Did I Forget to Mention...
we had our fish stolen?Yep. Good neighbourhood.
The house we bought came with a small pond which was home to 3 large (foot-long) coy. These coy had happily grown up in this pond without trouble. Riccardo was doing something in the backyard a while back when he glanced in the pond and noticed the orange-and-silver fishies were missing. He called me over, and we both stood over the pond in disbelief. Who would go fishing in our pond!?! What local teenager is going to Ebay 3 large coy (even if they are worth about £50 a piece)??? Of course we checked along the sides to see if they jumped out (maybe the water got to cold for them), and lifted up some plantlife to see if they were hiding (fish can be shy to people they don't know), but no luck.
We did call the police. They suggested a cat got them. Uh, when your fish are almost as large as any cat, I somehow doubt that the local stray is going to carefully catch each fish, and then load them over the 6-foot tall fence. Plus, wouldn't this have happened earlier in their little fishy lives, if it were going to happen at all.
Upon telling my dad about the incident, I was able to put things into perspective; he said,
"Well, of course your fish have been stolen: you're in England! The home of fish-and-chips!"
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