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Have you ever noticed they never mention Skippy? Looks a bit suspicious to me.

Reading between the lines: 1. The person making the statement is only mentioning one by name, VPW, thus, downgrading the significance of the other six. 2. The person is making a point to award him the number7, which, according to TWI theology, signified perfection. Hence, VPW was the most important and perfect of all Men of God. (Jesus has entered the chat.)

He did at one point renounce (kinda) the law of believing. I'll give him that, but that's all I'm going to give him.

Yeah, I remember, in FellowLaborers, the mantra was "Good, better, best, never let it rest, until your good is better, and your better best." I'm not real keen on motivational slogans or posters, but we had one at my old job that said, "Perfection is the enemy of progress." I can get behind that. Since my FellowLaborer days, I've adopted a new motto: "Strive for mediocrity."

Excuse me, did someone lose this?...../s

Yeah, that's just it. Even if witching worked, how would you know if you'd found a safe and sustainable source? In other words ,if water was close enough to the surface to be detected by witching, there's a pretty good chance it would actually be contaminated surface water that's formed a pseudo aquafer, rather than true groundwater.

When you are calculating anticipated water usage for a household, you typically figure an average of about 90 gallons per day, per adult. That probably seems like a lot, but it includes drinking, laundry, toilets, dishes, etc. I think that puts into perspective how unrealistic some survivalist type plans can become.

Two years is the generally accepted shelf life of bottled water. (less if it's "fizzy" water, as the fizz will escape through the bottle walls.) Some companies put an expiration date on the label. The answer to whether it's still potable after that date gets a little bit hazy. Several factors come into play. Heat, exposure to sunlight and the chemical composition of the container all contribute to the answer. Plastics slowly degrade over time and various components of the bottle's plastic can leach into contents of the bottle. Heat and sunlight can accelerate that process. Even if you don't store the water long enough to generate health concerns, you may find it to have acquired an unpleasant "flat" taste.

Coffee here is "on the house". So, that's nice. Welcome.

I prefer the freeze dried variety. When ready to use, just add water.

I just ask Bigfoot to point me to a good spot.

These are called monitor wells and use a more standard size deep well, submersible pump set up. You would expect to find these in locations where the ground water is being monitored for potential contamination, such as near a gas station, car wash or facility that uses lots of potential contaminants. They have a locking cap to prevent tampering (vandalism). You usually don't leave a pump in them unless they are tested frequently. When you're ready to test, you typically drop a submersible pump in and connect it to a portable generator.

That's called a well point. You drive it into the ground by hand with a post hole driver, taking care to protect the threaded end. When you've driven it into the ground to a sufficient depth, you attach another section of pipe and continue doing so until you reach the water table (top most limit of the aquafer). You then continue passed that point to a depth that will insure it can continually supply water. At that time, you can connect it to a hand pump or a shallow well jet pump. Shallow well pumps don't generally function for depths greater than 25 feet, due to the laws of physics involved with atmospheric pressure. (There are ways to get slightly more depth, such driving it in a well pit .) They can be very useful in certain applications but are typically inadequate as a source of drinking water. It important to note that, even through you reach a steady water source, that source may be fed by surface water, which you would never want to drink untreated. An understanding of the fundamental differences between surface water and groundwater should precede attempting this.

It all makes sense now. For the longest time, I've struggled with wondering why anyone would want to listen to anything with a porpoise.

This is pretty standard fare that's been around for quite some time. I especially don't like the boiling recommendations, though. While it's true that boiling can alleviate some microbiological concerns, it can also exacerbate the dangers of concentrating other harmful contaminants, such as arsenic, lead, PFAS, mercury, etc. Some people are quick to simply boil their water rather than investigating the dangers they may be inviting.

And all with a simple, pass-through, 0.5 micron, ceramic/carbon media. Act Now! First 500 customers will also get a free pony with every unit.

These types of products typically come with listed disclaimers, the most prominent usually being "Not for microbiologically unsafe water".

"I have secret knowledge that others don't"......VPW (sort of) This approach is pretty standard fare for cults, in general.

The short answer is "no". For water to be considered potable, it must be fit for human consumption, safe for drinking. Hudson River water has salt, turbidity, PCBs, radioactivity, micro pathogens, and on and on and on. It's not something you could render potable using home-type filtration systems.

Unless I'm mistaken, the OP (original poster) is somewhere in an area that receives its drinking water for the NYC water system. NYC is well known for having some of the highest quality drinking water in the country. If, on the other hand, the preference is just to have better smelling, tasting water, a simple carbon filter, such as you would find in a refrigerator ice maker, might provide the solution. Bear in mind, carbon has saturation limits that, if exceeded, don't only lose effectiveness, but can have negative repercussions. This is why it's critical to change filters within the recommended life expectancy.

Hint: It wouldn't. Water needs to be rendered microbiologically safe before being passed through purification devices.

Does it remove tds? (total dissolved solids) Is there data that shows specific values?

I'm not a mod, but I did a copy/paste in doctrine. Hope that works.

I don't know, I don't think using an existing model for creative inspiration necessarily constitutes plagiarism. That's not what Wierwille did. He just outright plagiarized other sources and claimed them to be his own.

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