Subj : Bird on air conditioner To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Jun 22 2019 11:37:00 Hi Nnancy! NB>>> Yup... :) It was what I called an April-Fool's storm... came the NB>>> last day of March.... and I was on my way to my son's school to pick NB>>> him up for a dentist appointment... needless to say, the appointment NB>>> was cancelled and some other way of getting him from school had to be NB>>> devised... the cop brought me to my parents' house, which was quite NB>>> near the accident site... the car was towed.... ;) BM>> Some joke. The good news is you weren't hurt; cars can be replaced; BM>> dental appointments can be remade. NB>> The car was fixed, the appointment rescheduled... and I still have a NB>> scar on my shin from the ice scraper scraping it..but I wasn't badly NB>> hurt, and lived to tell the tale... BM> Scars add character! NB> And memory... :) Like when holding an ice scaper or other item in one's hand in a relaxed position try not to let the item flail too much and rub against one's body? NB>>> Or at least is quickly replaced by water that the sump pump water NB>>> pushed towards the house with the water so high... BM>> Yes, if the water table is so high it is at the edge of the hole that BM>> was made for the basement the water extracted by the sump pump just BM>> overflows the previously existing water, right into the hole the BM>> basement is in, for the sump pump to pump that water out and ad BM>> infinitum. NB>> Sisyphus pushing the ball endlessly up the hill.... ;) BM> And for some reason that got me thinking: put a small turbine in the BM> sump pit: have the water coming in turn the blades, self-powering the BM> sump...! NB> Rube Goldberg to the rescue again.... :) I have the feeling that specific project might need a lot of detail work! BM>> The good news is the water must be back down to a more normal level as BM>> haven't heard/seen the sump pump do it's thing in a couple of days. BM>> Seems odd as in the past more of a tapering off and this was more a BM>> sudden end. And no, no 'indoor swimming pool' in the basement! NB>> Good that it wasn't just the sump giving up.... ;) Maybe the NB>> water table dropped more quickly than expected....? BM> Something. Put in a few more of the summer plants around the house: BM> very top layer is dry and starting to crack but the bottom of the BM> almost foot-deep hole is moist. so still a lot of water in the ground. NB> Just have to add in more water-retaining soil/mulch into the NB> upper layers of soil... Or mulch well once the plants are in.... NB> :) Well there are a few areas where I've suggested placing or adding mulch and so far no. Maybe I'm in for a huge landscaping project next year??!! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Buy garden hoses longer than you think you'll need. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .