I have one of the larger barrels pictured. It’s a 68G that I pump water up from the creek into for bathing, washing up, etc. Throw a couple of the small chlorine tabs in there, good to go. Just don’t drink it.
Mine came from imported Kalamata olives. Kinda greasy to clean out, excellent water storage. Money says that was the intention for those. 300+ gallons of water lasts forever if you have a creek to tap. I fill my 68 every month in the summer, and that’s only because it has a slow leak.
Am I really bathing if I’m using water I cannot drink?
Yes, drinking water is cleaned to the point that it will not make you sick to drink assuming a normal immune system. That is extreme over kill for bathing (and toilets, laundry, etc). The only reason we use drinking water for everything is because infrastructure is expensive and laying non-potable water pipes would cost tons.
From the article, the owner died before completion. Just seems like someone who wanted to off-grid at a glance (and didn’t care a ton for permits/beaurocracy)
Just for your future reference, the “o” in “bureau” (and therefore “bureaucracy” and “bureaucrat”) is spelled “eau” because French. The really confusing part is that the u is spelled u.
And why is it a bureaucracy? It’s all about the desks.
I don’t know. I looked at the photos, and I’m pretty sure this place is built for drugs.
I didn’t specify what the heating/cooling was for 😂
Is it the suspicious barrels outside?
I have one of the larger barrels pictured. It’s a 68G that I pump water up from the creek into for bathing, washing up, etc. Throw a couple of the small chlorine tabs in there, good to go. Just don’t drink it.
Mine came from imported Kalamata olives. Kinda greasy to clean out, excellent water storage. Money says that was the intention for those. 300+ gallons of water lasts forever if you have a creek to tap. I fill my 68 every month in the summer, and that’s only because it has a slow leak.
The property has a 500 gallon water tank.
Background: I know nothing
Am I really bathing if I’m using water I cannot drink?
Am I really bathing if I’m using still-undrinkable—but chlorinated—water?
Yes, drinking water is cleaned to the point that it will not make you sick to drink assuming a normal immune system. That is extreme over kill for bathing (and toilets, laundry, etc). The only reason we use drinking water for everything is because infrastructure is expensive and laying non-potable water pipes would cost tons.
Thank you!
Yeah this was definitely not somebody’s primary living space. It is extremely barebones and industrial looking. Something illicit was happening here.
From the article, the owner died before completion. Just seems like someone who wanted to off-grid at a glance (and didn’t care a ton for permits/beaurocracy)
Just for your future reference, the “o” in “bureau” (and therefore “bureaucracy” and “bureaucrat”) is spelled “eau” because French. The really confusing part is that the u is spelled u.
And why is it a bureaucracy? It’s all about the desks.
Yeah, I knew it was french but swapped my parts and gave up when even autocorrect was lost
That’s why the simplicity of u being u is the worst part! Goddamn Frenchies.
You’re welcome mon ami !
Damn right