The pond...

So, today, I, being the most fabulous friend a person could ask for, went over to help my dearest Tina with her disgusting pond issue. The problem is, they have lived in their rental for 3 years, and have never really ran the pump, drained or really done anything with the pond in the backyard. Steven has thrown many of things into the pond, which haven't seen the light of day until today and lessoned learned...don't place a bird feeder next to the pond, there was about 5 pounds of birdseed in the pond! Why do anything know you ask? Well, the neighborhood has a really bad odor problem, the source being the pond. Tina poured bleach into the pond, and it just got foamy and gross. I told her she needs to get some buckets and scoop it out (mind you, I have been saying this for 2 years...while it was still somewhat clean). Well, finally I offered to help with the problem and so we put the baby down, fed the preschoolers and the pre-teen, grabbed a 20 gallon tub, a dollar store bucket and the largest whatever cup Tina had, and started dumping. We got about 1/2 way through and we started to run into rocks that were in the bottom for the fish that were at one time living there. There sure was a lot of leaves, slugs, and bird seed in there!!! 3 GARBAGE BAGS FULL of non-liquid debris!! After I accidentially sprayed Tina a few times while trying to get the stuff from behind the support rocks, seriously, who puts a bird feeder above a pond!!! We brought out the snow shovel and shoveled the rocks and all into the yard to dry out. Oh, did I mention both of us wore flip-flops, and for the last part, I put a flat rock in the bottom for me to stand on and of course I lost my balance and stepped in to the bottom. Luckily most was out, but still! About an hour and a half later, we were done and the flies are having a party...Tina and I smell like hog manure. I kid you not, her pond smells like pig sh*t!!! I had flash backs to visiting uncle Ronnie's farm as a child and how we smelled like pigs for DAYS after visiting! Well, after washing my hands 3 times at Tina's, came home and took a shower, rubbed my hands with Baking soda several times, washed them several times and STILL SMELLS LIKE MANURE!!! The sad thing is, this isn't the grossest thing I have ever cleaned in my life...all you who ever worked at summer camp with crappy septic systems or had to do PP's for Golke know EXACTLY where I come from!!! This is like the 5th grossest thing ever done!!! Well, when Tina puts the pictures up, I will transfer, otherwise, if you have tips, please pass them along!!