When I went to the mailbox this afternoon I was surprised to see an new issue of Dwell. It's not my issue, but love that I can enjoy mags that Adam subscribes to as well. I was more bugged than excited once I pulled it out. Look what I found...
Is it just me or does this drive anyone else nuts? I love to get magazines in the mail, but I also like to get them in good condition. It was pretty much non flippable, which to me makes the magazine semi-unreadable. I was bugged.
On a different note I just bought a 500 water tank. Adam knew I had put my name on this tank on Sunday, but he nor I knew it was so large. It barely fits in our garage from top to bottom. Adam is going to die when he sees how big it is.
I can't tell you what a relief it is to finally have water storage. It's always been my main concern, you can't live long without it, but I've never taken the plunge and bought any containers. Storing water is very intimidating. You never know if it will go bad or when you need to change it. I hope if we have to use it someday a simple prayer will keep the water good and us sick free.On that same note. I'm going to the fireside on Sunday I mentioned a few weeks ago about preparedness. I'll report back what I learn.
I also want to thank Mandy for the good mail package. I got it yesterday and it was such a delight seeing how I'm knee deep in kids. I hope to play with the scrapbook stuff soon. Oh and I love the pad how it said "my pad". Thank you!
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Your mangled magazine is one of the reasons I don't subscribe to magazines anymore. So frustrating! Besides the mangled mail issue I find that subscriptions to Canada don't save much money over the store price, and the new issues always seemed to show up in the store like at least a week before I'd get mine in the mail! (especially frustrating for seasonal/holidy issues)
I get so frustrated when my magazines arrive broken. I so look forward to magazines and they are just not the same, especially if they are unreadable.
I'm glad you liked your good mail! It makes my day to send it.
I get bugged about magazines in those conditions too, especially when they are jammed in my small cubby mailbox. I guess that is why I always grab the ones in the back off the shelfs in the store.
Way to go on the water tank. That is really cool. My husband and I were just talking about a water storage thing like that. The best part is can't you use it for bathing as well as drinking??
Funny/frustrating about the magazine. That's why Amy H. doesn't do subscriptions anymore. She buys the single issues to make sure they're in pristine condition. I've never had one arrive in bad shape like that -- I would call the mag and have them extend the subscription by one issue or something.
Storing water is indeed very intimidating. I haven't found a good solution for that yet. Good thing you have room for the giant tank!
I too have been concerned about water storage and have been saving all the gallon juice containers and filling them with water. Since I really have no where to put them in our current house they line the walls of our garage which I'm pretty sure annoys the hubs. I'm thinking that is why he is having a 1200 gallon water tank put in at our new house. I mean seriously I think we need to store water but I'm thinking he's gone a little bit overboard?!
Can't wait to hear what you learn at that fireside. I went out and bought medical gloves, clorox wipes, hand sanitizer, and some extra bleach after your last post about this. Thanks for the info!
Holy wow. I honestly had no idea that water tanks that large existed. Jim keeps telling me there's a well at his dad's yard, but with 15 miles between us & there I'm not sure if that's enough to rely on. Crazy huge.
I'm anxious to hear about your fireside. As for magazines, I've honestly never had one come to my mailbox smashed. But [because I just wrote that!] I know that both of my two current magazines will come "non-flippable" next month.
Thanks for the correction Amy. You know me and typos or if you don't you will. :)
wow that is an enourmous tank....i like the color! and magazines...yeah i love them in intact condition and that would bother me soooo much! arg....I have nothing prepared for preparedness...I keep thinking i am a slacker but I just can't seem to do anything about it
Way to go on the water storage. We used to have water tanks in Peru, but we also used them all the time when the water went out. I've often thought about that. Maybe we should invest in a huge tank too.
That tank is enormous! I, too, await your recap of the storage.
I have never received a mangled magazine. However, my husband just got a very private letter from his work - it was taped across the back, like it had been opened and tampered with... Hmmm. bugs.
oh that magazine would drive me nuts too!!!
great job on the water, you know i am stressing big time about how unprepared we are...
cant wait to hear about your fireside on sun, what a way to spend your birthday!!!
I can't believe that huge thing hardly fits into the garage. I would love to hear what "xl*(&*R$#E*(" exclamation Adam comes up with in reaction to seeing it for the first time. How will you keep the water clean? Is there something you add to it? Will you have to change it every so often? Curiouser and curiouser.
I am looking forward to your post about the fireside. You have had me officially "freaked out" since you posted about the bird flu and the fact that there is a committee just for that purpose. You must inform us all!
yes, that would bug me. rrr. i hear you on the water storage. i get intimidated by the whole thing. fun good mail!
I have 5- 50 gallon blue water barrels in my garage. I am a sight each time I move and "I" have to siphon the water out through a hose into the street. ALWAYS makes the neighbors qawk. I am interested in where you did get this monster of a water barrel though...Can't have enough water. We have A LOT of dehydrated food storage...which needs water.
Don't laugh but last year I bought masks for the bird flu. I thought my husband would die laughing - but these are the ones that were talked about in TIME magazine last year and were short supply. I will be interested to read all about what you learn about be prepared!!
- Ouch - about your magazine! I have never experienced that! (did I just say that out loud?) :-)
At my last house, we had this rather crazy mailman (he came to my door once to tell me that he thought we should build a 10 foot wall in front of our house because we were at the end of a "T" intersection, and he thought someone would crash into our house.) and we had all kinds of damaged mail. It made me a little nuts. I really think all the magazines should come in plastic bag sleeves -- they are so easy to damage. We've had better luck with our nice (and sane) mail lady at this house.
That is a huge water tank. We bought water containers this summer. I am not so worried about water supply contamination or anything because we're on a well. But, that well is electric. So, if the power goes out -- we are without water. And, I think flushing, washing and drinking are essentials! Hopefully we won't have to use it, but it's certainly good peace of mind.
I hate it when magazines come through the mail thrashed, but that hardly ever happens to me and I get a lot of magazines.
That's a seriously huge water storage tank, how do you even have room in your tiny garage? That would be very reassuring to have.
Score on the good mail!
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