No, children from three years old are definitely not mature enough for dangers that involve the risk of drowning......Jonatan79 said:
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To translate Daniel's typically sparse post, he means that it might be your property but not necessarily your plot. This has to do with the fact that one's property is not entirely made up of a plot, or privacy zone, often due to the property being relatively large. In this case, and in many others, it doesn't have any practical significance whether you call it a property or a plot; we still understand. It's just that one of Daniel's pet peeves is to point out that people are using the wrong term, without explaining how they're wrong. You just have to be patient with that...D Daniel 109 said:
By the way, the tip about applying for assistance with fencing is really good. If you're working on it anyway, I would make sure there are ways to climb out IF someone were to fall in. It might be possible to climb out in certain places, but adding a couple of "rope ladders" at well-chosen spots might not be a bad idea?
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Unfortunately, it's so murky and brown that it's not a very good swimming experience (I've triedHalcyon said:
). The previous owner "found" it on the property and emptied and cleaned it up. It slopes from the image's perspective, from shallow at one end down to five meters deep at the far end. Ställsten has been quarried if I remember correctly. Very nice!Rope ladders weren't a bad idea. What I'm worried about if I were to seek help with fencing is that it would become a permanent solution. This is so nice that as long as the kids are old enough to swim, I want to keep it open and nice! It is part of my land at leastT ToRy said:To translate Daniel's typically information-sparse post, he means that it might be your property but not necessarily your plot. It has to do with the fact that your property, at least, does not entirely consist of the plot, or home privacy zone, often because the property is relatively large. In this and many other cases, it doesn't have any practical significance whether you call it property or plot, we still understand. It's just that one of Daniel's pet peeves is to point out that people say it wrong, but without explaining how they're saying it wrong. You have to be tolerant of it...
By the way, the tip about applying for help with fencing is really good. If you're going to do it anyway, I would probably make sure that there are ways to get out IF someone does fall in. It might be possible to get out in certain places, but adding a couple of "rope ladders" in well-chosen spots might not be a bad idea?
Two children under three years old. I don't agree with you, but more importantly, my question was not whether I should put up some protection around the quarry or not, but how I should do it!
And just to clarify what I mean by "rope ladder"; I mean like a rope ladder but with cables and metal rungs. Such can be found in places in the canals in Gothenburg and surely in other places. Rope ladders with rope and wooden rungs obviously won't last as long. A regular ladder works too, just make sure to secure it at the top end.
Even though I love the pond, there is another option, pumping it dry. This presupposes that it is only rainwater filling it and not groundwater from the surroundings. In that case, it would involve approximately 250 cubic meters of water (if the average depth is 2.5 m) that needs to be pumped into the forest, and with a fairly modest pump that pumps 5000 l/h, it would be done in a couple of days. But I fear the sludge in the deep part, it might be difficult to pump.
When the children get older, you could let it refill itself.
When the children get older, you could let it refill itself.
OK, I understand. I have myself raised 2 children living by a lake and stream, not even a foot has been dipped and children have great respect for water (my experience). Perhaps it's possible to place some floating objects around the shore that are removed in winter?
Children are different, some seek adrenaline kicks and challenge fate, for example by competing about how close they can get to something dangerous even when they are much older than 3 years.
One aspect that the municipality presented when neighbors in my area demanded a fence for a stormwater pond in our area is that a fence can give parents a false sense of security, causing them not to pay enough attention or teach their children sufficient respect for the water. For fences invite climbing.
Now, I don't mean that it's the same thing and a valid argument in your case. Because on one's own property, one wants to relax and let the children run freely on the premises even if you need to quickly go to the bathroom or drain the potato water. And a five-meter deep former quarry also sounds a bit more dangerous than a well-designed stormwater pond with slopes that are easy to climb up. But I thought it might be good to keep in mind.
Now, I don't mean that it's the same thing and a valid argument in your case. Because on one's own property, one wants to relax and let the children run freely on the premises even if you need to quickly go to the bathroom or drain the potato water. And a five-meter deep former quarry also sounds a bit more dangerous than a well-designed stormwater pond with slopes that are easy to climb up. But I thought it might be good to keep in mind.
What will the crayfish eat?Kapsyl said:
To go a bit off topic, check the water quality. You might be able to farm crayfish
They eat everything, worms, plants, children. Whatever happens to end up there.