28 March 2023
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Over the past few years, Jane and I have bought quite a lot of bottled water. Specifically, we’ve gone through a lot of supermarket low-cost sparkling water. It isn’t as cheap as what comes in the tap but I don’t … Continue reading
21 December 2022
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We’ve had a few reasonably dry days and it hasn’t been too cold, so I decided to press on with my water engineering in the back garden. After last month’s post, I’d ended up buying some 40mm black PVC pipe … Continue reading
24 November 2022
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Hurrah! We finally got a new shower installed yesterday. The mixer shower that came with the house always seemed a bit dicey. You’d think it was running well and then the water would suddenly go cold. Especially since I try … Continue reading
23 November 2022
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When I looked out of the dining room this morning, I could see that last week’s water engineering wasn’t enough. With heavy rain, the input volume was still exceeding the capacity of the output flow and so the ground near … Continue reading
17 November 2022
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Today has been like that 1980’s Scottish band you may remember: wet, wet, wet (FWIW, the band is still going today – an impressive run). The trouble is that our water storage system is full up and, although it is … Continue reading
17 August 2022
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Last night’s sustained, heavy rain was very welcome. That revealed, though, that the hosepipe carrying water from the shed end of the garden to the canal end was, as I feared, not working. I messed around a bit with a … Continue reading
28 July 2022
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We had some rain last night, which is the kind of thing that has started to become remarkable as the dry weeks of the present summer have dragged on. When I set off for an early morning trip to the … Continue reading
17 June 2022
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Will today be the hottest day of the year? It has been the hottest day in the UK so far in 2022 and I’d be quite happy if this is the peak. I did early morning and mid-evening trips to … Continue reading
12 August 2021
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We did some more work on sustainable irrigation today. We’ve now run a pipe across the extension roof, linking the downpipe from the main roof to the gutter on the shed (which links to our water butts). It isn’t a … Continue reading
24 July 2021
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Apologies for the childish sounding title but it seemed appropriate for my recent labours and one that I’m unlikely to have cause to use again for a long time. We’ve now got the second giant water butt installed. In order … Continue reading