frustratedearthmother
Sustainability Master
Great ideas - thankfully we're good pretty good on water storage. We have several of the big (300 gallon I think) totes, large water troughs, and heck our clay ground holds lots of water and the animals drink out of whatever is closest - usually a puddle or the pond. We do the bathtub thing to flush the toilets, but I caulked around the plug, lol. It's easy to do and easy to remove when you don't need it anymore.
I like the trash can idea, and may do that too. But, our best bet for water is the generator to run the water well. We're not on city water, but without electricity the well won't pump water - hence the generator. Our 'wish list' is to back up the water well with solar - then it wouldn't even matter if we had gas for the generator.
Some of the most peaceful days in my life were the days after Hurricane Ike - no electricity for nearly two weeks. But, it was quiet...so nice and quiet. And, you could see the stars - ALL the stars without all the lights to drown them out. Thankfully, a cool front came in a day after Ike and the temps were bearable. Plus - BONUS - a window AC unit in the bedroom that the generator could handle.
I need to dig through the garage and see if I still have a big ol' roll of plastic. At one time I had one, but not sure if it's still there or still useable.
Great tip on putting the boards vertically, Bay. But, I gotta say that the last thing I want to do is climb on the roof of this two story house - EEEEK!
I like the trash can idea, and may do that too. But, our best bet for water is the generator to run the water well. We're not on city water, but without electricity the well won't pump water - hence the generator. Our 'wish list' is to back up the water well with solar - then it wouldn't even matter if we had gas for the generator.
Some of the most peaceful days in my life were the days after Hurricane Ike - no electricity for nearly two weeks. But, it was quiet...so nice and quiet. And, you could see the stars - ALL the stars without all the lights to drown them out. Thankfully, a cool front came in a day after Ike and the temps were bearable. Plus - BONUS - a window AC unit in the bedroom that the generator could handle.
I need to dig through the garage and see if I still have a big ol' roll of plastic. At one time I had one, but not sure if it's still there or still useable.
Great tip on putting the boards vertically, Bay. But, I gotta say that the last thing I want to do is climb on the roof of this two story house - EEEEK!