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.
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