Update on my rainwater harvesting issues.

The guys came today and drained and cleaned out my tank, and also installed a diverter (which I'll talk about in a second). The water cartage will arrive in about 4 hours and fill the tank about halfway (it takes ages for me to drain a tank, and a decent rainstorm can fill the tank, so half a tank is plenty). At that point I'll have potable water again. This water flows through two whole-house filtrers, a 20 micron and a 1 micron filter.

I have what is called a "wet" system which means the rainwater goes underground and then back up to dump into the tank. The water level remains at the height of the tank inlet, and that includes in the downpipes from the raingutters, which is about halfway from the ground to the roof. It stays full of water ("wet") all the time. Insects could fly in and create larvae, and the sun hitting white downpipes warms that stagnant water quite a lot, making the situation worse. When it rains, water pours into these pipes from the gutters, as does dust, bits of roof lichen, leaves, pine needles, anything that gets onto the roof. The rain collection is slow enough that organic matter that has gone down the rain gutters just collects in the bottom of these pipes (which run underground) and rots over time. Once the density of that organic matter gets high enough, it becomes like a black-grey stinky sludge... not something anybody would associate with drinking water, and the cause of the recent sewer smell in my drinking water.

So my tank collects water both from my old sleepout and garage, but also from my new house. These are two separate collection pathways. The new house pathway is clean and fine, the new downpipes are solid black (they block sunlight), and there is a diverter at ground level. The old house pathway is stinky and contaminated and had (until today) no diverter.

So they installed a diverter at ground level on the old pathway. After every rain, I am to open it up and let the water come flooding out onto the lawn. The force of water is supposed to flush out most of the organic matter as this happens. My new system for the new house has one of these, but the old system never did and I didn't even know it was supposed to (it was like that when I bought the property).

I'm also going to divert the gutter that is closest to the trees into a drainage ditch and no longer collect water from it, because that gutter gets leaf matter a lot faster than the other ones do.

I take back anything nice I ever said about RFK Jr. What an ass. My pick for American president is Vivek Ramaswamy.

Damn I think Fold Card just got worse

I have an ethical conundrum concerning XMR.

If they problem with privacy coins being that it’s only a matter of time before they get shutdown because they cannot be tracked, why would banks and the governments get rid of paper and physical coin currencies be taken off the market as well. They can’t be tracked as well. Just a curious observation.

At .5% I wonder if the $100 yearly fee will get me more sats with mortgage over a halving period than just buying $100 right now...

There is nothing to indicate that the turning of tables was done violently. It could have been done calmly.

Implying that someone is a robber is not an act of violence.

If I am a chef, holding a knife, does that mean that I am threatening or attacking people?

Jesus continued to teach in the Temple, which couldn't have been possible if he had been violent.

If he was violent, he would have been arrested then and there, which didn't happen.

In all four Gospel accounts, absolutely no violence was mentioned. There is no mention of Jesus using the whip on anyone. The whip is only mentioned in John. Animals are also only mentioned in John. A whip has always been useful in controlling the movement of animals.

Other cultures are awesome. Especially Polynesian.

Saw a Polynesian show in FLA and they did the Haka.

Made me think. What culture do we have in America?

We could do the “forced democracy dance” & show how we demolish other cultures maybe?

What do you think? #asknostr nostr:note1cjxfvkv4t9kmcxlguvmqcjawzk778zcys998mll5gl850dwsf9sq52tqpr

Never thought of it this way but kids have a hard time sleeping if they didn’t run around during the day and adults have a hard time sleeping if they don’t feel exhausted 😴 🤔

Maybe we just all need to feel exhausted to sleep well. Or am I oversimplifying it? Tired parents seem to confirm this.

Chicago south side is really wild! Will never go there anymore

Christians are to love their enemies regardless of whether they deserve it. Only those who love their enemies are children of God. Nonviolent enemy love is what sets Christianity apart from other religions. Unfortunately, this command is not obeyed by many Christians.

"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matthew 5:43-48 NIV)

#Jesus #christian #bible #grownostr