Mike loves our in ground sprinkler system and I think it wastes water and is inefficient, so we argue about it. Now that he is working in Texas it's turned off and only used when the grass looks stressed - "winner, winner, chicken dinner!"
Gloating aside, last night I attempted to make it more efficient by adjusting a couple of sprinkler heads in the front flower bed. Two heads in particular are worthless. One I can't do much about and one ... well it was buried under a lot of good dirt. It disappears under that dirt when the water is off and pops up when the water is turned on. In order to find it/adjust it you have to have the water on - especially when performing repairs single-handed.
I'm feeling very special with my muddy hands and tools and positive that the neighbors are admiring my self-sufficiency when a geyser of water explodes from the head in question. It launches the top of the sprinkler off at least 12 feet into the air and becomes hopelessly lost in the nice thick turf of our front yard. Now I have an exposed opening in a 6 X 6 inch hole that gurgles and fills with water like a bubbling spring.
No problem, I'll water this area by hand and tell the system when to water the rest during this week of 100 plus temps. Sounds good in theory but, apparently when you tell the system to water the north and northeast side of the yard it also waters the front flower beds. "Loser, loser become a boozer"!
I'm determined to become a reformed lawn owner in my new locale. A cool web-site to check out is www.lawnreform.org. Wish me luck!
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