LOL! wish we had a picture!:mademyday:

lowest water bill in three years

I thought every house in TV was built with an automatic water sensor system on the roof ...... to prevent the irrigation system from activating when there is an abundance of rain. (Although I haven't seen any evidence that the system actually works). One of the old timers can probably comment.

Being raised in Jax, Fl there is nothing better that watching a lightning storm over the Atlantic ocean from Jax Beach. Because it is usually far out in the Atlantic, you do not hear the thunder. You just get to enjoy the lightning strikes.

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Multiply that by 10 or 20 and you have the show.

Z

Rain Sensor
 

Not an old timer yet but the rain sensor has a cork in it. Over time it gets old and does not function correctly.

Also bugs can build webs, etc and cause it to malfunction .

Should check sensor at least once a year .

I have seen a lot of people have their rain sensors set to Bypass and not to Active. In short, what that means is the system is Bypassing the sensor and will continue to operate even if we are in the middle of a monsoon.
Also, the sensors need cleaning out as one poster said. The Hunter Pro C's (in the newer neighborhoods) have several round disc in the sensor which will clog from bugs, dirt, etc.. and cause the irrigation system to malfunction.
And I also love the storms here in Florida. I was out all afternoon today working and didn't think it was THAT bad.
I remember moving to Florida in August of 2004 and it was one hurricane after another that came up the Gulf coast. By the time Jeanne was approaching, I was ready to get out of Tampa, but I stayed and now I'm here. We are coming into the most active hurricane season folks ... a friend of mine once told me to have a lot of $1.00 bills handy in the event of a bad hurricane. Why, because if you need to buy supplies or food and the stores can't change larger bills, or ATM machines are down, you have money in small increments. That's for you newbies!

I moved here in October 2009. The summers of 2010 thru 2012 we had the occasional thunderstorm with not much rain. I don't mind the thunder and lightning, but I hate getting caught in a downpour.
So is this normal, day after day?

not old timer but less than three year old house sensor has not worked right since day one...was replaced at one year warranty and again in year and half...see how long this one lasts

Overall, I think that the weather has been great here for the past several months. Low nineties every day, mostly sunny with a brief mid to late afternoon shower or thunderstorm.

Yesterday was the first day that I can remember in a long time that was completely rained out. It felt like a day off.

I've lived in Florida since age 3. This is not normal. Usually we whine that it's not raining enough.
Several locations had record rainfall in July. Enough rain in areas to be a problem per the article below, and hope to heaven we don't have a hurricane...

Rainfall records for 2013 aren?t from tropical storms - South Florida Business Journal