12 May 08 Leaks abound

12 May 08 Leaks abound

Today is Monday and again the weather is warm and sunny. No dust,
clear blue skies and it probably won't even hit 100F today. Usually
by this time of year there are some hot days but that hasn't
happened...yet. I'm just glad it's not dusty as it really isn't
healthy at
all to breath in all that crap. The lawn is looking great even
without the beloved flamingos. About half the flamingos we absconded
to
'flock' another Sergeant Major and the other 1/2 I've temporarly
hidden to prevent their theft. I'll put them out again but frankly
I'm
expecting a continueing 'pink flamingo attrition' as its hard to keep
ahold of the critters!
Also there are water hoses and water bladders everywhere here on base
to get water to where it is needed/wanted. Dirt, sun and constant
pressure changes combine to wear out the material that the hoses and
bladders are made of in just a year or so. Leaks are pretty common
with hoses and the leak seen here will probably be fixed within a few
days. Hose leaks are pretty easy to find as you just need to look
for any oasis of green. Water bladders rarely leak very long as any
small leak quickly becomes larger and larger until whoosh!