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by hysan17 hours ago |
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upvoteby fwipsy16 hours ago|
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It's not really meant to be advice. It's the author's own experience, ironically written as if it were advice.

For example:

"You did bleach ten gallons of well water for long-term storage already earlier in the year, right? Good."

This is sarcasm, because the author did not do that.

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upvoteby hysan16 hours ago|
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Ah I see. That didn’t translate well for me. Maybe because the title primed me into thinking that this was meant to be helpful.
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upvoteby fwipsy9 hours ago|
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That's fine, humor is subjective. I had a similar experience watching the "manchild" music video recently. I knew it wasn't serious, but I was still annoyed until I thought it through and understood the satire.
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upvoteby xxs14 hours ago|
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It's obviously a self-depreciation/joke style.

There is some truth in it [that doesn't translate well over to some other part of the works]. It requires rather poor infrastructure to be present.

There has been snow for over 2 months here, with relatively low lows (-29C) but no issue like lack of electricity or water.

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upvoteby dboreham16 hours ago|
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Perhaps it's an AI generated article. A real human would have realized quite quickly that you can put snow into the tank of a toilet when the power is out.
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upvoteby Tor315 hours ago|
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This is about _tankless_ toilets. They only work with electricity-powered flush pumps. That's why the author wrote about having to physically dump water into the toilet to flush it.

For our new home we're making we have two toilets (always practical). One of them is tankless, but we made sure the second one is a traditional cistern toilet with no electrical requirements. Just in case.

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upvoteby bradfa13 hours ago|
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Most well pumps are electric powered. The holding tank will give you a very small amount of water that’s in it if it’s up high but after that without electricity it won’t refill.

In the USA most residential toilets are tank type and don’t directly use electricity.

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upvoteby qingcharles15 hours ago|
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I just learned first hand what to do with frozen pipes. Couldn't stop it this year as it went so far below zero. On the last day before it warmed up one of the pipes split and put about 2ft of water into the basement. Amazing to see the damage to the CPVC pipe that broke -- like it literally exploded, which it probably did.
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upvoteby codingdave13 hours ago|
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You should have a shutoff valve on every pipe that goes through an external wall. Before bitter cold like that, turn off the valve and drain that pipe. If it is supplying an outdoor spigot, that shutoff should just be part of your winter prep.

(And yes - I, too, learned that the hard way.)

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upvoteby dlcarrier15 hours ago|
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This is a common reaction to posts on the internet, including blogs and Hacker News comments.
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upvoteby vl16 hours ago|
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I actually enjoyed the writing. It's clearly reflection on the experience presented as an "advice list" somewhat jokingly. Since author didn't enjoy the experience, tone is somber. After spending childhood in the cold place I can relate.
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upvoteby 1970-01-016 hours ago|
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The entire article is half-assed assumptions mixed with common sense. The only lesson is to prepare before the snow season arrives or suffer.
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