Doing the Dishes – Horsey Style

Over the years, I have spoiled my wife by keeping the water tanks clean for her horses.  In the process, I’ve also spoiled the horses and I guess I’ve spoiled myself at the same time.  I don’t know where all of the crap comes from that shows up in the horses’ water tank but there seems to be a lot.  It grosses me out to see it now so I spend a good portion of my life power washing the tanks.  What is that SLIME?

Again this week, I tried to just rinse them out with the garden hose but I guess our well pump comes up short on water pressure because the slime in the tank laughs that the stream of water. 

Back to the power washer.  I think these things are great.   They have tons of pressure and will clean everything. 

Years ago, when working on a project, I gave the power washer wand to my wife while I did something else.  She pulled the trigger less than 6 inches from my leg.  She was giggling and saying she was sorry she got me wet.  That’s when I rolled down my sock and she saw the blood everywhere.  That much pressure can tear you up at close range.  These things have POWER.  I still have what looks like the mark of Zorro on my ankle from that.  

But look how clean?

That pressure is great for cleaning a trough though and when you do, the horses get happy.  Look at that face.  

And that makes my wife happy. 

What a difference
I can’t handle it when I walk by their water trough and see some sort of brown liquid in there where water is supposed to be.  The part I hate is getting the bad water out before putting the good water in.  You have to syphon it out with a hose.  Luckily there is a low part in the woods of our property so it drains off in no time.  What gets me is that the clear water lasts less than a week right now.