Water is up to about 75% of normal pressure. Enough to do dishes and laundry. It’s 27° this morning. But once it climbs today, it won’t freeze again. Been an entire week, and the stores are cleaned out now that they’re open.
CHAT Well, my city water is gone
- Thread starter Dennis Olson
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phloydius
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The entire city of Austin and most cities surrounding it are under a boil water advisory.
Displaced hillbilly
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Happened to my mom when she lost water a couple years ago. Totally burned up the element inside the heater.
Yup. Me too.
mzkitty
I give up.
Fezzik must be a trip. I showed the song and comments to my son and he was dying too.
The whole thing, song and comments are a psych. He goes, what's with the rug? He says it's not a bad song, but now it's ROOOOONED !!! I said well if you're ever depressed, just come here and read the comments.
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hunybee
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Fezzik must be a trip. I showed the song and comments to my son and he was dying too.
The whole thing, song and comments are a psyche. He goes, what's with the rug? He says it's not a bad song, but now it's ROOOOONED !!! I said well if you're ever depressed, just come here and read the comments.
fezzik is awesome!!! lol
and see? the rug! i'm thinking, "don't get on the rug, honey! he's gonna roll you up in it after he kills you!!" hahahaha
Seeker22
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I melted enough ice in big black granite pot to keep us all hydrated. More volume in ice than snow. Boil and you should be fine.
If the water comes back on before the carboys run out, a non issue.
Seeker22
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I'll ask anyway. Fuggem.
It came back yesterday. Only used 3 gallons from my stocks (primarily for dog water.) I have a hot/cold water dispenser for my drinking water that uses the 5 gallon jugs. The current jug is about 2/3rds gone.
hunybee
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for reasons much too long to go into, this song was once again brought back up between fezzik and me.
he did not remember the tom jones song, so i played it for him again. it was like he had never heard it before, and then i reminded him of the rest of this conversation.
we have been laughing ever since.
sadly, the video was taken down, and along with it, the glorious comments.
here is a different account that posted the video.
enjoy....
NoDandy
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And should have numerous gallons saved up before hand, for just such times as this. I have even posted about that, using sturdy jugs, such as Gatorade jugs, etc. Reg milk jugs too weak. Easy to do before hand, then you are ready for the emergency.
Squib
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We use our Berkey to filter run off from our metal roof, (especially when the electricity is out, which means the well doesn’t run) but in years past, we’ve melted snow/ice in a big stock pot as it helps raise the low humidity and there’s always a wood stove fire as that’s our primary heat source.
The kids are all grown, married and have kids of their own, but they all remember those deep, dark, days of winter and melting snow to drink and cooking meals at the same time on our old Earth Stove. Home schooling around a roaring fire, stories, hot chocolate or egg custard, roasted meat in the cast iron Dutch oven and cobbler after that!
I wouldn’t trade those memories for anything, I don’t think my wife and kids would either!
I found that it uses less water to flush if you fill the tank rather than pouring it into the bowl.
I have water stored in various containers and of various ages that can be boiled and used for consumption. Or I have water stored in non-food grade containers that are strictly for flushing. I also have purchased bottled water that would be used first, well second since I have two Britta pitchers on my counter all the time plus a 4-quart kettle on the stove that I'd use first.
I'd rather carry fresh water in than deal with no sewage going out.
I have water stored in various containers and of various ages that can be boiled and used for consumption. Or I have water stored in non-food grade containers that are strictly for flushing. I also have purchased bottled water that would be used first, well second since I have two Britta pitchers on my counter all the time plus a 4-quart kettle on the stove that I'd use first.
I'd rather carry fresh water in than deal with no sewage going out.
We still do that. Now it’s my grandkids building those memories of warm winter fires and hot biscuits and bacon off the wood cook stove, stews and post roasts simmering all day. We get our water from the spring and it goes through our 5 gallon Berkey style filter I made from stainless steel pots. We catch rain run off this time of year as well. Sometimes we cook our meals out side at our fire pit, Dutch oven bread and grouse on a roasting spit with trout over hot coals. Boy, making me hungry this early AM.
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Squib
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Perfect!
I was going to ask, ‘hey, you’re not my neighbor from a few miles away, are you?’
But where we live, the wind is often so bad that the outdoor fire days are somewhat limited…wildfires and all.
NoDandy
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No problemo. The comments you have been liking, are good info that my be beneficial to you in the future !I just realized that I've been "liking" comments on a thread from 2021.
As to the timing, there are lessons to be learned in that also !
Stay well !
That’s often the case with us too with the wind on the high elevation our cabin is at. Our workshop has a good wind break behind it so sometimes we go there to cook outside.
We are between Helena and Missoula. Latter part of the summer it’s too dry for outdoor fires.
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