[MR] Lesson from Isabel

[Chris Harrop]

And to think after all these years I've started a discussion on the Merry Rose

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From: Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
To: Atlantia maillist <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: [MR] Lesson from Isabel

<<< Go buy a large paint bucket with a lid and a largs package of kitty litter. In  pinch it will work for a few days.
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Date: Friday, August 26, 2011 9:09:44 pm
To: "Atlantia at atlantia.sca.org" <Atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
From: "Chris Harrop" <chrshrrp at yahoo.com>
Subject: [MR] Lesson from Isabel

Back in 2003 when Isabel blew though northern Virginia we didn't get much damage apart from some water in the basement.? But our water and electricity was knocked out for several days.? Losing the electricity wasn't so bad, but no water!? Try going without a flush toliet for several days.? That is medieval!? Get you some rubber stoppers for your tubs and fill the tubs with water.? That way you'll be able to fill your toliet tanks.? The s--- fill flush.? You'll be glad. >>>

Frankly, in many ways folks are better set up than most non-SCA folks. Many of you have been camping and often go some time without electricity or running water.

While some of these take more time to prepare ahead of time, here are some solutions that folks have been recommending for toilet facilities in private camps, even when there are public facilities such as at Pennsic. It seems that many of these could be adopted for disaster uses.

In the SCA-CAMPING section of the Florilegium:
camp-toilets-msg (9K) 6/27/04 Camp toilets for private camps.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/CAMPING/camp-toilets-msg.html

Stefan

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