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Clark... 09-05-2008 06:25 PM

Bilko got me thinking
 

Srgnt Billko wrote:
got the rest of the onions in - and the blueberries, and the
blackberries. Still have rasberries and corn to go. Watered the
transplanted honey suckle and lilacs. Gotta get the pump going from
the brook - we've been carting water so far.



Ya know you got me thinking, (A rare feat indeed)!!!
I water the lawn with the hose as we have town water, and that fancy indoor
plumbing too...
I have a 1 3/4 hp pool pump AND a sump pump I used to use to pump washing
machine water up six feet with.(electric)
We have a stream that goes through the property, and I thought about hooking
up one of those pumps with an adapter or two so I could attach it to my
regular lawn hose.
I was really excited about the whole idea, crap I must be getting old,
I used to get excited about fast cars.
anyway, I thought HEY free water for my lawn! but with the price of water
out here, Southampton MA. we only pay about $42.00 a yearly quarter for our
water anyway.
I would bet I would spend more money on electricity to power the pump, our
electric bill is about $200.00 a month already, 2 fridges, 2 dehumidifiers,
2 air,conditioners, 1 stand up freezer, and five computers (that we use
regularly) It's just the two of us but for some reason we need all this..

but I digress, then I thought, go to the tractor supply and get a gas
powered pump for $250.00 and pay for the gas too...nope..
So I guess it would be best to stick with the town water....
I was looking forward to a project to..
Maybe I should do something with the old Toro? a go-cart maybe?

Clark...

--
Don't you have Google in your part of the world?



Eggs Zachtly 09-05-2008 06:35 PM

Bilko got me thinking
 
Clark... said:

Srgnt Billko wrote:
got the rest of the onions in - and the blueberries, and the
blackberries. Still have rasberries and corn to go. Watered the
transplanted honey suckle and lilacs. Gotta get the pump going from
the brook - we've been carting water so far.


Ya know you got me thinking, (A rare feat indeed)!!!
I water the lawn with the hose as we have town water, and that fancy indoor
plumbing too...
I have a 1 3/4 hp pool pump AND a sump pump I used to use to pump washing
machine water up six feet with.(electric)
We have a stream that goes through the property, and I thought about hooking
up one of those pumps with an adapter or two so I could attach it to my
regular lawn hose.
I was really excited about the whole idea, crap I must be getting old,
I used to get excited about fast cars.


Still do. =P

anyway, I thought HEY free water for my lawn! but with the price of water
out here, Southampton MA. we only pay about $42.00 a yearly quarter for our
water anyway.
I would bet I would spend more money on electricity to power the pump, our
electric bill is about $200.00 a month already, 2 fridges, 2 dehumidifiers,
2 air,conditioners, 1 stand up freezer, and five computers (that we use
regularly) It's just the two of us but for some reason we need all this..

but I digress, then I thought, go to the tractor supply and get a gas
powered pump for $250.00 and pay for the gas too...nope..
So I guess it would be best to stick with the town water....
I was looking forward to a project to..


If the creek has running water all of the time, you could make a small
waterwheel to power the pump. If not, a couple oxen working a wheel could
power it. Hell, using that idea, they'd probably have enough power to work
a grist mill too, grinding pine nuts! =)

Maybe I should do something with the old Toro? a go-cart maybe?


You could always make a mole killer out of it. =)

--

Eggs

If Bill Gates had a dime for every time a Windows box crashed...oh, wait a
minute - he already does.

Srgnt Billko 09-05-2008 09:49 PM

Bilko got me thinking
 

"Eggs Zachtly" wrote in message
...
Clark... said:

Srgnt Billko wrote:
got the rest of the onions in - and the blueberries, and the
blackberries. Still have rasberries and corn to go. Watered the
transplanted honey suckle and lilacs. Gotta get the pump going from
the brook - we've been carting water so far.


Ya know you got me thinking, (A rare feat indeed)!!!
I water the lawn with the hose as we have town water, and that fancy
indoor
plumbing too...
I have a 1 3/4 hp pool pump AND a sump pump I used to use to pump washing
machine water up six feet with.(electric)
We have a stream that goes through the property, and I thought about
hooking
up one of those pumps with an adapter or two so I could attach it to my
regular lawn hose.
I was really excited about the whole idea, crap I must be getting
old,
I used to get excited about fast cars.


Still do. =P

anyway, I thought HEY free water for my lawn! but with the price of water
out here, Southampton MA. we only pay about $42.00 a yearly quarter for
our
water anyway.
I would bet I would spend more money on electricity to power the pump,
our
electric bill is about $200.00 a month already, 2 fridges, 2
dehumidifiers,
2 air,conditioners, 1 stand up freezer, and five computers (that we use
regularly) It's just the two of us but for some reason we need all this..

but I digress, then I thought, go to the tractor supply and get a gas
powered pump for $250.00 and pay for the gas too...nope..
So I guess it would be best to stick with the town water....
I was looking forward to a project to..


If the creek has running water all of the time, you could make a small
waterwheel to power the pump. If not, a couple oxen working a wheel could
power it. Hell, using that idea, they'd probably have enough power to work
a grist mill too, grinding pine nuts! =)

Maybe I should do something with the old Toro? a go-cart maybe?


You could always make a mole killer out of it. =)

--

Eggs


They makes pumps that run off a tractor PTO !! That'll take care of your
"stinkin thinkin" chuckle



Clark... 12-05-2008 07:48 PM

Bilko got me thinking
 
Srgnt Billko wrote:
"Eggs Zachtly" wrote in message
...
Clark... said:

Srgnt Billko wrote:
got the rest of the onions in - and the blueberries, and the
blackberries. Still have rasberries and corn to go. Watered the
transplanted honey suckle and lilacs. Gotta get the pump going
from the brook - we've been carting water so far.

Ya know you got me thinking, (A rare feat indeed)!!!
I water the lawn with the hose as we have town water, and that fancy
indoor
plumbing too...
I have a 1 3/4 hp pool pump AND a sump pump I used to use to pump
washing machine water up six feet with.(electric)
We have a stream that goes through the property, and I thought about
hooking
up one of those pumps with an adapter or two so I could attach it
to my regular lawn hose.
I was really excited about the whole idea, crap I must be
getting old,
I used to get excited about fast cars.


Still do. =P

anyway, I thought HEY free water for my lawn! but with the price of
water out here, Southampton MA. we only pay about $42.00 a yearly
quarter for our
water anyway.
I would bet I would spend more money on electricity to power the
pump, our
electric bill is about $200.00 a month already, 2 fridges, 2
dehumidifiers,
2 air,conditioners, 1 stand up freezer, and five computers (that
we use regularly) It's just the two of us but for some reason we
need all this.. but I digress, then I thought, go to the tractor
supply and get a
gas powered pump for $250.00 and pay for the gas too...nope..
So I guess it would be best to stick with the town water....
I was looking forward to a project to..


If the creek has running water all of the time, you could make a
small waterwheel to power the pump. If not, a couple oxen working a
wheel could power it. Hell, using that idea, they'd probably have
enough power to work a grist mill too, grinding pine nuts! =)

Maybe I should do something with the old Toro? a go-cart maybe?


You could always make a mole killer out of it. =)

--

Eggs


They makes pumps that run off a tractor PTO !! That'll take care of
your "stinkin thinkin" chuckle


But then I would have to buy a tractor, and figure out what a PTO is, wait
ain't that one of those things you see flying around in the sky and nobody
knows what it is?
Clark...
--
Don't you have Google in your part of the world?



Clark... 12-05-2008 07:55 PM

Bilko got me thinking
 
Eggs Zachtly wrote:
Clark... said:

Srgnt Billko wrote:
got the rest of the onions in - and the blueberries, and the
blackberries. Still have rasberries and corn to go. Watered the
transplanted honey suckle and lilacs. Gotta get the pump going from
the brook - we've been carting water so far.


Ya know you got me thinking, (A rare feat indeed)!!!
I water the lawn with the hose as we have town water, and that fancy
indoor plumbing too...
I have a 1 3/4 hp pool pump AND a sump pump I used to use to pump
washing machine water up six feet with.(electric)
We have a stream that goes through the property, and I thought about
hooking up one of those pumps with an adapter or two so I could
attach it to my regular lawn hose.
I was really excited about the whole idea, crap I must be
getting old, I used to get excited about fast cars.


Still do. =P

anyway, I thought HEY free water for my lawn! but with the price of
water out here, Southampton MA. we only pay about $42.00 a yearly
quarter for our water anyway.
I would bet I would spend more money on electricity to power the
pump, our electric bill is about $200.00 a month already, 2
fridges, 2 dehumidifiers, 2 air,conditioners, 1 stand up freezer,
and five computers (that we use regularly) It's just the two of us
but for some reason we need all this..

but I digress, then I thought, go to the tractor supply and get a
gas powered pump for $250.00 and pay for the gas too...nope..
So I guess it would be best to stick with the town water....
I was looking forward to a project to..


If the creek has running water all of the time, you could make a small
waterwheel to power the pump. If not, a couple oxen working a wheel
could power it. Hell, using that idea, they'd probably have enough
power to work a grist mill too, grinding pine nuts! =)

Maybe I should do something with the old Toro? a go-cart maybe?


You could always make a mole killer out of it. =)


Build a Scalopus aquaticus slayer? Hmmm...

Clark...

--
Don't you have Google in your part of the world?




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