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   Hello Rob Mccart!   
      
   ** On Monday 31.07.23 - 01:25, Rob Mccart wrote to MIKE POWELL:   
      
    RM> For 13 years I wintered here, which was fun because there   
    RM> was no way that didn't cost a fortune to keep running   
    RM> water so I had a wooden box on the ice covering the hole   
    RM> to slow down the freezing where I got my water in pails.   
      
   But wouldn't the box freeze to the water just the same? Or.. I     
   suppose you frequented the water hole enough so that it would     
   never freeze up solid?   
      
   Myself, I am currently collecting rainwater in 60L bins for the     
   purposes of having water for flushing. The line to the toilet     
   has an issue, so normal operation is not possible.   
      
      
    RM> I used to tell people I had running water.. if I really   
    RM> hurried.. B) Parking and mailbox was about a mile from the   
    RM> house, snowshoes and toboggan for getting groceries in.   
    RM> Some mornings I woke up and the pails of water in the   
    RM> kitchen would have a layer of ice on them.   
      
   Man.. that's roughing it in bush!   
      
   (Ever read Roughing It In the Bush by Moodie?  It has many     
   moments describing a 1st settler's experiences).   
      
   And.. what about now?  Is your parking and mailbox closer to     
   the house/cabin?   
      
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