Predictable Malfunctions
We just got back from a week away traveling, and discovered two entirely predictable things occurred. Both were absolutely ordained to happen.
One, despite holding the newspaper and getting a confirmation of the hold dates, a week's worth of rolled up papers piled up on our front porch. That was predictable.
Second, despite setting up an elaborate drip system for several gardens, complete with inscrutable programmable timers and extension coils and soaker hoses, it rained hard while we were away. Half an inch.
The rain barrel was overfull, the gardens were wet, the rain gauge was filled to the half inch mark, and my water usage app shows the timers delivered hundreds of gallons of drip irrigation while it rained.
A more sophisticated set up would include a rain sensor and pause function, but I didn't spring for the cost of that system in a climate where it doesn't rain. So of course it rained significantly while we were gone.
I guess that's good, though.
One, despite holding the newspaper and getting a confirmation of the hold dates, a week's worth of rolled up papers piled up on our front porch. That was predictable.
Second, despite setting up an elaborate drip system for several gardens, complete with inscrutable programmable timers and extension coils and soaker hoses, it rained hard while we were away. Half an inch.
The rain barrel was overfull, the gardens were wet, the rain gauge was filled to the half inch mark, and my water usage app shows the timers delivered hundreds of gallons of drip irrigation while it rained.
A more sophisticated set up would include a rain sensor and pause function, but I didn't spring for the cost of that system in a climate where it doesn't rain. So of course it rained significantly while we were gone.
I guess that's good, though.
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