January 16, 2017

  • Seeking a Zen Moment

    Saintvi gifted me with a beautiful indoor fountain. It is delightful with not one but two bluebirds of happiness perched on the rim. I took it to work and have set it up on the counter. The location was dictated by the availability of an electrical outlet. It only took a few minor adjustments to clear a spot. I filled it with distilled water and primed the tube per the instructions. I plugged it in. That's when all heck broke loose. The little pump sprang to life. Although I had secured the suction cups on the pump to the bottom of the reservoir, the power of the pump or maybe the wimpy suction cups resulted in the pump coming unstuck. It started to motorboat around in the water. The primed tube leading from the pump to the top of the fountain shot the water into the air followed by a bolus of air. As I was grabbing a paper towel to sop up water before it seeped into papers and books, the pump started shooting water and air up the tube. It was not a babbling bit of water. It was a coughing, spitting, projectile vomiting flow of water. I managed to unplug the fountain. As I frantically soaked up the water and salvaged my desk calendar, Mr. Fudd walked in. He wanted to know what was going on. I was not in the mood to chitchat. I growled "I'm cleaning up after my zen fountain exploded." As the words left my mouth, they struck me as so very ridiculous that I burst into laughter. I laughed so hard I cried. (You would just have to have been me to understand.) Anyway, between the two of us and an adjustment to the pump setting, my fountain is gurgling along. I really enjoy it. It does make me feel more peaceful. But for some reason I have had to make twice as many trips to the bathroom...

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    Note the water droplets on the front of the fountain. Also if you look closely there are some additional water splatters on the plastic boxes in the background.

Comments (14)

  • Well you did better than I would at fixing the volcano. I probably would of cleaned every thing up and just let it set without water. :-)

  • It's a lovely fountain -- I hope it continues to gurgle properly!

    • It has gurgled off and on except over the weekend - I have to unplug it at night and on the weekends. I'm going to have to watch the water level. Our humidity levels are computer controlled but even so the water will evaporate faster when it is running...

  • Zany Zen - the gift that keeps on giving. I laughed a lot while reading this. I would apologize, but a good laugh is as good as the tranquility I envisioned.

  • LOL! But the fountain is cute as a button ~ love the bluebirds, of course!

  • Laughed out loud at this one....Be sure to thank Vi for me! Cute little fountain and it would encourage you to pee more often I'm sure having gone through potty training you some years ago!

    • Yes, everyone that was potty trained in the 1950s and 1960s using the "running water" method has a deep seated Pavlovian response.

  • It is cute. I'm glad you finally got it figured out.

    • The instructions seemed so simple - possibly to lull you into a sense of relaxation prior to causing a massive adrenaline surge!

  • That is so funny. Glad no real damage was done. I understand about the peeing. I had to quit going to the warm water exercise class at the Y. It lasted an hour, and I can't stay in warm water that long.

    • Hehe! That reminds me of a slumber party prank where the sleeper would have her hand dipped in warm water supposedly causing her to wet herself... never worked as far as I could tell. But there was always someone who wanted to try it. Glad I was always able to stay up long enough to avoid being the pranked one!

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