Try the fuel valve in the other position. On my Old GXV 140 mower, it's kind of opposite of what you would think it should look like.

Nice start and your on the right track it seems to me. I subscribe to a site thats run by a pond builder supplier and he is just full of knowledge on all sorts of plants if you would like the link and I am allowed to post it just let me know. BTW my pond is about 6000 gal and I only bought the liner and pump rest was free from friends and the local lakes for plants Koi were free I got them from a doctor friend who culled his pond and needed to find a home for them so I got 25 fry about 5 yrs ago,lost a few to big bird and friends but most are ok (20) and now they are about 16 inches long and having their own babys along with a scad of goldies. It does bite you big time and is very soothing to create a balanced pond good luck with it

Hmmm. We don't really do formal sit-down meals. Although we sit down together to eat, we tend to make plates in the kitchen and take each plate to the DR. Although I have nice china (a set of 12, even), it's pretty much for looks and has really only been used 3-4 times over the span of a 13-year marriage. Our everyday dishes, glasses and "silverware" are all of the Costco-Phalzgraff-Target-earthenware variety because we tend to overload the DW, drop and chip with frequency and I want to be able to replace as needed. I can't really see myself or anyone else in my family carrying dishes on a tray (or storing said tray). Maybe it would be best to store the dishes near the DW to make clean up easier, and just make the longer walk for prep/snack? Nobody will be making snacks at the same time as cleanup, so I can't see anyone getting in the way of cleanup at that point, and when we do have formal holiday dinners (all parties are informal buffet/bbq style), we generally clean up dinner before serving dessert so that everyone has a chance to digest and chat before moving to the next course anyway.

We have a creek that runs down the side of the property. It becomes a raging river with hard rain. The dirt spot is where yard drainage has eroded the yard . It’s a mess. Lake Blackshear is located outside town, so the sea wall guy, (hubby’s friend and the best in the business) has been tied up out there. They lower the water at the lake before Christmas, so people can work on their docks and sea walls. this creek fills completely to the top. They are going to reroute it more into the pasture. It empties into our pond.