseda]

with all those new ponds and his waterhose methode, i think it will be soon that the city of moore will have a water rationing mandate..

[MsDarkstar]

Was thinking the same thing (although I didn't realize bentonite <basically the same thing as cat litter> would gel up and do that). I was thinking the ponds would have to be packed with a special clay mixture of some sort or use the 'mud' used in the oil industry, any of which I would have thought whomever doing the dirt work would know to do..

The bentonite we sold where I used to work is a fine ground mix, more like cornstarch than litter. It's what they use in the oilfield while drilling the hole - seals the hole so other chemicals don't seep through & contaminate the groundwater.

[proud2Bsooner]

Update...they have built a ridiculous "castle" gate entry to the home with gawdy black and gold iron. Now the "pond" is surrounded by weeds and continues to drain. I really wish these people would consult with people that know how to get ponds going. It looks like they fill it with what looks like a well on the east side. While it looks like they have spent more, the house looks worse and worse. What an embarrassment. The redneck castle lives on!

[Jesseda]

lol, i have noticed the stupid castle entrance last time i visited my sister in rock creek, lol it is to funny, they have all those man made ponds surrounding the house,and those ponds have very little water and are full of trash, i still love how the waterhose leads from the house to the pond on the east side of the house lol, maybe they need to invest in a gardener rather then build a castle entrance lol

[bille]

I'm attending a Halloween party the homeowner's brother is having (that's how I know the homeowner). I expect him to be there. If I get a chance to talk to him I'll give an update as to what he says. I noticed him building the gate a couple of months back. lol, I think it fits perfectly!

[damonsmuz]

I drive by this house every day.... I don't understand what on earth they are doing. Anychance there may be atleast some grass growing there some day?They tried to make a little hill in the front of the property, but I see yesterday they plowed that down....

[Garin]

The owner has been in an ongoing battle with the developers of olde stonebridge across the street from him. They wouldn't allow him to build his house in their addition so he went across the street and created his eyesore which never seems to end nor do I think it ever will. It is all out of spite on Jerry's behalf he seems to hold on to his grudges for quite some time....

[bille]

The place looks quite different than a year ago. If you haven't driven by you should. They've added a ton of landscaping (looks to be still in work) as well as it seems they've gotten a handle on the ponds as well. They've piped in a water source for filling/fountains, etc. One of the things I was most impressed with is the grass. I don't know the process but whatever it was sprayed/liquid seed...anyway, once the grass came up it was insanely green and stayed that way the remainder of the summer including through the winter. Anybody familiar with that?

[rezman]

Looking at it from the air, it looks like a whole lot of money and not much direction.