I've been building a post-apoc survival adventure game lately [1], so this story is absolutely relevant to my interests. Game is loaded with LOTS of little ways

I've been building a post-apoc survival adventure game lately [1], so this story is absolutely relevant to my interests. Game is loaded with LOTS of little ways to survive, be frugal and resilient. And all the painful trade-offs you sometimes have to make. Water is a huge part of life. We need it for almost everything we do as human beings. Drinking, preparing food and eating, cleaning and bathing. You can play in it, it looks and sounds relaxing. And make ice cubes to chill drinks! Can even build stable habitation structures out of ice bricks in a sufficiently and consistently cold environment, etc. Water... what can't it do? ---- (1. see my bio: Slartboz)