Mini Then and Mini Now

From Mini to Mini, my car ownership has done a complete circle, and 4 mini's later plus 40 years!
I am now the owner of the latest version of the Mini, it's still a fun car to drive, just a bit bigger, and the driver a little grayer!
The dog (Oscar) has adjusted to the change of now having to get in through the back hatch back.
This transition was the most difficult as the dog felt that it wasn't very dignified to be seen jumping into the boot, like other dogs.

Dont you 'luv' the cardy!

Water Water

The little job of sealing around the the top of the water tank has become very important. It hasn't stopped raining since I connected the water tank to the roof, with the result of now being the owners of 22,500litres of fresh rain water!

It only took 4 days to fill!

The excess is spilling out the gaps around the water entry point, so sealing the pipe at this point has become very important.

The gizmo's that are supposed to collect stray leaves on a leaf slide and eject them from the system before they go into the tank, are so effective that any stray bits of dust makes them redirect the water out the top of the pipe, so I have had to disconnect them.

Even the water couldn't get through the fine mesh that was installed.

A big waste of $$'s, I think I will just put a inspection point at the bottom of the pipe to clear out any junk that gets into the watering system.

The water is only going to be used for our trees and plants so we don't need to be super careful with what goes into the tank.