[Artemisia] A New Discussion - SCA Skills in a Modern Plague

[Redhawk]

ah... nails.. wooden pegs can be used in lieu of nails.  and most people know how to make a bow drill.
a good library on frontier life, native american crafts and the middle ages would be very important.
now i feel as though i need to turn into a survivalist and start stock piling seeds and learn out to gather honey cause.. i couldn't live without sugar.
Redhawk

--- On Sun, 9/19/10, Dori Andrepont <dori.andrepont at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Dori Andrepont <dori.andrepont at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Artemisia] A New Discussion - SCA Skills in a Modern Plague
To: "Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list" <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
Date: Sunday, September 19, 2010, 10:31 AM


I have to agree on the challenges of water. Even a well can pull up all
sorts of nasties. I was secretary/treasurer for a rural water district,
which sounds simple enough, but the reality was that I spent most of my time
draining samples from the tank, getting them tested for bacterium and
contaminants, routinely having the tank drained and disinfected, and making
arrangement with our service to add chemicals to the water so it would be
safe to drink.

Doria
PS Don't forget that you need nails! (Ever since reading Heinlein's
"Farnham's Freehold", I've never forgotten the nails.)
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