This is an idea that I'm definitely going to utilize! I always take the phone outside when I'm in the garden and end up leaving it on the deck or laying on the ground somewhere and then forgetting about it. There have been a few times where I had to go inside to get my cell phone and dial the house number to find where I left it! I like the idea of having a small pail to carry around the yard ... for keeping the phone handy as well as my camera and sunscreen etc.

Thanks mcash for sharing this great tip!

Thanks Lin! Also having the phone and camera in the pail makes it very visible if you do still end up leaving it somewhere.

So true!

A weatherproof container would be nice...in red, in case I'd forget it and come back looking.

Who ate the ice cream, Margaret ???

Well Linda, I think I got that pail from my sister!! We buy icecream in the carton!!

Sure Margaret !

It is a good tip even with all the calories involved.

That should be the other part of the tip, if you don't have a pail go buy one filled with your favorite ice cream, eat before using!!

I love this tip. I will definitely be using it.

Thank you Lynn!

Sure don't know why I didn't think of it before. I am forever laying things down and spending time searching for where I laid them. This will help in my time management.

Our local hardware store (Ace) sells a little red bucket about that same size and that's just what I use mine for! Although, it does lack the fringe benefit of the original tip!

Excellent tip Margaret! Thanks!

Woofie, I'll have to run over to our Ace store and look for that red pail. What section in the store is it? How much did it cost? Thanks!

Your welcome Marilyn, glad you liked it.

Oh, gee, I don't know what section they were in, DH bought it for me. The last one he brought home was white. (We also use them for watering the dogs.) I think the red ones were only a dollar or so.

Thanks Woofie! I'll have to check them out!