Saving Money, Being Frugal
Rain Barrels!
11/11/09 17:32
We bought 2 rain barrels at the recycling truckload sale sponsored by our city’s recycling center. They sold rain barrels and compost bins at a fraction of the cost we would buy them at. We think they are very attractive and they were easy to put in. DH had Veteran’s Day off, but we put him to work on honey-do projects. He cut the gutters down and put the barrels on a concrete pad so they won’t get hit by the weed-whacker. They look so awesome! Now, we have to wait for rain!!! I’ll be interested to see how much water pressure there is in the barrel.
Why in the world did we put in barrels? 1 main reason: hurricanes. Sometimes we get hit by hurricanes and we wanted a source of water if ours gets knocked out. We won’t drink this water, but use it for our toilets, and washing dishes; things like that. When there is no storm coming, I’ll use the water to water our lawn and garden. It will save a little money on our water bill, which is always good.
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