Aug 12, 2009

Bossy’s Favorite Things

This lady.

Although not the first person to break the dock rules at Bossy’s campground, she was breaking her particular rule shamelessly.

And while we’re on the subject of the campground dock and its charming No signs — for instance No Swimming, which Bossy and her family couldn’t have ignored more if they were being paid to ignore signs of the No Swimming variety — Bossy thought it was really funny when she spotted these warnings after ten days of submerging herself in this very water:

The Zebra Mussel warning was the most funny, where funny equals really disturbing along the lines of Could one of these things unknowingly be attached to Bossy’s arse?

Bossy’s son’s delightful girlfriend, however, was slightly more obsessed with the meaning of the other warning, the one regarding water chestnuts:

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12 comments

1. 1
   on August 12th, 2009 at 7:43 am
   kristin @ going country said:

   Zebra mussels will rip the shit out of your feet if they’re in the shallows where you wade. Hence the warning, I guess.


2. 2
   on August 12th, 2009 at 9:03 am
   Liz said:

   Yeah… the horse shoes on those tiny hooves can be sharp


3. 3
   on August 12th, 2009 at 9:27 am
   The Domstic Goddess said:

   Water chestnuts. OH NOES!!!!

   But seriously, your feet. Those things can cut you like a knife.


4. 4
   on August 12th, 2009 at 9:47 am
   Maureen in IL said:

   I just had to google this. All I can say is AAK “they have become a major macrofouler” “covering beaches with sharp-edged mussel shells and rotting mussel flesh” A macrofouler? Who knew. Thanks for the PSA Bossy.


5. 5
   on August 12th, 2009 at 11:14 am
   bdaiss said:

   Huh. I’m quite familiar with Zebra mussels thanks to a graduate research project on the Seneca river. But Water Chestnuts? I had to go look those up. Too bad they aren’t the edible kind. It’d probably give people more “inspiration” to help control ‘em!


6. 6
   on August 12th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
   Gail K. said:

   By analyzing the rust marks on the above signage, this waterbody has been infested for quite awhile.

   Whereas my waterbody can be infested with potato chips which helps in maintaining the waterbody effect.


7. 7
   on August 12th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
   reen said:

   Too bad about the roaming sharp-hooved zebras and the angry lo mein invasion…I imagine it would be next to impossible to resist the temptation to jump into that lovely lake, no matter whether Nessie himself was lurking there.


8. 8
   on August 12th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
   dgm said:

   Mmmmm, water chestnuts. I’d dive in!


9. 9
   on August 12th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
   Birdbrain said:

   Hey, I bet the Chinese have a recipe for Zebra Mussels and water chestnuts, you know, like Zebra Mussels with Water Chestnuts and Pea Shoots. Sounds yummy!


10. 10
    on August 12th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
    BossysMom said:

    just as long as there are no painbodies in the waterbodies.


11. 11
    on August 12th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
    Stacey Ball said:

    Ewww, I’ve always hated water chestnuts. They’re just so crunchy and watery and watery.


12. 12
    on August 13th, 2009 at 1:07 am
    Jenn @ The Women's Colony said:

    Was there a “No Fun” sign for you to ignore as well?