I wonder what the impolite term for grey water is? Sent from my eye doo hickey
> On Jul 17, 2016, at 3:21 PM, Jon Livingston kb0mnm via BVARC > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Folks, > I think that it is safe to say that as men and usually of a 'boy scout > mentality' that most ( not all ) are interested in 'survivalism' or being > prepared. Ditto the ladies. > That said, give a little thought to what happens to the other end of the > water situation. The polite term for used water that can still have use is > 'Gray-water", meaning that it might be suitable for watering plants- yet > cannot be relied upon to be safe for drinking (potable). > If you have thoughts about saving water that could be processed by > distillation ( solar still, etc. ), consider cleaning and hanging on to the > bottles which contain: > Kitty Litter ( rinse well ), Bottled juice, etc. especially if these can be > kept out of the sun- Algae forms w/o dillute bleach or other chemicals. > > on a separate note, only related to a recent repeater conversation: > Why are we not sending folks to Mars? > The answer is pretty simple: propulsion and life support. Visit the NASA > educational facility nearby and they will tell you about both. > Propulsion: They are working on ways to avoid previously used and inefficient > systems. Ion-propulsion will probably be a candidate. The fuels previously > used would have to be available in quantities greater than what the earth > could hold ( let alone provide ) if used in the way done before. The big > problem is that the weight of the fuel carried gets greater and greater for > larger 'payloads', problematic -particularly when breaking the earth's > gravity. > Life Support: While we can support 'rebreathing' ( re-use of oxygen by > recycling carbon dioxide chemically ), the process would have to be much more > reliable before any one person would consider risking the use of re-breathing > for a number of years. Our rockets ( now) are fast, yet Mars is far away. > Same for water and food. > > 73 de KB0MNM- Jon- back to looking for work.... I want to survive also... > > > From: "DAVID M GRAY JR via BVARC" <[email protected]> > To: "BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB" <[email protected]> > Cc: "DAVID M GRAY JR" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2016 11:55:17 AM > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Slightly Off Topic - SHTF - Water Budget - source of > inexpensive barrels > > Tractor Supply has a nice 500 gal poly tank for water. > I explored the idea of keeping kerosene for cooking but charcoal smells a > lot better. > Canned goods go out of date pretty fast; dry beans,rice last a long time if > you can keep bugs and critters away. > David, K5HEC > Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 17, 2016, at 11:20 AM, Bill Crowell, N4HPG via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > All, > > When we do our disaster planning, we’re pretty good about having a power > budget for radios. We might have a food budget, but few have a reasonable > water budget. How many days can you go without municipal water? > > If your SHTF plan involves a lot of dried rice and beans, you need even MORE > water. > > The municipal water for our neighborhood is supplied by a pumping station on > FM518 with a ground-mounted electric pump. If that pump fails or loses power, > we don’t have water. > > I’ve recently acquired a couple of 55-gallon, food-grade barrels from a very > nice seller on eBay. His website is houstonbarrels.com. Mine were used to > transport vinegar. I’ve just cleaned them and sanitized with bleach and will > be adding taps so that gravity can do the pouring. Having 110 gallons of > water is a really good thing. > > NOW a couple of things: > 1. It is unlawful for Mike to sell you food barrels for potable water. But, > he won’t follow you home to see what you’re going to use them for. I just > said I want them for “fluid storage”. > > 2. If you do intend to store potable water, it is imperative that you do so > properly as bad water can make you very ill. I use some bleach. > > 73 > > Bill Crowell, N4HPG > Pearland, TX > [email protected] > I prefer to live a life of galvanic isolation. > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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