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Is your property surrounded by a moat?
July 29, 2020, 08:27 PM
YooperSigsIs your property surrounded by a moat?
I have a big lake. But I am not sure if I am allowed to go there anymore.
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July 29, 2020, 08:34 PM
SIGWALLYI live in Florida, so yes on the alligator part.
July 29, 2020, 08:35 PM
hrcjonI'm on an island with a bridge that I have the tools to remove. And there are now man eating sharks around the island. does that count?
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July 29, 2020, 08:47 PM
sig226fanWell I have a sprinkler system for the lawn. And then there is a rather old cantankerous Australian cattle dog that has irritable bowel syndrome, so every time he barks he farts. I am pretty sure that is on par with the alligators.
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cslingerLive alligators are actually quite inexpensive if you are will to get them as babies so that only adds say a grand to my 80k number.
Course there is the feeding/maintenance.
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July 29, 2020, 08:57 PM
XinTXSorry, only armed dachshunds
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July 29, 2020, 10:41 PM
OrgussI prefer to fill my moat with oil covered in a thin layer of dirt to hide it from intruders. They step forward thinking it's solid ground, then fall in. If they don't immediately sink and drown, I just fire off a flaming arrow into the moat and watch them burn.
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Southern RebelWell, kinda sorta....
My property is surrounded on all sides by the humble abodes of my redneck cousins and all of their in-bred pit bulls (which are sort of like "dry-land" versions of alligators that can't swim, but sure as hell can bite like angry gators!)
I am sure that all of the above would seek to defend me and my home=place if the need arrived, but the attempted rescue might be worse than the invaders! Nevertheless, I love them all because they are blood kin - even though the family tree does have a few gnarly, twisted limbs.
July 30, 2020, 01:24 AM
HERITAGEWhen this is one of your toys as a kid:
, yeah, you devote some time into thinking about having a moat around your house!
July 30, 2020, 07:38 AM
henryazNo moat, but 6ft no climb fencing surrounding the entire acreage. The fence cuts off the front door from access, so there is a remote doorbell button next to the fence gate. I just ordered a sign to be made to go above the doorbell button, says "Press here to release the hounds".
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RHINOWSOquote:
Originally posted by HERITAGE:
When this is one of your toys as a kid:
, yeah, you devote some time into thinking about having a moat around your house!
Lol, had the same one! Fisher-Price was the best!
July 30, 2020, 07:51 AM
ShneaSIGYes. It has proven most effective at keeping the black knight at bay.
Yes, it has a drawbridge; it greatly improves ingress and egress.
No alligators or piranhas, however. Those sort of things ruin the moat's usefulness as a lazy river on hot days.
-ShneaSIG
Oh, by the way, which one's "Pink?" July 30, 2020, 08:43 AM
myrottietyThis one in Alpharetta is boss!
Alpharetta Castle HouseI drive by this all the time when heading to my inlaws. It legit has a full moat with draw bridges that go to the garages.
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Remember - Training is not sparring. Sparring is not fighting. Fighting is not combat. July 30, 2020, 08:47 AM
GibbWhen we were house hunting, we looked at a place that had a few streams on the borders of the property.
I made the comment to my wife that "with a little digging, I could make it a proper moat!"... The eye roll I got told me that house was off her list.
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monoblokNo moat; I have this thing about mosquitoes...
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July 30, 2020, 09:34 AM
ArtieSHalf by moat, with gators, the other half with fencing and two gates. 900' driveway backed by a scoped M1A and an FN FAL. Concrete block house. But, we're friendly. Our posture is purely defensive...
I am considering adding a palisade, motte, bailey and keep. I also need proper gatehouses. With murder holes, of course. Finally, my battlements are grossly insufficient.
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July 30, 2020, 11:21 PM
scratchyCannons, armor and moats? This would be an incredible theme park.
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July 30, 2020, 11:22 PM
parabellumAnd codpiece
July 31, 2020, 08:23 AM
VoshterkoffWouldn’t a moat seep into the bunker?
July 31, 2020, 08:36 AM
slabsides45quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
And codpiece
Lord help us all if this turns out to be the theme park's version of "Honey I Shrunk the Kids".
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