Subj : Re: WWIII
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Moondog
Date : Tue Mar 15 2022 13:52:00

  Re: Re: WWIII
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Arelor on Mon Mar 14 2022 07:59 am

 > -=> Arelor wrote to Gamgee <=-
 > 
 >  Ar> The good part of having lands is that if there is food shortage you can
 >  Ar> grow your own vegetables.
 > 
 > I'd love to have a backup food production plan, more concerned about
 > obtaining water for said crops when SHTF.
 > 
 > I suppose a rainwater catch system is required. I seem to recall one of the
 > US states claiming that rainwater reclamation on your own land was illegal
 > because the water belonged to the state's water table, or some such
 > nonsense.
 > 
 > 
 > ... Abandon desire

Some states claim the rain belongs to them.  In places like Colorado, they've
had housing developers re-route small rivers and streams to flow on to people's
properties to give them that picturesque view.  Basically it boils down to
preventing water from being denied to people who had natural access to it befo
re.  If you want to be all sneaky about it, I've seen large plastic tanks
designed to fit under decks that connect to your gutter system.  My parents
have a cistern by the house that collects water.  We'd lower a sump pump on a
chain and pump water into the sprayer.  When the power would go out, we could
draw water from it for washing, and use bottled water for drinking.

I've been considering learning how to process bio diesel for heating my home,
and the biggest obstacle is I don't want to waste my well water on the
glycerine flushing cycle of the process.  I was storing water from my
basement dehumidifer in plastic barrels to be used in power washing things.

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