But a measuring cup worked. Don't laugh.
Believe it or not, this is effectively blocking that downspout and the water is now dumping into the rain garden (which is now filling a lot faster). I can watch it during heavy rain and see if it's in danger of overflowing. If the extra rain overflows or overwhelms the rain garden, I can just yank the measuring cup out of the gutter and take the pressure off.
And if it continues to work we can have that downspout removed professionally. And I own three measuring cup sets so I should survive without this one. Everyone wins! Now stop laughing.
Who's laughing? "Make do with what you've got" practicality is an art form.
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ReplyDeleteThe best part is that no one can see my bandaid!
Hahahahahaha...you're not alone. There is a weird junction in our gutters right above our front steps...it always used to drip on our heads...like every time we'd go down the steps. I won't tell you what we used to fix it. It's definitely NOT an old t-shirt ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love this! We actually only have one set of measuring cups and currently the 1/2 cup measure is used for measuring out dog food. We haven't missed it in a year, though, so I guess we're okay. :) This is brilliant! Your garden looks so awesome.
ReplyDeleteThank you! The garden really looks sad and sloppy right now. Greg's parents came over yesterday and I was so embarrassed--like we'd been caught with a sink full of dirty dishes.
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