2022 - What I did today

Today we had planned to empty the pond and for two people to come and collect the fish. I put up a water tight container next to the pond, pulled up the water outlets out of the ground (two thick pipes) and popped them into the container to drain in there instead.
I then got a hosepipe and split it into two, stuck them into the container too, and started sucking out the air and for a long time I couldn't get it to start pushing the water through. Meanwhile the heavens opened. And my nasal cavities have been well rinsed with pond water now - lovely. Once the pipes got going, we started using buckets to empty the pond while we could still reach, cause it was getting close to mid day and I worry we won't be able to empty the pond enough. However, thankfully the two people don't want to come out in the rain, it seems like, so I will empty the pond a bit more, then stick the water outlets back into the pond so the fish will be ok in there until tomorrow.
I'm soaked down to the underwear lol