That's what the boy thinks. The abbreviated version is that in order to run a new drain, a good swath of the front would have to be dug up, not just lawn but also brick walkway and patio, and then put back together again, and several thousand dollars.

HOWEVER. While this was being discussed we also came up with the idea that if we could come up with some sort of rough filtration system (since all it would be filtering is laundry soap) we could just drain it into a barrel that sits on the patio and regularly empty it out and use it to water plants.

SCIENCE!