Savanna
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All Done!This is my children's least favorite summer activity--
moving sprinkler pipe.
How to move sprinkler pipe:
Unplug the end plug so the water will drain
Walk to the other end of the pipe and shut it off
Move the valve opener to the next head and put the valve on carefully and turn on the water
(no one likes a cold bath first thing in the morning!)
Now, move each 40 foot section of pipe, twenty-one steps and hook it to the valve opener and then each section of pipe--one at a time--NO WHINING ALLOWED!
Depending on how many sections there are, and how deep the hay or grass is, this job can take anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes. We move a minimum of 2 lines each morning. The west side of the river is the worst. The stickers are terrible, the pipe is old and bent and doesn't go together very well and it is not fun!
We have seen the "pipe dance" many times. It is hilarious what the kids will say and do to get out of moving pipe! It isn't that bad of a job and we laugh together when we aren't cussing each other and the pay is pretty good for them, thanks to Grandma Marj!
My least favorite job in all of growing up was changing sprinkler pipes. The year I got into drill team, my dad made a deal that he would pay for everything if I would move 1 line night and morning. I think he got the better end of the deal. Sorry I did do alot of whining!!!!
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