TheRainbowegoSweet007
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Jun 19, 2021 9:29 PM
TheRainbowegoSweet007
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trufflershuffler
Is there any liner, or just ground below those rocks?
boomfelazi
Would be funny if that was your neighbors driveway
RobTSpurlock2227
That's a really good idea and less labor digging trenches and laying pipe for drainage, pretty good looking landscaping too.
justplainvanilla
SzKnoWnzEvr72
What's rain? Asking for a friend in Arizona.
cookieduster
Does it get below freezing in the winter where you live?
sunyudai
Mosquito breeding farm. Looks pretty though.
IDidSawABear
Mosquitoes breed in standing water, not flowing water.
sunyudai
Yes. And when the bottom of the water bed is uneven and the water stops flowing, you have the perfect little puddles.
TheRockDude
Californians: "What is this...rain?"
wingdingfurdoodles
FUCKING genius!! I have an area of my flower bed of petunias that goes under water when it rains..now I've an idea! Thank you!!
Zahnradfee
Another person suggested making a rain garden. Maybe that's also an option for you?
Jakethesnake357
Western Washington? Western Washington.
XXXassclown
We're in the middle of a drought, go ahead and rub it in that you get waaaay too much rain.
DSREX
Many areas of the PNW get 50+ inches in a drought. Because we normally get 70-80 inches or more.
PicassoCT
California? Eh. It's not a drought. A drought is temporary. This is the new normal.
Zahnradfee
Hey, it's supposed to rain here tomorrow night. We're already hyped up for it and hope it will actually be so. The weather forecast has >
Zahnradfee
sadly reduced the expected amount from 27 liters/m² to only 11 l/m² which makes me sad. But maybe some people will be happy if their cellars
Zahnradfee
don't flood. Anyway, the last rain was two weeks ago.
The701
But did you get rain >5 years ago when this photo was posted? https://tineye.com/search/3b256ff23cc452feeb1f74f975c82b4a6bdc48b6
FractalChainsaw
If California, then no.
gaberham
Looks like you flooded the entire street, what a waste of water. /s
atheistzombie
I'd say that's called 'rainscaping'.
TheLegendOfOz
Beautiful ! Now make a moat
znayesh
It'd be so much better if the downspout was a rain chain. I replaced one of my crappy white downspouts with a chain and love it
workman482
Why not let it help irrigate the yard instead of sending down a storm drain?
messedabout
You’re getting rain?
StacInThePlace
I'm in Indiana and all its been doing for weeks is raining. Shit sucks. It's supposed to be APRIL showers. Smh.
Zanthius2
Yea we get like 30 days of rain a year
LadyMoto
Would give it to you if I could.. it never stops..
Zahnradfee
Send it to Eastern Germany, please.
kurastwolf
Where, I want to relocate.
LadyMoto
Upstate NY, it rains all the time. In fact it’s raining here now!
themexicanwave
Come to Scotland. Constantly pishin doon.
Causeitsmadeofmeat
Vancouver? I really feel this is Vancouver
userfriendly19777
You can fish for trouts in that thing
Alittledistantshiningstar
Live streaming?
gooftroop
Congrats on this comment. Very nice. You did it.
FurtiveGlancer
*twitch of rainfall
trufflershuffler
Thank you for that, friend.
MetalFish
I came back to this to upvote your comment. Well done
bogart2hughes
That
RaftingRyan
Genuine Live Streaming
3006mv
Why don’t you make a berm to catch it and keep in your yard rather than the street? A rain garden if you will?
IsACouchASeat
Mosquitos?
dunkum09
rain garden would be better for runoff
3006mv
Like running off your roof?
dunkum09
water off the roof filtering into the ground is OKish. but if it gets to a road, it goes into storm drains and often waterways
3006mv
That’s why I suggested the berm to keep it off the storm drain and into yard. Let it percolate to the water table
friendswithfire
Looks cool but I’d worry about mosquitos
thesved
Don't know why the downvotes, standing water is def mosquito breeding ground. But there are tablets you can throw in there
IDidSawABear
Mosquitoes wont live here. They prefer standing water.
Lachwen
Wish we had enough rain here to make this practical. Also wish I had a house.
TheVampireDante
Maybe cover/disguise the drainpipe, the giant bendy straw look sticks out too much (also literally sticks out too much).
ThaliusPrime
Downspout !
iHateMyselfButIHateYouMore
Your home inspector will tell you no such thing as sticks out too much. Get that damn water away from the foundation etc
Causeitsmadeofmeat
In very rainy areas, you need to have the downspout like that, or have a cement deflector. Otherwise it will dig down beside the foundation
Gonnaderpya
Mosquitoes would love it but other than that it's neat
drivokintobor
not if it drains well enough
Sevulturus
Mosquitos like standing water. If the slope/drainage is sufficient it'll be dry there when it's not raining. No issues.
Gonnaderpya
Hopefully it does! That was really my only concern
IDidSawABear
Yeah no, they like standing still water, not running water.
Gonnaderpya
It doesn't look like it's running that fast hence my concern :o
Trelfar
PITA to maintain too. We had one done a couple years back and it's currently almost completely covered with weeds.
BreenW
Yes. Unfortunately, todays piece of show garden, is tomorrows weedy mess that you cant just mow over
YouCanCallMeCal
Did you do this? I need to do this and I'll need help
DollapOfDaisy
Not op’s work. I first favored this years ago when I first came to Imgur
IfeedSquirrels
Same, lol. Actually used this image in a pitch for a book when I worked at a publishing company, SO many years ago.
YouCanCallMeCal
Damn. I need help. Moving to a rainy city with a flat yard lol
SecondSun396
Dig a trench (half a bubble on a level down-slope is the goal), line with landscape fabric (stake it in place), add rocks. I believe in you.
YouCanCallMeCal
Word thanks man. Gonna potentially run this over my French drains
whatmakesushuman
Less lawn is a good thing.
honk7
Where does the water flow at the end of your nice 'drain'?
SquamishTerry
Neighbor's basement
dirtmarker
Downhill
honk7
Will it not flow into your neigbours houses? Where I live the drain hast to go into the sewer. But cool project you gut there, looks great.
dirtmarker
Storm sewer I think you mean. Not the sanitary sewer.
honk7
Here in Germany allof a houses wastewater (rain from the roof and sanitary from sink/toilet) is led into the community sewer.
dirtmarker
That overloads the sanitary sewer treatment facility and then raw sewage flows into the river. They try to avoid that I'm certain.
Sevulturus
Looks like it's sent out into the gutter where all the rain from the street goes anyways. Common in Canada at least.
dirtmarker
Houses are built above the road level for just that purpose. As a land surveyor 1/4 of my work is figuring out what to do with rainwater.
honk7
Okay, as you explained in the other comment, in your country you have a different system of collecting rain water. Interesting.
IDidSawABear
literally the same place if they didn't have this rain garden, difference is a well build RG can retain more water and filter pollutants
KismetCrew
And, in my area, mosquitos!
IDidSawABear
Not if the water is flowing
LurkerOfDarkness
Rain has a way of not lasting forever, and this thing is likely to have tiny pools of standing water, so if rain is frequent enjoy mosquitos
youreathing
I don't understand the purpose of lawns.
SatanWAP6669
They are for relaxing and enjoying the sunshine. Smelling flowers and feeling grass in between your toes without anyone bothering you.
malexmatt
Because they look nicer than sand or gravel and you need to retain a certain area of permeable surface in rainy places to avoid flooding.
Zahnradfee
Frustrating the bees.
martineb72
For doggies to play on.
Hajaj
To show that you're wealthy enough to leave a large piece of fertile land completely unused.
Skawomplious
This is literally the truth.
PickledHerring
^^^ this and only this.
imafarmer
Well maybe in the city but out in the country it's just land that you mow
Hajaj
Exactly: It's a piece of fertile land that you spend time on, without getting any crop out of it. That's an expression of wealth.
imafarmer
No it's basically free, you pay for the house out here not the land , unless it's farm land
imafarmer
I agree with what you are saying it's just not accurate world-wide
Nickelbackfat
I’d love to do that if I had any rain
noneweregiven
"And here's where I'd put my rain. IF I HAD ANY!"
M4Firefly
Also doubles as a breeding pool for bugs/mosquitos nice!
Nickelbackfat
If it doesn’t drain well, yes.
minipancho94
I would *cry in SoCal*, but I cant waste the water.
thepronouncer
SNV here, we're not far behind ya. Lake Mead is down to less than 40% capacity and falling fast.
Sheldonian
I'm close to Mexico city right now, yesterday I kid you not, it rained from sunrise to sunset. Yay global warming! /s
KaboomKrusader
Mars?
ColoradoCattleCo
The entire bottom left corner of the country is crying right now.
KingoftheCouch
Same. New Mexican here.
Govote
Yo! Albuquerque?
BallsDeepinaDragonscloaca
Your name made me ugly snort!
Nickelbackfat
wasidrunk7
Northern Cali person here: ditto
ColoradoCattleCo
Colorado?
Nickelbackfat
Hey neighbor! I’m in Utah.
allezcats
Got a ten minute rain in Denver today! Was like a dream
sonicthemariomasterchief
I live in California, what's this thing you call rain?
buttabuttabutt
I live in Seattle, take some of mine.
chumbwambatubthumping
But we are heading towards a drought don't give away our water!
i2ocker89
Welcome to Fresno CA, where it rains 3 times a year, 2 of those mostly sprinkles. 112 out today. FML
fredthepotato
Louisianan here, please take some. We have too much.
kewlcajun
Deep south Louisiana - rains here every 11 minutes or so except in spring. Then it is every 4 minutes
Nickelbackfat
I would happily take it off your hands!
Jaydice
California?
Nickelbackfat
Not quite that far west
NotNotDeadpool
Ahh Arizona?
Nickelbackfat
Utah
CargoManshark
Arizona?
Nickelbackfat
Close
Alittledistantshiningstar
Nevada?
Nickelbackfat
Close
HeirElfSquire
It's NevAaaaaaaaa-duh
Nickelbackfat
thepronouncer
One wishes to acquaint your facial features with a fundamental item used in building walls.
XXXassclown
Fellow Utahn?
SLCBurrito
It's so hot. :(
Schmaron
But only 12% humidity. Come to Michigan. 90° and 60% humidity. Your ass cheeks glide ride off your toilet seat
pokeballin
ding! ding! ding!
TheUtahn
Here here
MadamHeatherx
If we could just get the churches on every corner to stop watering their large lawns in the middle of the day... that would be cool
Nickelbackfat
Oy. I haven’t seen that happening in my area. That’s a problem.
ILeftMyHeartInTokyo
https://conservewater.utah.gov/, Utahns unite!
Nickelbackfat
Yes! Thanks for sharing!
Nickelbackfat
Bingo
ilikepancakesmorethanpeople
One of us. One of us. Who’s lawn is dead as fuck.
Nickelbackfat
It’s looking sad for sure
BaconBoy7
Everyone on my street has a sad lawn.. except of course the lds church