Gardeners Rejoice!

Here’s a blurb from the AJC that’s a few days old, but I hadn’t heard it, so I thought it deserved a post.

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Vernon Jones on Friday announced the county was lifting its drought-related ban on the use of water for pools beginning April 1.

The decision gives pool operators two months to prepare for the traditional opening on Memorial Day.

DeKalb also will allow outdoor watering of shrubs and plants, but not lawns. The watering may be done with a hand-held hose for 25 minutes between midnight and 10 a.m. three days a week.

Even-numbered addresses can water on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Odd numbered addresses can water on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Hmm…I’m glad to hear about the plants and shrubs, but I’m a little surprised about the pools.

A check of the great blog, Atlanta Water Shortage, gives us an update on the drought status of the region.  Sounds like its still very necessary to conserve water.  Who knows how long this lifted ban will last.

Yes, I’m reviving this clever, old post title.

A couple of you may remember a few months back that I kinda jumped the gun about reporting on the collapse of the Relax Inn.  So, even after Next Stop…Decatur published visual proof of the rubble, I was not satisfied.  I wanted to see it for myself.   As I’m sure most folks have seen, they’ve been spraying a lot of water and slowly taking apart the building for the past few months (reminiscent of a building with asbestos insulation – this is only speculation), but had yet to take a bulldozer to any of the main buildings.

After hearing rumblings of its demise, my original plan had been to head over there yesterday and take a couple of pics of the demolition.  Unfortunately the nasty, chilly weather kept me away.

But I figure if the mayor is also started celebrating…a firsthand account is unnecessary and I should stop being so gun shy and write the post.

Peace out Relax Inn.  Though the mayor anticipates continued slow process of the new Trinity Triangle development, it sounds like most people would rather have a hole in the ground, then a standing reminder of your past transgressions.