I believe that I have said this in the
past and now being in our third month of lock down, I think it is safe to say
that the Kharon Virus is only spread through fluid transfer. We do not believe
that the zombie plague is transferred via water. However, even if we lose
water, we still have a large variety of options to keep us hydrated in the event
of water loss.
Step 1) All water being consumed from
any bottle is immediately replaced with water from our Reverse Osmosis Machine.
We even reuse old containers (gallons of tea, orange juice, Gatorade bottles,
etc.) filling them up with water. These bottles are then placed on a different
set of shelves so we can see how much we have and keep us at maximum stock
levels at all time.
Step 2) We started immediately making
all the frozen concentrate juice we could in case of a power failure. There is
an entire half of an aisle dedicated to juices. Be it apple juice, grape juice,
Kool-Aid Jammers, Capri-Sun, Gatorade, Crystal Light, etc. And then when we get
through with that, there is an entire aisle dedicated to soft drinks (2 liters,
cans, 12-packs, 6-packs, cases). And that is just the stuff that is out on the
sales floor. That is not counting the back stock. Then there is the bottled
water, iced cappuccino and coffee, energy drinks… The list seems to be endless
even with our full complement of people.
Step 3) If things get really bad, we
also still have the 5-gallon jugs of water that we keep for people with those
office or home water dispensers. We had 12 out for display and 40 in the back
room for back stock. Those are considered our emergency stores.
Step 4) If we lose water all together,
we are one mile from the lake. During one of the sortie missions, Tommy gave
out a list for the guys to come back with. They hauled back a 55-gallon drum
and bags worth of playground sand from the lumberyard that is just right down
the road. He then layered the drum with large amounts of charcoal briquettes.
We have an ample supply of charcoal. Apparently making a “seven layer dip” out
of the sand and charcoal serves as water filtration.
Right now, we just have one drum but I
know Tommy wants to make more. With enough of these, we can filter water from
the lake for more than enough drinking water. And if things get desperate and
hordes roll through and then hang around, we could position them on the roof
along with containers and purify rainwater.
And for the ultimate measure, there
are a few of those water purifiers on the shelves as well. So, when it comes to
hydration, I think it is safe to day we got that mess covered…. One less thing
to worry about I guess.
