New Projects

OK, ok, we've been silent. But that's not because we're not trying. Mainly, we've been starting new projects an working from there. Two new projects to report on: Rain gauge and study bathroom. First rain gauge.

The rain gauge is a little device which sits by our irrigation system control box and collects water. When the water over a certain time period reaches a certain level, the gauge tells the irrigation system "brains" (roughly akin to the processing power of a No. 2 pencil, I suspect; I call it HAL) that it does not need to water that day. Great idea, poorly executed. Mainly poorly executed because it does not work. I've looked out the window during howling rainstorm gales and seen the irrigation system irrigating away. So, it doesn't work. However, it looks neat. So, of course, I need to keep it. Anyway, that's not the point of the story. The point of the story is that this gauge was mounted on a board which stuck out above HAL and while ostensibly serving as a rain gauge mainly served as a way to keep HAL from getting too wet. The other day, through the fault of no-one, this board broke. It had NOTHING - nada - to do with the fact that one certain Houston attorney whose initials are BMB leaned on it while doing unrelated maintenance. It just broke. So, I had to re-situate the gauge. Not so that the gauge would work, but so that HAL would stay protected. My solution? A subtle yet effective use of left over floor tile from the island and WonderSubstance (a/k/a Duct Tape). The photos are attached to this blog. Enjoy the beauty and creativity of the simple solution. I now see where my children got their artistic talent, including the talent of the architect.