a good day for singing a song

[pensnest]

We spent the afternoon singing with our Mixed chorus, which was lovely. People seem to have reassigned themselves to different voice parts without much prompting, which is cool. And we had cupcakes as a little celebration of our MD's recent nuptials.

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My late FIL was of an acquisitive habit, particularly when it came to Free Stuff. This included rainwater. In addition to water butts next to the garden outbuildings he had three plastic dustbins and a large multi-gallon plastic tank. (He didn't use the saved rainwater. He used the hose, thus paying for the water, although of course, he didn't pay the water bill. We did.)

The multi-gallon plastic tank is no more. As I was scooping water from it into my watering can, it burst. I was flooded up to the ankles, and very much surprised.

Hmph.

Comments

[dine]

I'm glad you had fun singing - being able to participate in activities like that again must be fantastic

I can see saving rainwater if you're going to use it - for gardens, for watering livestock, even for filling the toilet tank. but saving gallons and gallons and *not* using it seems odd to me. sorry your ankles got flooded! hope the shoes will survive

[pensnest]

It makes such a difference singing together, and indoors - we all take a lateral flow test at home and have to present proof of a negative result to be allowed in.

I don't understand why he didn't use the water! I suppose it must have been that he couldn't handle the weight of the watering cans... at least, that was true in the end, but having set up all the water catching and storage, I think he went straight to the hose, which was carefully twined all around the edge of the garden so it could be left permanently in position. Grrr.

My magnificent turlough socks were soaked!

[frausorge]

The singing sounds like a wonderful get-together! Were you rehearsing for another event, or singing for that day alone?

[pensnest]

We were getting back together for the first time to sing (we did have an Extra General Meeting a little while back), and we're learning two new songs to take to Convention at the end of April. We only rehearse once every six weeks or so, so there isn't really much time!

[yarnofariadne]

Hoarding rainwater is certainly a new one to me!

[pensnest]

I know! I mean, it is better for the plants than cold, sanitised mains water, but you gotta *use* it!

[turps]

That's so great you got to sing again!

Hoses are undoubtedly handy to use, but I don't get catching all that rain water and not doing anything with it. Sorry, you got an unexpected foot bath.

[turlough]

Sounds like you'd a fun afternoon.

Going to all that trouble to save rainwater and then not using any of it is just plain weird! Particularly since rainwater is so much better than tap water for plants.

Well, at least it was just water. I hope your shoes survived the bath?