On Oct 12, 8:24*am, "peter clarke" wrote:
"Alan White" wrote in message

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On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:31:03 +0100, "peter clarke"
wrote:

...at this point I noticed that the garden hose was on the grass, and the
sprinkler! The wife had been busy watering the garden the previous
afternoon!

Are you still married?
--
Alan White
Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent.
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in
Argyll, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:-http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather

Yes, but *I make sure I know where the sprinkler is when she waters the
garden these days!
To make sure , I cover the gauge with *a plate *on irrigation days.

Peter Clarke

Surely the rain gauge, on days when it is so dry the missus would have
to put a sprinkler on the garden, would read 0mm? Or does she not
believe your forecasting skills gents?
*))