Friday, November 14, 2008

More rain.... and full tanks :-)

I thought I'd heard a long range forecast for a dry November but it must not have been for our backyard. Another 9mm overnight brings our total rainfall to 59.5mm in the last 10 days.

We rely on rain to provide our water so it's always nice to know our tanks are nearly full. We have two tanks which hold approx. 10,000 litres each.
The plastic tank is for the house, and more recently the veggie patch. The tin tank is the original house tank and now provides water for 3 cows when the dam is low.
We can switch the house over to the tin tank when needed but rarely do. Having a second tank has made a big difference as we haven't needed to buy water for over two years

A smaller tank catches any excess water.
I call this hubby's "play water" :-) He can use this to wash our vehicles and anything else he feels like cleaning. He uses a pressure cleaner and has become more conservative so rarely runs out these days ;-)

Have a great day.

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BevB

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