I don't know if people have finished with this thread, since the last post was FEb, but here in Atlanta, we are in a drought and interest is growing in graywater and other measures. We recently visited "The Hike Inn", a backcountry inn, 5 miles from Amicalola State Park, where they have composting everything including toilets. They had water barrels and their solution to protect against mosquitos was fine screens on the top opening. I very much want to install a system for gray water in our house. We live on a spring fed lake, very clean and swimmable. There are no motor boats, just canoes, etc. I don't want any runoff from the graywater to affect the health of the lake. So this is my first question that I am researching. i am interested in learning about a/c water runoff to use in a graywater system as well. It seems like there would be less concerns about bacteria from the a/c system. I understand that graywater s hould be disinfected, but I was concerned about the use of chlorine as a healthy material to use in the yard, particularly near the water. I have mostly woods and a woodland garden that needs less water than sun gardens or grass. Still, I want to keep the tree roots moist with soaker hoses. Also, I do have a flat area on our property where I want to grow grass for a play area for my kids and their friends, so I would like to use either graywater for this or perhaps get some pump system to use the lake water. I have heard that other residents on this lake use a pump to irrigate wtih lake water. I am not sure that graywater can be used for grass anyway, although I am not sure the reason for this.... If anyone has any information related to graywater systems and lake pumps, I would appreciate the feedback.. I am going to contact a plumber (or would I use a landscape/irrigation person), but first I want to do my homework and be up on the topic. Thanks for any assistance. Kayla

Don't know off-hand. Can you post images?

Yes, being put on the spot sure makes it a challenge but they way I see it is, if someone is willing to put me on the spot, then they are also willing to accept the consequences. Or IOW, why lie to someone to save their feelings when by putting you on the spot, they obviously had no regard for yours? In the end, its you who will be left holding the bag and feeling guilty not them. Years ago I was always willing to compromise myself for the benefit of others and would have done the same thing Pesky did. However, as I matured, I realized how terrible it always made me feel and that it was not the right thing to do. No matter what the circumstances were I would always come out holding the shorter end of the stick and people were always going to be willing to take advantage of that. Once I started responding with my true feelings, not only did I feel better as a person, but I was also respected more and found I was no longer put in those situations as frequently. That's also when I learned that it's not what you say, it's how you say it that matters and the answer of no can be said kindly. As individuals we need to be true to who we are as a person first regardless of who or what we're dealing with. For me, being honest is just part of that.

These are some great ideas, and they all trump my kludgey basket, drawer, and Bisley LOL! That tambour door cabinet is lovely, I like that the front of the drawers are open, and I'd totally have gone to Yorkshire to pick it up (and those little lions guarding the door behind it) and taken some walks in the countryside along the way. The Canterbury racks are something I'd never thought of, I see them from time to time at the bigger church rummage sales around here. Cyn, our bench has storage, too, very handy, and my brothers and I stuffed it so full the sagging bottom will now hold only frothy Burt Bacharach sheet music, nothing heavy like Beethoven :) Of course, as Kip Tindell of The Container Store said, containers are,just tools, it's up to you (or at least, my son) to USE them LOL! BTW jakabedy, DS lost his clarinet at school on Friday, so if your DH has a spare, we are in the market :) (Fortunately, it was a very old, very inexpensive to us instrument from a friend, and we are looking for a move-up instrument anyway, but wanted to keep the old one -- with its brand-new ligature $ -- for marching band. Sigh.)