anonymous0 Nevada
10/28/12 8:26 am
Hot water? Camping gear includes shower bag which u leave in the sun for several hours. Electric kettle as well.. Toilet? Can't figure that 1..maybe there's a system sold. A/C- fans are sometimes not enuf.. My vote is keep electricity.
10/27/12 9:08 am
All that picked indoor pluming good job if you didn't poop in your bed and live with it
regrep8
10/24/12 8:43 am
Gets a little cold in the Midwest to be making a midnight trip to the outhouse. Not to mention snakes and spiders making themselves at home in the outhouse.
10/22/12 11:51 pm
try each for one day. carry all the water you normally use in from the garden hose. don't use the stamina. carry it back outside. don't consider it a comfort issue. no water is a survival issue
10/22/12 8:48 pm
They used to live without electricity we are just so used to being coddled by it how would you feel about having a porta-potty outside your house.
TheMerc
10/22/12 7:32 pm
Gravity works wonders and its called a bucket that would need to be hauled everyday. The sun provides heat & light.
Dinglberry
10/22/12 6:50 pm
if u live a few miles out of the city " if u aint got no power, u aint got no water" u need some way to pump it
NYevo NY
10/22/12 4:58 pm
Ever heard of an outhouse? I'd trade the toilet for an air conditioner/heater any day of the week
Grocker
10/22/12 2:00 pm
Use a hand pump, windmill, and gravity, like we used to. And natural gas heats water nicely without electricity - just override the auto pilot. Did it during an 8 day blackout - only one on the street with hot showers.
OFMafia Oklahoma
10/22/12 1:51 pm
I think it would be neat to have a rain catching system to provide running water for outdoor potty/shower that could maybe drain to a large compost area?
kut17
10/22/12 12:12 pm
I don't know about you, but I would rather not get my bathwater from the river two miles away, make several trips hauling it back to my house, and spend all day trying to heat it on the stove.
sonofdavid
10/22/12 10:36 am
No electricity = candles/books/playing outside
No plumbing = pooping in a hole (or bucket)/cold showers/dirty laundry/dirty dishes
bigdaddy1 Nashville
10/22/12 9:07 am
People die now die to lack of energy. Think of the places we inhabit now that couldn't not have been before electricity. No electricity, no a/c or heat...
bigdaddy1 Nashville
10/22/12 9:05 am
Some do. There is a community south of me that the wonderful geniuses built the sewer treatment plant above most of the houses....there are pumping stations with flashing lights on them.... Guess what flashing light means lol!
UGonnaEatThat
10/22/12 7:57 am
@Wertyio - it depends where you live. We have a water tower, but the water is pumped into it. No electricity=no water.
Also, there is a lift station a block from my house that pumps the sewage to a higher level so it can continue to flow. No electricity=no lift station=no sewage system.
UGonnaEatThat
10/22/12 7:20 am
The majority of households would not have indoor plumbing without electricity. Plus sewage would tend to back up without electricity.
Rafic
10/22/12 7:13 am
As a nation we become third world either way....
As an individual I would prefer no electricity because I don't NEED it as much as I NEED fresh water.
JollyMan93 Big Sky Guy
10/22/12 6:02 am
People died because there was no plumbing on top of no electricity. I say plumbing because I can survive old fashion with it..without it we get a whole bunch of diseases.
Mrsbabyfat01
10/22/12 5:41 am
If the Entire state was without electricity my big concern would be crime &safety! I cant imagine the horror that would ensue here in Richmond. We are dealing with an abundance of home invasions and robbery in broad daylight now! A pregnant lady just had 3 armed men bust into her home and rob her!:(
10/22/12 5:03 am
Electricity because I have to plug my phone in to get on SoH! (I'm also a little afraid of the dark)
itanimulli
10/22/12 4:57 am
Are we talking as a whole or as an individual? I would imagine no indoor plumbing for an entire nation would lead to severe sanitation problems.
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