tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post8830751398986070863..comments2024-03-11T22:01:37.417-05:00Comments on Modern Day Redneck: Change of AttitudeModern Day Redneckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17682843961510053146noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-33744182720927959862010-09-10T07:09:03.018-05:002010-09-10T07:09:03.018-05:00Kelle, I looked at the Berkey filters and they are...Kelle, I looked at the Berkey filters and they are so expensive. I would love to have one so I could use the rain water to drink. I thought about just getting the filters and making my own. I sounds like you have a plan on your end, now it's my turn. Thank you for the prayers.<br /><br />woodsprite, You might want to call the State on your water system. It might be as simple as flushing the systems water lines but something needs to be done to help the quality of water you are buying. I worked in the water industry for 15 years and I can tell you there is big help out there for you to get better water if you want it. Our water is drinkable but I never tested it. I kinda don't want to know.Modern Day Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682843961510053146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-45662287893196785062010-09-09T22:02:30.849-05:002010-09-09T22:02:30.849-05:00Most of us take having water for granted. Funny h...Most of us take having water for granted. Funny how being without it never crosses your mind, until something happens and it's not there. I live in a trailer court that seems destined to have electrical issues. Our electric gets shut down several times a year and without electric we have no water. We usually don't have any warning before it happens either. Every time there is a storm we are all filling our bath tubs "just in case". I never drink the water here either because half the time it is a weird color. I do cook with it, but at least then it is boiled. Sometimes it has a yellow cast to it, other times it has almost a pink cast to it. <br /><br />I remember when I was a kid, our water came straight from a spring. The spring that went into the house would dry up when the summers were really hot, but there was another spring down the road a ways and we would just fill up containers full of water and take them back to the house. No big deal. But here in this place when the electric goes out there is no other place to get water other than the store. It really sucks! I applaud you for having the ingenuity and the fore sight to make sure there is water when you need it.woodspritenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176495290528788226.post-92162821273503891952010-09-09T21:37:34.928-05:002010-09-09T21:37:34.928-05:00As I always say I work well under pressure. Glad t...As I always say I work well under pressure. Glad to hear you've got your plan all worked out. Praying it all goes smoothly for you.<br /><br />We have an electric pump but also a hand pump for our well. The water has been tested and is good for drinking, but we also bought a Big Berkey water filter, just to be sure and this water is fairly hard, so the Berkey filters that out. We also have the river as a back up.<br />We do have rain barrels( old oak wine barrels) but when watering the seedlings in the greenhouse the 4 barrels emptied fairly fast. We also have 4 food grade plastic 55 gallon drums for water storage and I save all of our vinegar gallon jugs and refill with water, marking each with the month and year. Water stays good, although it will go flat, so you simply shake it up to add the O2 back into it. I've not had any problem with any water two yrs old going bad, or growing algae. <br /><br />You are in our prayers and PTL you are a redneck( modern or old fashioned!)<br />Blessings,<br />KelleKelle at The Never Done Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089557752054842197noreply@blogger.com