"Mike" wrote in message
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How can you do that?

Don't you close the tap when you remove whatever vessel you're
filling?


Long story :-((
Do you want it?

Yes, but to prevent flack you can mail it to me if you prefer.


'flack'? That's the stuff others fling at you 'cos they are not as good as
you ;-))
Not my fault they are not up to my standard ;-))

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I will begin ;-)

Two water butts side by side. Numbers 1 and 2.
1 receives the water from the roof
2 is the overflow from 1

Water Butt number 3 turns up on the scene for the new Verandah. Not very
pretty :-((

Change 2 for 3 as 2 is in a not very often used Courtyard
2 has a lot of water in it. Use buckets and watering cans to empty 2 into
4,5,6,7,& 8 at back of garage :-))
The tap on 2 is quite high up :-( and soon runs dry, so tilt butt 2 on its
base. LEAVE TAP OPEN whilst this operation is going on to make butt 2
light
enough to move :-))
2 now light enough.
change 2 for 3
2 now spare :-))))

Next morning

Raining :-))

Butt 1 and 3 full.
Still raining
Verandah not ready.
Fix 2 to take overflow from 1 and 3 :-))

Water level gets to tap height!!!!!

and you know the rest ;-((

Right, I can understand that. But couldn't you have syphoned water from 2 to
wherever instead of using buckets?

Mike

I do wish I was as perfect as 'some' on this newsgroup!!!

I wish I were too :-(

But at least we know we're not perfect - such wisdom comes with age.

Mary

Right, I can understand that. But couldn't you have syphoned water from 2
to
wherever instead of using buckets?

uphill to the other end of the garden :-(( But it was only about half a
dozen trips :-))



I do wish I was as perfect as 'some' on this newsgroup!!!

I wish I were too :-(

But at least we know we're not perfect - such wisdom comes with age.

Mary



exactly :-))

These youngsters who think they know it all ................ ;-)

Mike


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These youngsters who think they know it all ................ ;-)

As we used to do ...

Mary

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These youngsters who think they know it all ................ ;-)

As we used to do ...

Mary



but we DID !!!!

Mike


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These youngsters who think they know it all ................ ;-)

As we used to do ...

Mary



but we DID !!!!

Well, you might have, I only thought I did and you know what Thought did ...

Off to bed now. Exhausted by all this talk of carrying buckets and cans.

Mary