Did you know that if left running for way too long, a garden hose will eventually bury itself in the sand to the point that it is nigh impossible to pull it out?
My boys have done this.
Twice.
It's kind of interesting, really. Yesterday I let them play in one of the kiddie pools we keep on hand for the dogs, because our easy-set pool from last year died a quiet death due to multiple punctures after having not been put away properly at the end of the season. They had to fill the pool with fresh water, and I told them they could play with the hose for a while if they wanted. They got bored, dried off and came inside after a while.
Some time later, my oldest informed me the hose was stuck. This morning, we attempted to pull it out so we could fill up the new, replacement easy-set. Can't pull it. Can't dig down to it (all the shovels have mysteriously disappeared and the sand-pail shovel just wasn't getting the job done, nor was the hoe).
I made the mistake then of telling my son to turn the water back on. After a few minutes, I asked him if he had complied and he said yes...but I couldn't see any water flowing. Finally it burst forth in a gush from several inches away from the hose itself. After yanking on the hose a few more times unsuccessfully, I told him to shut the water off again. Then I watched the hose inch along the ground...deeper into the hole it had buried itself in to begin with.
Sigh. It made for a good learning experience, at least. Jay eventually dug it out. And now the new pool is full, so we can cool off in it instead of with the hose. :)
Several treasures discovered today:
Lots of history content here. I'll probably use it to supplement the Kingfisher History encyclopedia somewhat this coming year. Colin read two of the sections I assigned him this morning and continued reading for fun without prompting, which is always a good sign. :)
One of NASA's many sites...Colin likes science.
This is a subscription site, but there are free games. Rhyon likes the Count Your Chickens game.
