Hmmm. Having had a puddle that didn't want to go away, we had been
looking forward to a few dry (at least drier) days. But the puddle has
actually got bigger.

It now looks like it is actually a water leak - probably from the water
main to our house. It would be "their" side of the stopcock (which is
well inside the property and close to the house) and, thankfully, we do
not have a water meter.

I rushed out and bought a cheapo drill pump, attached to my cheapo SDS,
which are now valliantly fighting and pumping at a surprisingly good
rate. But the water level hardly drops - goes down a bit then sticks.

If I turn off the SDS (and with that noise, I certainly cannot leave it
going all night), the water flows down the path - or over the lawn -
towards the house. And makes a mini-moat there.

There is no possibility of diverting it usefully - any attempt to dig a
trench away fills up instantly and seems not to contribute anything to
lowering the level.

Called water people - they will come out next Monday.

I have a nasty feeling that:

We are going to have to manage the water ourselves until it gets fixed;
We will end up paying through the nose to someone.

Any useful suggestions appreciated.

(I cannot at the moment think of any role for an angle grinder. Nor a
Fein/Bosch/Aldidl oscillating thingummy.)

--
Rod