2jakes
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Bottled water is the greatest scam of our time. If you look at the label of the majority of it you will see something like bottled from the municipal water supply of Anytown, USA. People complain about their municipal water bill being 20 or 30 dollars, but think nothing of paying through the nose for 20 ounces of the same thing. We have done some calculations on cost. If we charged 20 ounce bottled water rates the monthly water bill would be more than most peoples gross annual salary. Think about that one.
Bottled water is the greatest scam of our time. If you look at the label of the majority of it you will see something like bottled from the municipal water supply of Anytown, USA. People complain about their municipal water bill being 20 or 30 dollars, but think nothing of paying through the nose for 20 ounces of the same thing. We have done some calculations on cost. If we charged 20 ounce bottled water rates the monthly water bill would be more than most peoples gross annual salary. Think about that one.
Good for him.Got a friend who devised a system for using filtered rain water for flushing toilets in a four-unit building he owns. Part of me thinks he did it just to prove to himself it could be done, and that was the person to do it.
3fingers wrote: "He must not live in California. I've been told it is illegal to harvest rainwater there, since according to the state it belongs to the state."
Not since 2012 in California I think. During the most recent drought, the City of San Francisco was giving property owners free 55 gallon rain barrels for people to save rain water. In most Western states water rights tend to follow the doctrine of 'First in time, First in line' with some water rights going back to the 17th Century. Its only in the past ten years or so that this has begun to change.
This may come as a surprise to you, but that rather elegant tool is called a "jar opener". No, really.I found these tools years ago in my uncle's old tool box. View attachment 120512
Not sure of the name but it sure has come in handy many times
with hard to open jars.
Especially if they're selling it to the military.If it's advertised as the
Ratcheting Jar Opener Kitchen Utensil Gadget,
the price goes up!
View attachment 120532
^^^ This goes along with "new look! same great taste!" Liars.