"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?
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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

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?
*))

On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:24:46 +0100, "peter clarke"
wrote:

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.

It's a minefield out there. When I started recordings in 1952,
occasionally the dog used to piddle in the rain gauge.

Happy days!

--
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

"Rodney Blackall" wrote in message
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In article , Will Hand
wrote:
Alan, there is no cure for senior moments I'm afraid. But, .... why not
leave a note permanently by your bedside (or somewhere where you will
always see it), on that note write 'GAUGE', then if you have
disconnected it it could at least prompt you, if not you have lost
nothing. I'm always writing myself notes at work as, believe it or not,
even in my 50s I still forget!

That will fail. You soon get so used to warnings/alarms that will ignore
them or stop noticing them.


Then there is no hope!

Will
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