Well, in true Barrett fashion, I went looking for our good sprinkler the other day (the one I bought on clearance last year, so that we would finally have a good quality one that would water a large area of lawn at one time. How I wish we had an automatic sprinkler system! Sigh!). Of course, I could only find this yellow one. It is designed to work alone (with a cap on the end), or you can connect several together with several hoses. I know there are probably eight bazillion stinking sprinklers in the garage, but I could only find this one.....without the cap on the end. Further searching did not result in finding the cap (which I am sure I put in a safe place, so I could find it when I needed it. Along with the GOOD sprinkler). In desperation, I grabbed the spray nozzle that I use to hose off dirty sidewalks, dirty children, and dirty cars; and twisted it on the end (making sure the spray nozzle was twisted completely closed). I am happy to report that it worked like a charm and the lawn got watered before it completely burned to a crisp! Desperation is the mother of .....well.....flying by the seat of your pants, but the end result is what matters.............right?
What a clever idea for a quick fix!
ReplyDeleteTina, you come up with more good, inventive ideas than just about anyone I know. I am constantly amazed by how you see what might be a huge problem for anyone else (me included) and find a way around it!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely genius! One of my personal goals is to use what we have instead of running out to buy something new. This is a great testimonial to that, plus I'm sure at some point your kids will figure out that they can open the nozzle end and chase each other around the yard spraying each other silly! :)
ReplyDelete(had some trouble commenting here today...hope this one flies) You're good with finding the right measures for desperate times, TWM. good work!
ReplyDeleteYou are so good!! Way to save the day again!!
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