I have a beautiful fountain that sits in a 3′ open area, cornered by a side walk on one side, the house (brick) on one side, and the backside of the shurbs on the other 2 sides. Bunnies have chewed the cords between the lights. I want to shine the lights up, and onto the fountain at night. The fountain is surrounded by about 2 feet of gravel – up to the shrubs. The solar panel is about 10 feet away and I have it "hidden" off the ground on top of the shrubs where you can’t see it, so it’s okay, but the cords that connect the 3 lights together that are 6-8" off the ground are short. I tried putting plastic tubing around them, but even hiding most of the tubing under the shrubs (the lights are around the area on the backside of the shrubs) isn’t very attractive. The cords themselves are so tiny and can be easily hidden, but the plastic tubing is so obvious & icky.

I’ve heard about human hair, but what about dog hair? I just gave the dog a cut & have tons of it!

I have a sprinkler system, so liquid repellents get washed away Hair on the gravel is going to look gross, and besides, the part they’ve chewed is about 4 inches above the ground. There are too many cords to use moth balls and a fence would look hideous next to the sidewalk.

Suggestions?

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Ok….I’ve had ALOT of weird stuff going on around my house. First a young man has been taking pictures of the back of my house & yelling at my dogs. Then today some skinhead looking creeps drove down the alley trying to coax my German Shepherd. I have flood lights gallore around my home, but before I got my dogs I was robbed 3 times. I always heard it’s good to keep a light on, but many people told me it just makes it easier for the crook to view your home & stuff around it. I currently have dusk/dawn floods in the back, I’m thinking of swapping it out for motion sensors?

Would motion sensor lights be more apt to scare someone off? Or would it really not make much of a difference you think? I just installed new lights not too long ago (dusk/dawn type) but right after putting them in I had alot of stuff taken out of backyard. I know nothing is fool proof but I was wondering if one is better then the other. Thanks!
lol ray…..no my dogs don’t bark unless there’s something to bark at. The first guy I think is a stalker (he has come into my yard with my collie b4 I got the GSD, he yelled at the GSD because he wouldn’t let him in the yard) but I think the boy has mental issues as well. The skinhead creeps were driving very slowly past my house, and at one point one leaned out the window trying to coax my GSD to the fence.

The stuff I’ve had stolen has been outside (bikes, solar lights, etc) or stuff on my vehicles (wires, batteries, etc) even tho I keep everything locked up tight. I have those cheap driveway alarms that I use to let me know if anyone gets near or inside my home….it’s the outside thats the problem.

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How, WITHOUT A BUBBLE, can I build a tenns court on my property that in the winter I can make indoor?

I’m not looking to spend more than 50K on this project, 25K for the court, lighting, and fence (basically 25K if I didn’t want it to be indoor) then another 25 K (or less hopefully) to have the ability to make it indoor in the winter months.

I have about 2 acres of land and I plan on putting this out in my "backyard" but I want it to look like a normal outdoor court with waist-high fencing in the summer and obviously to be able to playable in the winter.

Again, putting a "bubble" up is not an option.

Any insight you can give me is appreciated.

THANKS!

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in the United States? phone number? website?

went to: http://www.uscis.gov/
and i counldnt find a place to contact, that site is geared towards helping people become citizens, not reporting the ones who arnt
im asking for info about how to report an illegal.

and yeah it is my buisness when they have livestock in their backyard, a flood light that streams directly into my back porch, a fence they erected on my property without my permission, or cutting back MY tree without my permission also, and have 3 familes living in one house and only one of their children who happens to be a 10 year old; speaks english, so i cant even talk to them. yeah it is my buisness then.
no im not racist. and there are other neighbors around who are angry with the situation also. I should have clarified that the 10 year old can barley speak english.

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I have a Petsafe underground wire pet system to keep my dog in the yard. 95% of the time it works great, and the rest of the time the contol box beeps at me. The only way I can get it to stop and work again is to plug in my wire break detector, turn on the radio, then plug back in the fence and it usally works. This makes me think it must be something electrical, but I don’t know much about this type of thing. My installer did put it right next to my electrical box for my landscape lighting and was wondering if this would cause the symptoms that I am having. Any suggestions?

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I know I just posted this, but I messed my question up. Ignore this if you’ve already read it or answered it.
I recently brought home a well behaved 4 1/2 year old racetrack reject who has been retrained in dressage and light jumping. (Yes, his joints have closed- we made sure of that before we bought him.) He has been very calm, willing, and obedient the entire time we have had him with the exception of two instances:

1.) The other day, we were warming up in the outdoor arena with two other horses. I asked for a trot and moved into two point so I could work on my position. One of the other horses was trotting and the other was walking around near the center of the ring. Out of nowhere, my horse took off galloping. He was not bolting or nervous. I got into a half-seat and tried to slow him down and pull him into a circle. We galloped almost all the way around the ring until he put on the brakes at the third corner. I went over his shoulder and he stopped. The weather was fine and there was nothing to set him off- I wasn’t even carrying a whip. I longed him for ten minutes or so and he was excellent for the rest of the ride.

2.) Today we were working over low jumps, crossrails, and ground poles. The highest fence was a PVC wall about 21" high and weworked over the course at the trot and canter. He was doing just fine-relaxed and in tune with my aids. We came to the wall at a brisk trot and jumped it just fine, but upon landing, he took off again. I have no idea why he is doing this. His saddle fits him fine, my position is stable. I couldn’t slow him down and fell off, just like last time. I had longed him beforehand and he was his usual lazy self. It was kind of windy, but he had been relaxed the entire time we were out. I didn’t longe him after I fell off today- I just hopped back on and trotted around on a loose rein until I felt like stopping. Actually, come to think of it, he did pick up a canter yesterday without my asking, but he slowed right down after a few half halts.

I have two questions: Why does he bolt, and how can I stop him without unseating myself?

I’ll post a summary between the instances to make it easier on you guys:
-Every time he has bolted, I have been in two point. We work in two point all the time, but still.
-Two of the times, I have been by myself in the arena, but my parents or instructor have been at the fence.
-One of the times, I was riding with other horses.
-He has not had turn out the past few days, but has been longed and exercised prior to my taking him out.
-He has no history of this.

Will he lose his balance if I crank him into a circle?
Anyone else?

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Both my hens and vegetable garden will be in my back yard and when I’m not at work the hens won’t be locked in their run. I want to fence off a 10′x15′ section to turn into a vegetable garden.

How high will the fence need to be to keep heavy birds out?

And will clipping my one lighter bird’s wings keep her out?

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I have a garden that has only really got 1 spot at the bottom that gets th sun all day. I am thinking of putting a mirror along the fence at that spot so to ‘reflect’ the sun back in. Thats the theory anyway – has anyone tried this? Does it work? Any tips?

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i had a dream tonight, and it was really long and i dont remeber the hole thing.. but i remember walking into a prison for men, i was walking down an outdoor corridor and the convicts were outdoor but they were inside a place with a fence and stuff, and when i went by, i expected the men to say vulgar stuff at me (cuz i am female and blonde and stuff) but they didnt really say anything… there were lots of people there (visitors or something) and i was going to the prison to have some sort of class. i got into a room with a teacher and lots of students (sudently it was my school) and my best friend that left the school last week said that she was back in my school. when we left the school, a friend of mine (a guy) offered me and some other people a lift with his mom, now i know how his mom looks, but the lady that was driving the car (supposedly his mom in my dream) didnt look like his mom. but i remember exactly how she looked, and if i saw that lady in real life i would recognize her. anyway, we were all in the car and she was bringing me home, i was in the front seat and looked in the mirror and i saw my face and it was really white and had like loads of light brown freckles (i dont have freckles).anyway, suddently i was in MY moms car with my sister, and we saw a lady and a man(parents) on the road holding a person in a towel with a bag of nails on top of that person to hide him, and they were trying to hide the body. the person looked dead. i told my mom to stop the car. we went up to those people and where like, what are you doing? and the man was like "we killed our son" but then he was like "just kidding" but then the bag of nails that was covering the little dead boy fell of and we saw blood and at that moment knew that the father had murdered him, and because he saw that we saw the little boy was dead, he pushed me onto the floor, grabbed one of those big nails and was going to stab me in the head with it. my mum and sister didnt really do much i think, but at the moment he was going to stab me, my allarm clock went off for me to wake up and i woke up so scared. like really really scared….
anyone know what it means?

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I recently moved to a new stable, in a really nice area and a beautiful moon. By the time i get home from school theres only an hour left of light. So i’ve recently begun riding in the dark. i love it! The moons so beautiful. And I researched it, and confirmed that horses can see very well in the dark with moonlight and it’s safe in a controlled situation. I’m only riding in the outdoor arena with no poles set out. The fence is also white metal so you can pretty much see it constantly while working. We’ve had no spooks or problems so far. And i start really slow, letting him walk around the arena for at-least twenty minutes so he know where everything is, can adjust to the night noises and relax before I even start jogging and I make sure he’s perfectly calm at the jog before even asking for a lope.

Bu here’s my problem. Despite the fact that a) my horse loves the our doors b) he’s a very calm horse c) He rarely spooks d) were in an enclosed arena e) I’m an experienced rider f) I have a helmet on and a halter on the horse along with his bridal g) I’m just working on walk, jog, lope no jumping or reining or hard work and h0 have not had an accident yet, someone at the barn told my barn manager they felt it was unsafe for me to ride in the dark and my managers indirectly asked me not to ride in the dark anymore.

I find this kind of ridiculous since she apparently also stated ‘horses can see in the dark but not at night" (???) when i’ve read everywhere they can see well as long as the only light is natural, like the full moon. And my horse never spooks at night AND I’m trying to train him to be well rounded and working both night and day conditions because i want to do some endurance with him maybe.

So my question is:How can i make my barn owner see how important and wonderful night riding is to me? I want to be allowed to ride outside at night but I don’t want her to get a grudge on me or upset with me. I do ride alone in the arena but i’d only ever ride in the arena. I’d never go out for a night hack or ride along the road!

And one night it was dark and this girl left and a man asked me if she’d gone outside for a ride (in a very calm, happy, un-worried tone). I wonder why it seems dandy if she rides outside and the cutting horse champion i calm about it yet I’m being asked not to ride outside? Theres got to be a way for me to be allowed outside… I get home at 4:30, get out the door by 4:45, at the barn for 5:00, get saddles and ready by 5:30 and then i’ve only got thirty minutes of light! And my horse doesn’t really like the indoors that much, i think it would be more dangerous if i worked him inside then out!

So please if anyone has any ideas, they are welcomed with open arms.

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