mandolin | Practical? Eh. Satisfying? Yes.

So I have a 65-pint dehumidifier in my basement that needs to be emptied by hand - it was a display item, and the adapter to plug it into the sump pump was missing. It was also less than half the regular price, so I can deal. My problem is that I just can't use all that water - even filling all my watering cans, washing dishes, I still dump out at least 30 pints of it.

Today, I found the Most Satisfying Use Ever Of Leftover Dehumidifier Water:

1) Go do something tiring and tedious and necessary that involves a lot of sweat and dirt. Like, say, mowing your lawn in 98-degree heat and then scraping the grass out of the bottom of the mower when you realize you left the mulching attachment in by accident. (It had to be done to avoid the backyard jungle.)
2) Put on a bathing suit. Preferably one you need to wash anyway.
3) Use what you can of the full bucket from the dehumidifier, then go outside to your patio with the bucket.
4) Dump the bucket over your head.
5) NOW go take a shower. (But put the dehumidifier bucket back first.)

My next-door neighbor now thinks I'm nuts, but he assures me it's in a good way.