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Be sure to have a bypass on your rain system to flush the smoke precipitates off your roof before they get into the tank. My parents water used to taste of tar

by chris1993 6y ago

Be sure to have a bypass on your rain system to flush the smoke precipitates off your roof before they get into the tank. My parents water used to taste of tar over winter when they were lighting their fire.

kirillzubovsky 6y ago
Good to note! One thing I definitely want to do when I have the means is built a cabin/house with the latest and greatest efficiencies. Not in a hippy-earth-loving way, but more in a curious engineer way. Did you know there are these things called Earthships in New Mexico? It's a bit too hippy for me, but on the right track.
- asdasfasdfasdf 6y ago
  I sense some hippie shame (maybe I'm wrong)! IMO a lot of that feeling stems from the government and ruling class pushing back against counter-culture. They were more right about the environment (among other issues) than they even realized at the time. Earthships are unconventional in appearance and implementation, but are great examples of the type of thinking we're going to need to overcome imminent climate issues. If we started doing more of that in the 60s and 70s we'd be in a better position today.
  - kirillzubovsky 6y ago
    No, no hippie shame at all. In fact, I suppose everyone has their own view on what a hippy is, and I should not have referred to it as "hippy" to begin with. It's too generic and yet personal, and doesn't quite describe anything specifically applicable to this case. my bad!
    - asdasfasdfasdf 6y ago
      No worries... I always react to this because I see a lot of people online parroting an "no really, I'm not a hippie" attitude without thinking about the origin of that feeling!
      - rayhendricks 6y ago
        We have that regulatory capture of building and zoning in the USA so that even if you wanted to just go and build an earthship it would be technically illegal. If they can’t tax it or control it = not happening.
        asdasfasdfasdf 6y ago
        Oh for sure, I don't think just anyone should go building one... there are reasons we have building codes, but there's a lot of valuable knowledge there that gets discredited because of how these things look to "normal" people.

kirillzubovsky 6y ago

Good to note! One thing I definitely want to do when I have the means is built a cabin/house with the latest and greatest efficiencies. Not in a hippy-earth-loving way, but more in a curious engineer way. Did you know there are these things called Earthships in New Mexico? It's a bit too hippy for me, but on the right track.

asdasfasdfasdf 6y ago
I sense some hippie shame (maybe I'm wrong)! IMO a lot of that feeling stems from the government and ruling class pushing back against counter-culture. They were more right about the environment (among other issues) than they even realized at the time. Earthships are unconventional in appearance and implementation, but are great examples of the type of thinking we're going to need to overcome imminent climate issues. If we started doing more of that in the 60s and 70s we'd be in a better position today.
- kirillzubovsky 6y ago
  No, no hippie shame at all. In fact, I suppose everyone has their own view on what a hippy is, and I should not have referred to it as "hippy" to begin with. It's too generic and yet personal, and doesn't quite describe anything specifically applicable to this case. my bad!
  - asdasfasdfasdf 6y ago
    No worries... I always react to this because I see a lot of people online parroting an "no really, I'm not a hippie" attitude without thinking about the origin of that feeling!
    - rayhendricks 6y ago
      We have that regulatory capture of building and zoning in the USA so that even if you wanted to just go and build an earthship it would be technically illegal. If they can’t tax it or control it = not happening.
      - asdasfasdfasdf 6y ago
        Oh for sure, I don't think just anyone should go building one... there are reasons we have building codes, but there's a lot of valuable knowledge there that gets discredited because of how these things look to "normal" people.