Sprinklers

I’m wet – my clothes, my shoes, my hair, everything – it’s all wet. You want to know why? Maybe not, but I’ll tell you anyway. I’m watering my lawn. In other words, I’m running a sprinkler, and I gotta say, I’m not a big fan of those things. You know what I’m talking about, those nifty little gadgets that swing back and forth spraying water as they go, or spin around wildly flinging water with surprising velocity in every direction. Oh they do the job, but they are a major pain to deal with.

What makes sprinklers such a pain? It’s this. I have yet to figure out a way to turn the sprinkler on and then get from the spigot to the area out of the sprinkler’s range without getting drenched. Then when the watering is done, I have to reverse the process and run back through all of that spraying water to turn it off. Then I have to do it all over again in the backyard. I have even resorted to using an umbrella, but it’s effectiveness is limited because I have one of those rotary sprinklers that sprays water up and over and sideways. It’s going to get me one way or the other.

If you are one of those fortunate few who have a professionally installed sprinkler system that you can turn on and off without getting anywhere near the spray or maybe even have it on a timer, count your lucky stars. I looked into getting one and went so far as to have a guy come over and price it out, but ultimately decided against it as the quote came in at roughly the cost of a Lear jet.

So for the time being, I’ll stick with my sprinkler. It’s out there now, twirling around, making a wet mess of everything, especially me. But because I prefer the color green as opposed to brown when it comes to my grass and bushes, I’m going to keep using it. Maybe I’ll go change into a bathing suit.