ChildofLight
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The last time I took communion which was long time ago, the little wafer stuck to the roof of my mouth.
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If you happen to have an Amish sawmill nearby they sell slabwood cut to stove length for a very reasonable price. The one I buy from load your trailer up and call when it is full. Also it's lighter pieces and no need to split it. Slabwood is the outside layer of a log cut to true it up for cutting boards.I have a wood stove but haven’t used it in several years because the winters have been on the mild side. I also realized we stay healthier not using it. My brother also now has COPD so it wouldn’t be very good to burn wood either. The wood I had cut for it several years ago rotted so useless this past bad winter. At my age, with everything I have to do, and health wise it has become difficult to cut enough wood to last a winter if need it. I’m considering getting gas or propane as my house is all electric. The thing that concerns me is future issues regarding pricing and availability of gas and propane. I may put the wood stove in a shed and coat it with lube oil just in case.
We have a wood stove and wood. I have been getting after my husband to get the pile off the driveway and to somewhere more hidden. I was already concerned about theft but now concerns about power outages makes it seem others could become desperate. I told him I wanted our pile put out of sight and "out of mind" long before that. We made it a family activity so it was kind of fun. We found a pair of mice living in it which was freaky and the cat totally let both get away. Disappointing.
Our house is otherwise heated by electricity. And we have tons of thick blankets. Lots. My biggest concern is getting a water filter system if we have to pull buckets straight out of our well. We can't afford to buy one. I have heard of filter straws which work for drinking and are more affordable. But not practical for filtering large amounts.
Just a thought about your well. If electricity goes out, the well won't work because it needs power. Maybe there's a gadget that you can put on it to make it work, but I really don't know about that.If the water from your well is potable, it doesn't matter if it gets pumped out or dipped out, so long as the bucket/well bucket and rope/line are clean/sanitary.
Wash your hands before handling anything touching the water and/or well.
We get frequent power outages here so I have some water set aside in our storage room. A few weeks' worth of water if we stick to drinking and use the dirty well water for washing hands and whatnot. That's why I am concerned about pulling water straight out of our well. I can't store any more water than I already have. I need to periodically change it out so it's fresh and it's become quite the task already. I don't do it as often as I should. Our water is quite hard and our system has a dual filter with a UV light. So yeah, I would feel more comfortable with some sort of filter system when it comes to drinking. We just had our septic tank cleaned so unless there is a complete, permanent collapse we should be OK for the time being. I'm not ready to be that afraid and still holding up hope that I'm just being paranoid as it is already.Just a thought about your well. If electricity goes out, the well won't work because it needs power. Maybe there's a gadget that you can put on it to make it work, but I really don't know about that.
The reason why I know about this is that during hurricane season they're about three hurricanes here in Florida near where I lived (Ocala, FL). The pump went out, but I had already planned for that. My bathtubs were full of water and I had extra water in the garage using old juice bottles and filling them up with water and storing them. Thay water I used to flush the toilet. Scoop out some water from the tub and throw into your toilet. The toilet gets flushed.
The water only lasts for so long and eventually you'll have to have a backup plan.
You could also make yourself a home distillation unit. Stills can be used for things besides moonshine. Like water.ROOT during edit of above [sigh]
Sawyer has a 5 gallon bucket adapter kit and they make the million gallon filter.
Home Depot and Lowe's both carry 5 gallon food grade buckets. The bail that holds the handle isn't strong enough to hold the bucket full of water for any real length of time, so best to sit the bucket on a sturdy chair, platform, or kitchen counter. Need distance between the bottom of the bucket and the floor so gravity can make the filter work.
EDITED TO ADD: A Sawyer mini is around $20 and will do 100,000 gallons. Multipacks also available, so cost per filter a little lower.
5000 watt generator and a supply of gasoline.Just a thought about your well. If electricity goes out, the well won't work because it needs power
Thanks for reminding me about the generator. I had a gentram installed in my garage and there was an outlet for the well. Turns out I never had to use it because I moved to California and I gave my generator to Craftsman for Christ. They needed it more than I did.5000 watt generator and a supply of gasoline.
My mom told me today that she bought some oranges and pears, and paid almost a dollar or more apiece for them. I thought that was highway robbery!
Turas maith, slán abhaile
(Safe Journey, Safe Home)
John 3:16