Some still chant, "Drain the swamps." I was working on that today. I have a giant plastic barrel - very sturdy - that is filled with rain water. Why not push it over? Answer - it is very heavy. But twice before I have drained several large containers. One was our pool for the fish in New Ulm. I filled a garden hose with water and shut the open part on the low side of the lawn. The aroma was so organic that our neighbor dropped the end of the host farther over onto my side. I was sympathetic.
When I tried to tip the water barrel over yesterday, the mass of water sloshed a bit but did not want to give up all that wonderful rainwater. Charlie Sue and I went out to lower the water today. She pranced around on her hind legs because she loves to go out and show off for two sets of dogs, north and south fences.
It went well. I filled the hose and clamped the drain side with my thumb, before removing the hose from the faucet. The force was notable when I held the two ends at the same height. I pushed the faucet side halfway into the barrel of rainwater and threw down the end at the lower end of the drainage miracle. The water from the faucet emptied out and began taking the rainwater along with it. If no one sips from the barrel, it should be half-empty later. Then I will shove it over and upright it for ran or snow. P.S. - The barrel drained almost to the bottom, and Charlie helped push it over and inhale the fragrance of rotten leaves.
Too bad I did not excel in chem-physics, an honors course at Moline High, but not a course where I shined. My experiment buddy became a PhD in math and taught. Another class member earned a PhD in physics and designed missiles for the military. “You don’t understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender, I could’ve been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.” (On the Waterfront)
Draining the Swamp - That will take a lot of time and enormous effort to rid our Constitutional Republic of the sewer rats. Let us hope and pray, with our action, to help make this happen.
