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> On Jul 17, 2016, at 5:14 PM, Travis Burgess via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > Use the gray water to flush the black water. > > > Travis > > K5HTB > > > --------------------- > > No trees were harmed in the production of this message, however, a great many > electrons were > > terribly inconvenienced. > > > > > From: BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of WILLIS COOKE via BVARC > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2016 4:40 PM > To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > Cc: WILLIS COOKE; DAVID M GRAY JR; Rick Hiller; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Slightly Off Topic - SHTF - Water Budget - source of > inexpensive jugs > > I think that grey-water is the polite term for dish water, but black-water is > the polite term for the rest of it. > > Cookie > > From: Rick Hiller via BVARC <[email protected]> > To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > Cc: Rick Hiller <[email protected]>; DAVID M GRAY JR <[email protected]>; > [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2016 3:48 PM > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Slightly Off Topic - SHTF - Water Budget - source of > inexpensive jugs > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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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