tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post9172378418101462603..comments2024-03-18T05:10:27.463-06:00Comments on Pat Veretto's Frugal Living Blog: I'm a Proud MomPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-18900815036461575142007-05-15T08:51:00.000-06:002007-05-15T08:51:00.000-06:00That's a really good idea. I have a couple of 5 ga...That's a really good idea. I have a couple of 5 gallon buckets I thought of just putting under the rain spout. I'd have to cut the spout, though, to make them fit, then I'd have to leave them there all the time. Our water isn't that expensive - yet, but if this drought doesn't break soon, it will be.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-58378749992240408632007-05-15T06:17:00.000-06:002007-05-15T06:17:00.000-06:00We live in SW Florida, where it is incredibly dry....We live in SW Florida, where it is incredibly dry. My husband made a rain barrel out of a plastic food grade barrel with removable top band. He used weed control cloth to cover the top secured with the band, made a plastic sleeve, using a food grade plastic bag, for the downspout (cut to about 4 inches above the barrel). The total cost was probably $10. Yes, we have to dip for water as it does Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com