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From: "Jim Lewis"
Subject: [IBC] Disaster strikes :-(


Returned from 11 days in Arizona (GREAT vacation!) to find that
the pump on my well had burned out about 4 days into the
vacation.

Had enough rain so my bigger (10 inches) trees came though,
damaged but alive. The tiny ones, however, were toast. About 30
trees.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - 30 trees and
$1400 poorer.

That's a real shame Jim.
I don't know how many times I've heard similar stories from people relying
on watering systems.
When I worked putting in annual gardens in Akron Ohio we had sprinkler
system on all of them.They were under CONSTANT repair, especially the auto
controlled ones over the manual turn on-shut off type. They have as many
problems as you can imagine scenarios for!

I'd never trust one, sooner or later, something like this always seems to
happen. ( now we'll hear from everyone who has one and never had a problem!
:)
but, I'll bet a month ago YOU would have said that.!!

If you can't find a neighbor friend to check on/water plants then it's
better to pay someone. ( right now I use my eldest son to stay at the house.
Money talks and boosts concern :) If they have questions, you are a cell
phone away.
Dale

P.S. I guess you'll be doing some hefty shopping at BSF this year :)
P.P.S. I'll bet none of those pots died!

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