Malibu Lights: Fun, Cheap, and Easy
This weekend I put on the cowboy hat and got to work on the front door. It’s located on the side of the house and it’s sort of impossible to find if you don’t know where you’re going. So, I thought I’d drop some lights out there to spice things up.
I started at the top and worked my way down. This one shines down on the front door and makes some nice dramatic shadows on the iron work. Next I ran another wire from the base unit to the ground and started digging. I had to run a wire under the walkway so I got this little tool.
You glue it on the end of a PCV pipe and it makes a pipe-water-jet-thingy. Then, you crank the hose up and point. That’s it. The water digs for you and it’s pretty fast.
After that I just tied the wire on the pipe and pushed it through.
The lights are like 10 bucks a pop. You just stick’em in the ground and hook’em up. See that little clamp thing? It just snaps on and that’s it. It’s a glorified Christmas tree light.
Then I ate lunch. I only eat this crap like once a month or maybe less. When I do, it’s really good.
While I was enjoying my trans fat I noticed that Sheila’s cactus container was looking good so I snapped a picture. Back to work.
The next step was to bury the wires in little trenches.
Last thing was to hook the wires up the the power which is like “installing” speakers on a old stereo. I’m done!
