Last year,
- I had a boiler that was attached to the whole apartment complex which gave me a huge electric bill.
- Some one burst a pipe while trying to fix the boiler which flooded my apartment for 10 days before my landlord came with someone to fix it. (I had a water floor between the cement and my plastic tiles)
- My waste water backed up into my bathroom and they had to clean it out.
- Sometimes I didn't have running water for a couple days at a time (which is good water from the village central system).
This year,
- I went 8 days with no running water and I was getting upset.
I finally stalked down someone to come over and fix the electric water pump so I could at least get flowing well water. During this time I went to the closest well to help my needs. Drinking water, I had filled bottles at an earlier point and I was buying soda and juice for hydration. Presently, I've been forced to use the nitrate (500ppm) filled water since the other water system has been down for the last 2 weeks. (US regulation: 5ppm, and EU regulation: 50ppm) But nitrate is great for the plants!
(Here's a video of me getting water at the presently closest well. Apparently I waddle and I was listening to Blue October that evening to pass the time. My plants were dying, so I made 14 rounds that evening).
- Then my toilet septic was full and I had to pay quick a large sum to get it emptied (1/4 of my month's pay) and you know what I learned?! They just toss the waste in the nearby forest! I am presently working on a project to promote a waste water treatment
center...and I don't think people are connecting the two. So forest: dead dogs, lots of pampers and other trash, and now septic waste...great. - Now, my landlord and the neighbors are making a bigger septic tank so I can't pour water down the drain anymore. At least I have running nitrate water! So I can't clean myself over a drain, I can do it over a bucket if I want to do it inside my home...or maybe I'll just clean myself out in the open. Lol.
