What a crappy conversation!
Roy Storey W5TKZ -- 73 On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 5:23 PM, Rick Hiller via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Flushes bodies, at least in Arkansas... > > Sent from my eye doo hickey > > On Jul 17, 2016, at 5:20 PM, Rick Hiller <[email protected]> wrote: > > And White Water > > Sent from my eye doo hickey > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > >
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