Its wet out today, which is good for filling the water barrel but not very good for a BBQ. It wasn't too bad walking the dog this morning but in the last hour or so the winds starting to pick up. Glad I don't have to go out anywhere in this weather today, apart from the back yard. I'm filling the water barrel with a bucket, down spout diverter pipe isn't long enough so I'm filling the small water butt and then filling a bucket to fill the new water bin.
No picture post today. Only just realised I could of taken pictures of the backpack I knitted awhile ago. Its not fully finished, I think it needs at least one buckle sewn on and it might need weaving in in places. I'll get it finished during the week and get some pictures of it for next Saturdays picture post.
The moss/seed stitch scarf seems to be going backwards again, I thought it was 4 foot long but is only just over three. I really need to put some time into it and get it finished. I think I keep saying that and here we are still. Oh well, Christmas is over so no real rush now is there.
Hope you all have a good weekend, take care.
Showing posts with label water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label water. Show all posts
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Friday, 14 January 2011
Wheelie bins
Washed out a spare wheelie bin I have so I can fill it with water for the summer. No idea what sort of summer were going to have, hope its better than last year.
The big water butt is leaking, badly now. It holds 210 l and I think the wheelie bin will hold as much, maybe more, my smaller water butt holds just over 100l. I have another wheelie bin that needs a clean, I was going to use that one as a second composter but will go with water instead.
My main composter is a green wheelie bin, they gave them to us for garden waste. I just drilled holes in mine and use it to compost, seems silly taking them out for the bin wagon when you can make your own free compost. I also have a compost heap in a wind free corner of the garden, usually leaves and grass clippings. The wind free part was important with leaves, they make great compost but are a pain to sweep up.
I thought I'd have the moss/seed stitch scarf finished for this weekend, I thought wrong. Very wrong. I haven't really sat down and spent much time on it really, just keep picking it up for a few rows here and there. If will be finished by next weekend though, maybe even by Wednesday.
Not sure if I have any pictures for a picture post tomorrow, I'll have a look around my computer and see. Don't think I have anything knitted that's worth charging the camera batts for. We'll see but I don't think there will be a picture post tomorrow. I'll still post something though so call back and see.
Hope you all have a great weekend, I think I'll have the BBQ out at some point this weekend. Take care.
The big water butt is leaking, badly now. It holds 210 l and I think the wheelie bin will hold as much, maybe more, my smaller water butt holds just over 100l. I have another wheelie bin that needs a clean, I was going to use that one as a second composter but will go with water instead.
My main composter is a green wheelie bin, they gave them to us for garden waste. I just drilled holes in mine and use it to compost, seems silly taking them out for the bin wagon when you can make your own free compost. I also have a compost heap in a wind free corner of the garden, usually leaves and grass clippings. The wind free part was important with leaves, they make great compost but are a pain to sweep up.
I thought I'd have the moss/seed stitch scarf finished for this weekend, I thought wrong. Very wrong. I haven't really sat down and spent much time on it really, just keep picking it up for a few rows here and there. If will be finished by next weekend though, maybe even by Wednesday.
Not sure if I have any pictures for a picture post tomorrow, I'll have a look around my computer and see. Don't think I have anything knitted that's worth charging the camera batts for. We'll see but I don't think there will be a picture post tomorrow. I'll still post something though so call back and see.
Hope you all have a great weekend, I think I'll have the BBQ out at some point this weekend. Take care.
Thursday, 30 December 2010
water, water everywhere,
nor any drop to drink.
Watching the chaos over in Ireland with the water situation, and at least one town near me, I thought I'd write a little on water and the need not to que for a necessary. I remember a couple of years back when there were some bad floods in England and they didn't have clean drinking water and had those bowsers/tanks out. You had kids emptying them and taking a leak in them overnight. This is no way to live and with a few simple precautions its easily avoided.
Each person needs approx. 2l a day drinking water or 1 gallon of water for drinking, eating and washing per day. Water can be stretched by using paper plates and plastic cutlery, using baby wipes and the spray or gel hand sanitizers. At the very minimum you want at least the 2l a day and I'd suggest 14 days worth, more the better. Pets need to drink to so don't forget to store a similar amount of water for your pets, especially if your feeding dried food.
Storage can be as simple as 2l pop/soda bottles, takes a fair amount of room and never forget that water is very heavy. Containers for collecting water seem to be a problem over in Ireland so its wise to get some foldable water carriers that campers use. Because I do home brewing I always have several gallons of filtered water on hand plus water in the freezer, a full freezer cuts down electricity use, 2l pop bottles and a couple of water barrels outside. I have at least 2 weeks of clean safe drinking water for myself and the dog and well over a month of unsafe water that could be used for flushing the toilets with.
The water in the barrels can be made safe for drinking by filtering, boiling or adding cheap thin bleach(Sodium Hypochlorite), not the scented stuff you use in the toilet bowl. 9 drops per gallon then let stand for 30 mins, if the water is dirty filter it through coffee filters or cloth before adding the bleach. At this stage you should be able to smell the chlorine slightly, if not then repeat. You can run it through a Brita filter at this stage to help get rid of the chlorine taste, Brita filters will NOT make unsafe water safe for drinking on there own.
Boiling is another method for making water safe, again filter dirty water first through coffee filters or clean cloths like tee shirts. A hard rolling boil of only 1 min is really needed(longer at higher elevations) and not the 15 mins you often hear about.
You can also make water safe by using UV lights or even the sun, I'll not go into that here as I've never tried it and don't think the climate here is good for that.
My personal choice is a British Berkefeld gravity filter system that uses ceramic filters. Its an expensive method but well worth it to me, I have the stainless steel one. You can make your own gravity filter system with a couple of buckets if you buy just the filters for a cheaper option. Water is the stuff of life and important to me so I don't scrimp on it and I'm not peppered to que for it like some third world hell hole.
A good article on water, I'd write more but am still feeling ill, its important stuff though so go read more now before you really need the information. I've not written about water collection, its best to have what you need on hand now but you do need the knowledge of how/where to collect water, just in case. Email me if you want any more information or help.
You need water to live, its your life, take care of it, nobody else will.
Watching the chaos over in Ireland with the water situation, and at least one town near me, I thought I'd write a little on water and the need not to que for a necessary. I remember a couple of years back when there were some bad floods in England and they didn't have clean drinking water and had those bowsers/tanks out. You had kids emptying them and taking a leak in them overnight. This is no way to live and with a few simple precautions its easily avoided.
Each person needs approx. 2l a day drinking water or 1 gallon of water for drinking, eating and washing per day. Water can be stretched by using paper plates and plastic cutlery, using baby wipes and the spray or gel hand sanitizers. At the very minimum you want at least the 2l a day and I'd suggest 14 days worth, more the better. Pets need to drink to so don't forget to store a similar amount of water for your pets, especially if your feeding dried food.
Storage can be as simple as 2l pop/soda bottles, takes a fair amount of room and never forget that water is very heavy. Containers for collecting water seem to be a problem over in Ireland so its wise to get some foldable water carriers that campers use. Because I do home brewing I always have several gallons of filtered water on hand plus water in the freezer, a full freezer cuts down electricity use, 2l pop bottles and a couple of water barrels outside. I have at least 2 weeks of clean safe drinking water for myself and the dog and well over a month of unsafe water that could be used for flushing the toilets with.
The water in the barrels can be made safe for drinking by filtering, boiling or adding cheap thin bleach(Sodium Hypochlorite), not the scented stuff you use in the toilet bowl. 9 drops per gallon then let stand for 30 mins, if the water is dirty filter it through coffee filters or cloth before adding the bleach. At this stage you should be able to smell the chlorine slightly, if not then repeat. You can run it through a Brita filter at this stage to help get rid of the chlorine taste, Brita filters will NOT make unsafe water safe for drinking on there own.
Boiling is another method for making water safe, again filter dirty water first through coffee filters or clean cloths like tee shirts. A hard rolling boil of only 1 min is really needed(longer at higher elevations) and not the 15 mins you often hear about.
You can also make water safe by using UV lights or even the sun, I'll not go into that here as I've never tried it and don't think the climate here is good for that.
My personal choice is a British Berkefeld gravity filter system that uses ceramic filters. Its an expensive method but well worth it to me, I have the stainless steel one. You can make your own gravity filter system with a couple of buckets if you buy just the filters for a cheaper option. Water is the stuff of life and important to me so I don't scrimp on it and I'm not peppered to que for it like some third world hell hole.
A good article on water, I'd write more but am still feeling ill, its important stuff though so go read more now before you really need the information. I've not written about water collection, its best to have what you need on hand now but you do need the knowledge of how/where to collect water, just in case. Email me if you want any more information or help.
You need water to live, its your life, take care of it, nobody else will.
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