I should be on video

[TCLynx]

There are times when I think how glad I am that no one is around to see what I've just done.

I'm often very wet when I have that thought.

See, I'm one to do quite a lot of quick change plumbing.

But now on later reflection, I probably would be a real you tube hit if I could post videos of the more spectacular incidents.

Plugging the pump back in but forgetting that I had opened that one ball valve to let water drain back so I could glue some plumbing. So then there is me trying to close the ball valve while a huge gush of water is spraying me.

Or then there are the gravity drains that drop down and then come back up over the edge of the sump tank, well to do changes there, ya just gotta cut and then wait while the water drains out. Some of those three inch drain pipes are long runs and they take a long time to drain. Ya know, ducks and chickens all come over to see what's up when there is lots of water on the ground. (they also love helping to dig holes.)

How bout the times ya hook up a pump just to get water from one place to another just temporary so noting is glued. I've made some great geysers that way!!!!!!!

But probably the best one, is peaking under the tank cover during feeding time and getting splashed in the face by a fish.

[Raychel A Watkins]

You are not alone with these experiences. Tuesday morning I had to go to work. I work 1 day a week 50 miles from my house. I stay at the hospital for 24hrs. I try to make sure everything is running right before I leave. I fed the fish and went to pick some ung choy to take to my co workers. Then I noticed one of the systems was not working right. I discovered that one of the pumps had quit working. The pump is in the tank with the fish. The tank is a 180 gallon rubbermaid fish tank. Mind you I have my clothes to go to work on. I have to bend over and reach into the tank and pull out the pump . I had to scurry around find a usable pump and find fittings to make it work. When I reached into the tank I had to bend over so far I was soaking wet completely. I get the pump in turn it on and it is working. I then notice the barrells with the plants are overflowing. I had forgotten to turn the valve back on. I had to go back to the house change my clothes, I should have taken a shower but I was already 1 hour late for work. It all goes with the system.

[Sylvia Bernstein]

I think they are so used to her peering at them that they consider her a hairy version of them.

[TCLynx]

Hopefully the smell of dog doesn't put the fish off their feed. LOL

[Sylvia Bernstein]

I love it! Just did that a couple days ago. Noticed a pump wasn't flowing well so I started taking apart sections of the pipe...while the pump was running (how else are you going to know when you hit pay-dirt, right?). First piece off...not that one. Second piece off...nope. Third piece not only held the piece of gravel that was stopping the flow but released some, ah, back pressure. Soaked from head to toe in fish water. Lovely.

Then there was the time a few days ago when I left the dog in the greenhouse with the bench right against the large tank when I was giving a tour. When in with the next tour an hour later to find the dog in the middle of the tank as happy as could be. Oh, to have had a video camera...