That was fun. My ride to the post office cancelled just before closing. There was not enough time to find alternative transport, evem if I could.<\/p>\n
I was out of water. No coffee, no pasta and thirsty cats. I had a huge order sitting at the post office, water was just around the corner at the hardware store.<\/p>\n
My only alternative was to collect water from the pond and filter it.
\nWhen I got to the pond it had an inch of ice. I chopped through best I could and got a bucket and a half of very green water. I filled the lone water filter bucket and hoped for the best. My second filter bucket was waiting for filters sitting at the post office.<\/p>\n
I wouldn’t be drinking coffee for a few days. Cats come first. The single bucket did not make clean water fast enough. I needed 5 liters a day for our needs a single bucket made 2 a day.<\/p>\n
I was also worried about the viability of my ride. I got a clear idea that were reluctant to give me further rides in. That and the twenty cm of snow coming on Sunday would be another reason to not give me a ride in.<\/p>\n
I had visions of walking the 8km in deep snow pulling a sled full of catfood and freight. Considering walking down to the end of my driveway tires me out, the walk would probably kill me.<\/p>\n
THE NEXT DAY<\/p>\n
I made the decision to get one of the older filter buckets functioning, more out out necessecity. Over night I was able to make a single liter.<\/p>\n
I made the trek down to pond, to fetch more water. Another 1\/2 inch of ice had formed over night. I broke through that and gathered another 30 liters of green water.<\/p>\n
It was becoming clearer as winter approached. The solids and dead wild life sinking to to the bottom.<\/p>\n
By the time I made it back inside I was panting, my lungs were worse. I had to sit, giving me time to write this.<\/p>\n
I wondered how all this was going to end, I assumed badly for me and my friends. All my friends had paws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
That was fun. My ride to the post office cancelled just before closing. There was not enough time to find alternative transport, evem if I could. I was out of water. No coffee, no pasta and thirsty cats. I had a huge order sitting at the post office, water was just around the corner at… <\/p>\n