Duck Pond Redneckery

[Duck]

I drained the basement pipes for the spigots in the fall. But I still had to use a propane torch to get it flowing.

105-ish gallons later, I've got 150 feet of garden hose to blow out before it freezes solid.

The water bag is damn cold though.

The well water is probably 55°F when it enters the hose.

5/8" hose, 150 feet, 30-50 psi switch on the well pump. Downhill about 3 feet to the shop floor elevation, then up ten feet.

I should have timed it.

But it seemed like ten minutes to fill the bag. I was standing on the pallet rack like in the picture with both hands fuckin with the cap on the top center to let the water push out the air. My neck muscles didn't get tired, so it couldn't have been too long.


I bet it'll take a few days for that heating pad to get the water luke warm.

 

[389 Hood]

And of course, my damn dog peed on it while it was on the floor.

Live life like a dog. If you can eat it, or hump it, piss on it and walk away!

 

[389 Hood]

Too damned cold there. I guess I'll quit bitching about my 40's here.

 

[Electric Chicken]

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I drained the basement pipes for the spigots in the fall. But I still had to use a propane torch to get it flowing.

105-ish gallons later, I've got 150 feet of garden hose to blow out before it freezes solid.

The water bag is damn cold though.

The well water is probably 55°F when it enters the hose.

5/8" hose, 150 feet, 30-50 psi switch on the well pump. Downhill about 3 feet to the shop floor elevation, then up ten feet.

I should have timed it.

But it seemed like ten minutes to fill the bag. I was standing on the pallet rack like in the picture with both hands fuckin with the cap on the top center to let the water push out the air. My neck muscles didn't get tired, so it couldn't have been too long.


I bet it'll take a few days for that heating pad to get the water luke warm.

Have you considered building a metal cage for the bag kind of like an IBC tote?

You could use scrap metal if you can weld decently enough. Cut the Caravan/Voyager down or something.

You could even build a cage out of wood with scrap...uh...wood...if you have enough laying around.

 

[Duck]

It took 2-1/2 days for the water bag to reach 70°F

No blanky over it yet though. And I turned the heat down to 60° at night.

That's about as scientific as I could get. Wasn't planning on doing it til I had a thermometer to measure the temp when I turned on the heating pad.


Has any y'all ever had a water bed? Curious how long they take to warm up.

 

[AK7]

It took 2-1/2 days for the water bag to reach 70°F

No blanky over it yet though. And I turned the heat down to 60° at night.

That's about as scientific as I could get. Wasn't planning on doing it til I had a thermometer to measure the temp when I turned on the heating pad.


Has any y'all ever had a water bed? Curious how long they take to warm up.

We are still rocking a water bed.
Iirc it was about 3 days to get up to temp.

 

[Electric Chicken]

I've never had a water bed but I've slept in one.

How do you get grip when the terrain keeps shifting?

 

[389 Hood]

I remember when they first came out and people on the 2nd and 3rd floors of apartment buildings were putting them in without and knowledge of the load per square foot of the ceiling/flooring slabs. There were more than a few that fell through the floors.

We had a 'Gel Bed', for quite a few years. Quite comfortable and not like a memory foam mattress, you really didn't know your sleep partner was moving. It never affected your side.

What a PITA they are to disassemble and get out of the building.

 

[Electric Chicken]

I remember when they first came out and people on the 2nd and 3rd floors of apartment buildings were putting them in without and knowledge of the load per square foot of the ceiling/flooring slabs. There were more than a few that fell through the floors.

We had a 'Gel Bed', for quite a few years. Quite comfortable and not like a memory foam mattress, you really didn't know your sleep partner was moving. It never affected your side.

What a PITA they are to disassemble and get out of the building.

Yeah but thrust grip. How does that work?

 

[389 Hood]

Get a little fat girl. Lay her down, slap her once and ride the wave!!!

 

[Duck]

I remember when they first came out and people on the 2nd and 3rd floors of apartment buildings were putting them in without and knowledge of the load per square foot of the ceiling/flooring slabs. There were more than a few that fell through the floors.

I can't even process that level of stupid.

People that dumb should be sterilized for the benefit of the gene pool.

 

[Rigjockey]

I remember when they first came out and people on the 2nd and 3rd floors of apartment buildings were putting them in without and knowledge of the load per square foot of the ceiling/flooring slabs. There were more than a few that fell through the floors.

I wonder if they notified their insurance companies about the waterbed. I am sure they would want to know just for flood insurance reasons and also for the reason you mentioned.

 

[Electric Chicken]

I can't even process that level of stupid.

People that dumb should be sterilized for the benefit of the gene pool.

I'm dumb but I'm sexy.

 

[Rigjockey]

I'm dumb but I'm sexy.

 

[Electric Chicken]

 

[389 Hood]

I'm getting a little nervous here. I'm not sure I want to know the search terms used to find those songs.

Though, back in the day, that one EC posted, used to love to be danced to by the strippers. It is a good 3 minute dance for the girls and it just got people moving.

Never even thought that a music vid like that would even be posted on a site, RJ Those are some strange dudes. I doubt many if any, worked at those bodies, actually working. They're gym rats.

And I'm jealous!

 

[Electric Chicken]

I'm getting a little nervous here. I'm not sure I want to know the search terms used to find those songs.

Though, back in the day, that one EC posted, used to love to be danced to by the strippers. It is a good 3 minute dance for the girls and it just got people moving.

Never even thought that a music vid like that would even be posted on a site, RJ Those are some strange dudes. I doubt many if any, worked at those bodies, actually working. They're gym rats.

And I'm jealous!

I searched for my song by its title.

 

[Duck]

My dog,.. my 40 lb hyper ankle biting pain in the ass dog,... just helped me fix a little piece of shit battery powered water pump.

Yes a DOG helped me fix something.



This little screw fell on the floor, outside of my 12" range of eyesight focus when I don't have my glasses on, and I didn't see where it went.

But the dog did. He got up and walked over & sniffed it.

"Good dog"

 

[Hillbilly Canuck]

My dog,.. my 40 lb hyper ankle biting pain in the ass dog,... just helped me fix a little piece of shit battery powered water pump.

Yes a DOG helped me fix something.

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This little screw fell on the floor, outside of my 12" range of eyesight focus when I don't have my glasses on, and I didn't see where it went.

But the dog did. He got up and walked over & sniffed it.

"Good dog"

And here mine just runs out on the ice and barks at.........God knows what

 

[389 Hood]

And here mine just runs out on the ice and barks at.........God knows what

Yours wants to see if you're stupid enough to try and come out on the ice and get it.