# Can a rain barrel solve my problem? And if not, what's my best option? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 22, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-rain-barrel-solve-my-problem-and-if-not-whats-my-best-option/966624 "2022-06-22T12:58:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-rain-barrel-solve-my-problem-and-if-not-whats-my-best-option/966624/61 "2022-07-27T15:00:12Z")
NEW UPDATE! The new fence is in, and I’m thinking the new drainage area will solve the problem. > **[Google Photos](https://accounts.google.com/v3/signin/identifier?dsh=S1661350454%3A1674110289943102&continue=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.google.com%2Fphoto%2FAF1QipOeAiamYUkHT817cDO20bVic9c9tKvSsd7xd4dA&followup=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.google.com%2Fphoto%2FAF1QipOeAiamYUkHT817cDO20bVic9c9tKvSsd7xd4dA&osid=1&passive=1209600&service=lh2&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin&ifkv=AWnogHfIcdeepCg9wi2eKM_7niOfAbWJIqhKDzlVUULnZFIMHQLmPXO5JoZvZKq34lNkwt2Gugo8fg)** > > Home for all your photos and videos, automatically organized and easy to share. > **[Google Photos](https://accounts.google.com/v3/signin/identifier?dsh=S-854914668%3A1674110290850682&continue=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.google.com%2Fphoto%2FAF1QipOx3B43ES1bCTgs0cbV-nUJuWhblLyXoDg2nVV8&followup=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.google.com%2Fphoto%2FAF1QipOx3B43ES1bCTgs0cbV-nUJuWhblLyXoDg2nVV8&osid=1&passive=1209600&service=lh2&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin&ifkv=AWnogHeKa0sLe2HI4Fo66-xOBjlUrPRZrCZCzNXet462np1DIS06o78TpUpngl97bGkhqAdoHNStVA)** > > Home for all your photos and videos, automatically organized and easy to share. > **[Google Photos](https://accounts.google.com/v3/signin/identifier?dsh=S-2012288871%3A1674110291319192&continue=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.google.com%2Fphoto%2FAF1QipNDdd13uo2GH7tQeAwT30BO3eyIOvOkbF8erZ6B&followup=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.google.com%2Fphoto%2FAF1QipNDdd13uo2GH7tQeAwT30BO3eyIOvOkbF8erZ6B&osid=1&passive=1209600&service=lh2&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin&ifkv=AWnogHd6Wo6DRmCd2qrhGRd92Tit5ZcFW4osFACsjZFl5tY3fvizuKQswDz3XQ0ELzsqf15FHRh5dQ)** > > Home for all your photos and videos, automatically organized and easy to share. Thanks again to @TroutMan @Dinsdale @kayaker @chela and others for all the suggestions. (No idea why the images aren’t showing, but too lazy to fix them. 🙄 Images work if you click on them.) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-rain-barrel-solve-my-problem-and-if-not-whats-my-best-option/966624/62 "2022-07-27T15:04:23Z")
Links aren’t working. 😢 **404.** That’s an error. The requested URL was not found on this server. That’s all we know. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-rain-barrel-solve-my-problem-and-if-not-whats-my-best-option/966624/63 "2022-07-27T15:08:34Z")
Crap! Why can’t I ever remember how to share photos here? They work when I click them. [https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOeAiamYUkHT817cDO20bVic9c9tKvSsd7xd4dA](https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOeAiamYUkHT817cDO20bVic9c9tKvSsd7xd4dA) [https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOx3B43ES1bCTgs0cbV-nUJuWhblLyXoDg2nVV8](https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOx3B43ES1bCTgs0cbV-nUJuWhblLyXoDg2nVV8) [https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNDdd13uo2GH7tQeAwT30BO3eyIOvOkbF8erZ6B](https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNDdd13uo2GH7tQeAwT30BO3eyIOvOkbF8erZ6B) Can someone please walk me through this? ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-rain-barrel-solve-my-problem-and-if-not-whats-my-best-option/966624/64 "2022-07-27T15:18:17Z")
(never mind) ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-rain-barrel-solve-my-problem-and-if-not-whats-my-best-option/966624/65 "2022-07-27T15:25:15Z")
Ah I just caught a peek of the new fence looks really good! Though I’m still curious about the down pipe into the blue cup on the ground? ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-rain-barrel-solve-my-problem-and-if-not-whats-my-best-option/966624/66 "2022-07-27T16:04:44Z")
> [@chela](#): > > I’m still curious about the down pipe into the blue cup on the ground? Me too. It didn’t come into play, so I still don;t know what it is or where it goes. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-rain-barrel-solve-my-problem-and-if-not-whats-my-best-option/966624/67 "2022-07-28T12:26:08Z")
Maybe you posted them somewhere that you have access to, but we don’t? I still can’t see them. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-rain-barrel-solve-my-problem-and-if-not-whats-my-best-option/966624/68 "2022-07-28T12:58:59Z")
They’re in Google Photos, right next to the one I shared in post 18 of this thread. I can’t figure out why that one works and these new ones don’t. All I get is this message that Google Photos was unable to generate a preview. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-rain-barrel-solve-my-problem-and-if-not-whats-my-best-option/966624/69 "2022-07-28T15:48:18Z")
On the post 18 photo, I see a flag that says “link sharing is on.” Maybe you don’t have it on for the latest photos? ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-rain-barrel-solve-my-problem-and-if-not-whats-my-best-option/966624/70 "2022-07-28T16:28:56Z")
Aha! [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/i7-6oGNJcnJExjjG7IiWx0ar-9NSnG4SxjbQEjm6xfRinPNGUhQFsvqG6x50YQ71B-yIKeSi317aiLp7qSawrRVVOE9-YHWr2-CczVKs43v49Sqgbrk7hTgB5xHHoWM2gLargaTZew=w600-h315-p-k "New item by Jeff Segal") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/1FpTky4mg2RqSUHSA) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/kRXl2aowW14NU-YS4Y_Ja284ebznOY3C3a5vOP0WyJlolmT1rtzgCXdJZmFbBUEg9C_G5Afj0KnfUUQXh1MfseYppBxkXB99ORiFRskM__KpRDbB12A14rHMYCelcvtlriqh218axg=w600-h315-p-k "New item by Jeff Segal") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/BcokCWrC3S9aYaPr6) [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lCluiHyDCMsDvUOUDQFtJYDFKyQMn-SV5CUNOdy0QHGGIMNQP0Gw0oCF5HAMSGZ9GakVUT9KIjjszctGnkYcwjs4tjeyO4U0J3vztgQXziGVLnQLd0yyqeeJRIqeNtrhf_S6_5n8Uw=w600-h315-p-k "New item by Jeff Segal") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/hMZrnKEpumTBg7tV9) ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-rain-barrel-solve-my-problem-and-if-not-whats-my-best-option/966624/71 "2022-07-28T16:57:46Z")
Bingo! Looks great, I look forward to reports after the first big storm. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-rain-barrel-solve-my-problem-and-if-not-whats-my-best-option/966624.md?page=3)