In other news (apolitical thread)...

[FearlessF]

just sayin, if you're gonna set a trailer or even a new double-wide and only be there 5 years.....
or build a house on a tight budget, not knowing if you're going to be there more than 10 years, you might leave the well to the next owner

fuel & time hauling water?  obviously, you get water when you also make a trip for groceries and or other reasons.  It's a long drive to anywhere

[Gigem]

just sayin, if you're gonna set a trailer or even a new double-wide and only be there 5 years.....
or build a house on a tight budget, not knowing if you're going to be there more than 10 years, you might leave the well to the next owner

fuel & time hauling water?  obviously, you get water when you also make a trip for groceries and or other reasons.  It's a long drive to anywhere

As a person who installs water systems for a living, this is simply hard for me to grasp.  Do you just forget the power too, because that can be expensive as well.  What about a roof?  You really don't need it in the desert, it doesn't rain much.  Just throw some chairs and couches out in the middle of the lot, maybe put some walls up for a wind break.  Roofs are expensive, maybe leave that to the next owner. 

Not sure how much water they're hauling, but it's 8.3 lbs per gallon.  Average person uses about 300 gallons per day, or 600 gallons for a family of 2, or 4,980 lbs of water per day.  I suppose you could get by with much less, say 50 gallons each.  I've seen the totes that fit in the back of a pickup, I  think they hold about 300 gallons.  So 2,490 lbs of water in the bed of your F250 or 350 truck, every 4th day.  I can't imagine what kind of wear and tear that puts on tires and vehicles, except I can because I deal with it every day. 

[847badgerfan]

100 gallons/person/day is the max use we always design for (per EPA criteria).

[Gigem]

100 gallons/person/day is the max use we always design for (per EPA criteria).

For what?  Surely not for a home? 

[FearlessF]

I'm guessing folks that live in that area get by on much less water than average, even if they have a well.
If they're haulin water???  WAY less

[847badgerfan]

For what?  Surely not for a home?

Yes, for a home. That's city water, not well. I know with an RO system you'd use a lot more than 100 gallons. More like 300.

[Gigem]

Our water usage for a family of 4 is about 8,000 gallons per month.  Just under 300 gallons per day.  About 66 gallons per person per day.  So I guess that is about right.  

[Gigem]

As a person who installs water systems for a living, this is simply hard for me to grasp.  Do you just forget the power too, because that can be expensive as well.  What about a roof?  You really don't need it in the desert, it doesn't rain much.  Just throw some chairs and couches out in the middle of the lot, maybe put some walls up for a wind break.  Roofs are expensive, maybe leave that to the next owner. 

Not sure how much water they're hauling, but it's 8.3 lbs per gallon.  Average person uses about 300 gallons per day, or 600 gallons for a family of 2, or 4,980 lbs of water per day.  I suppose you could get by with much less, say 50 gallons each.  I've seen the totes that fit in the back of a pickup, I  think they hold about 300 gallons.  So 2,490 lbs of water in the bed of your F250 or 350 truck, every 4th day.  I can't imagine what kind of wear and tear that puts on tires and vehicles, except I can because I deal with it every day.

I realized I was mistaken on my usage, the average person uses 60-100 gallons per day per person.  Average home uses 300 gallons per day.  

[Gigem]

Sure, fine. They all have wells. Water is abundant on the Arizona strip. It's like a giant oasis in the desert.

Well, I'm truly not trying to be argumentative.  I'm genuinely curious.  Post up the general area, I'd like to investigate how much water is underground there.  

[Brutus Buckeye]

It's kind of a moot point. There's three small communities that all have water and power, and there's probably less than a dozen people trying to eek by on the rest of the strip. Most of the land is locked up in National Parks, Monuments, wilderness areas, etc.

The few that do live there live in hardscrabble houses straight out of Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

[utee94]

THIS is why we tell you people not to move to Texas...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb3ipveinKs

[FearlessF]

and don't attend Tech!

[FearlessF]

in other news........... I'm unemployed and officially retired again.

Zoom meeting this morning - canned the communications segment - all 8 of us.
a couple got offered other positions in the company - feel bad for the rest of the team.  None of them are old enough to be in my position.

I'm fine with it.  Golf course opens Monday morning!

[betarhoalphadelta]

in other news........... I'm unemployed and officially retired again.

Zoom meeting this morning - canned the communications segment - all 8 of us.
a couple got offered other positions in the company - feel bad for the rest of the team.  None of them are old enough to be in my position.

I'm fine with it.  Golf course opens Monday morning!

Damn. Sorry(?) to hear...

Did you get a retirement package (i.e. severance) on your way out since it's a layoff?