Non-political things that make you say...WTF?!?! (Welcome To Florida!) **NOT CV RELATED** NO TALKY!

That is indeed the WTF. There was a city here in VA that accidentally contaminated their own water supply by spilling fuel oil into the river at their water intakes. The water company had a limited reserve on hand, and as long as residents conserved water, they could likely resolve the situation and get back up and running without much interruption. As soon as the city provided this info to the public and asked citizens to conserve water as much as possible (providing instructions for doing so), they saw water useage increase 4 fold because people started filling bathtubs, buckets, and any containers they could get their hands on. Consequently the reserve was used up before the issue could be resolved and the city had to shut off the water supply for several days.

Many people just have a very hard time seeing the big picture.

 

Glad I live in Maine, but I still water my gardens with collected rainwater rather than pump it out of my well. When I build I'd like to design a large cistern for rainwater collection right into the foundation plans. I figure that way if we ever hit a prolonged dry stretch I'll at least be a little ahead of the curve.

 

When i use to work for AAA i got more of those calls then i want to remember!!! The funniest part was it was usually bitter cold out or heavy rains! People would say I didn’t realize how far the gas station is i thought i could make it... what make ut past the gas station 12 more times ‍

 

Where I grew up the houses that were built the from 1900 through 1930's it was VERY common to have a cistern in the basement. They fell by the wayside and most people abandoned them in place. Not sure on your intent but it might be cheaper to bury a vessel in the yard below the frost line so you can utilize the basement space?

 

I'd have it poured at the same time as the foundation, but not inside the foundation. On the South face, with one wall abutting the foundation wall, basically. I'm going to have a root cellar on the North face poured at the same time.

 

Right on, seems simple enough.
Wow I was just doing some searches and happened across this:
http://www.askaprepper.com/

OR maybe it is me who is

 

Lol. I'm something of a prepper, so it's you who's

 

There is a difference between "prepper" and thinking ahead and being prepared. You split, stack, and dry firewood for next winter. You don't buy ten wood stoves and pack them with dry food and precious medals, then bury them. The fact that "protection" is more important than medical preparation on their pyramid is beyond me.

 

There is a story there.... lol

 

Been there done that, absolutely no fun the next day...

 

HA! That one actually hits kind of close to home... I've got two woodstoves and a pellet stove in the house, and two woodstoves and a propane stove in storage in the garage that I haven't gotten around to restoring/using yet

 

Hold my Beer....

 

Fell through the ice on a lake in Alaska when I was a kid. That chit was cold. Didnt do much for me as a lesson. After we fished my bike out of the water, I was back riding on the ice the next week.

 

We love the Big Island of Hawaii and plan to move there eventually. On the East side of the island there isn't a lot of infrastructure - a majority of the houses don't have piped in water and rely on rain catchment and mostly septic tanks vs sewer lines. Rely only on rain for all your water needs!? Holy cow do they get a lot of rain. One area gets up to 23 feet per year!

 

Seriously, a great book for true preppers (not the "I'm gonna live on guns and ammo" type). Old book but really has great info.

https://www.amazon.com/Back-Basics-Traditional-American-Skills/dp/0895770865

 

Yeah, I'll go along with that. From my 'library' downstairs:

 

Id be ashamed of Billy, too........

 

Nice. Got several of these types of books in my bookcase too.

 

Thanks. Other titles from said library include:

Root Cellaring
Country Wisdom & Know-How
Canning & Preserving Your Harvest
The Encyclopedia of Country Living
Basic Country Skills
Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game
The Visual Guidebook of Building & Remodeling
A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants (Eastern & Central North America)
The Complete Guide to Home Meat Curing & Preserving
Pickled Pantry
Beekeeping for Dummies
How to Grow Practically Anything
The Backyard Homestead
How to Build Your Own Greenhouse


The list goes on, those are just the ones that I can read from where I'm sitting at my computer