breakin' the law

this morning johnny and i woke up and decided to pressure wash the house. we've been talking about doing it for months. we decided to go have breakfast at the galaxy diner then go to our favorite place to shop - home depot. during breakfast, we couldn't help but overhear the conversation going on at the table next to us. something they said reminded me that the entire state of georgia is under a watering ban. well, that kind of gets in the way of our pressure washing, doesn't it? then i got a little miffed because how does the government get off telling everyone not to use water instead of doing something to control water waste by using some common sense civil engineering? so much water is wasted by the storm drainage system and oh yea - the fact that almost every square inch of atlanta is paved. well, before i veer off topic too much, johnny and i decided to hell with the government - we are going to pressure wash anyways. we can use the well if we have to. so we got some rocks to landscape with and went home to wash. at first the pressure washer wouldn't work, so we had to take it apart and clean it. we cut down some branches, swept alot, did some minor grading, and i sprayed some simple green on the toughest stains on the house. we finally got the pressure washer going and boy was it loud. all i can say is i am very glad we decided to pressure wash the house. i calculated the amount of water we used to be around 300 gallons, maybe a bit less. the back patio looks completely different - like a brand new patio. i never knew it was a nice shade of tan before. the whole time, however, we were paranoid that someone was going to call the cops on us. the machine was loud and we had it going for almost 2 hours. no cops, and a nice clean back patio and house. so worth it. i don't feel guilty, either cause we never watered our lawn and we conserve water in the house wherever we can.

on a side note, i am developing a weird rash on my neck and face. never had this before, and don't know what it is. i noticed it yesterday, after fall family funday that i was itchy around my neck. now i have little bumps everywhere. hmmm....