[RD] People in the developed world without developed world conveniences

[stfoskey12]

There's also all the survivalists who live "Off the Grid" in cabins in the middle of nowhere with no power or running water.

That too.

I always found it weird how in Sim City 4 (and possibly other versions, not played others) you didn't need to provide running water for anything other than the very high income areas. Anyone else was happy with no water. But disconnect the electricity and even the rats moved out.

I genuinely wondered for a long time if not having running water is just a regular thing in the US because of this game.

I think in the instruction manual it said they would dig wells in the low density areas. I do know someone who until 8th grade didn't know that it was possible to have wells with an electric pump that provides running water to a house with indoor plumbing. In the game medium and high density needed running water, except in the industrial zones, which makes even less sense I think.

 

[Farm Boy]

I genuinely wondered for a long time if not having running water is just a regular thing in the US because of this game.

Hehehe! Flint Michigan aside*

I do have to admit that after growing up on well water(that I've been informed tastes like nickels) and outdoor faucets, I did think I was being poisoned the first time I drank chlorinated tap water from a larger municipal system.

*Don't forget Flint. $7,000 - $9,000 homes available! Last I checked!

 

[luiz]

I just checked their climate. Given the latitude, elevation, and inland location, I'm surprised it's as warm in winter as it is. Looks like not only is their average low a little above freezing, but the record low is just -10 C - well above that of e.g. Houston, Mobile, or Jacksonville, which are ten degrees further south. Granted, it would still be unpleasant and somewhat dangerous to be exposed to the elements somewhere with an average January low just above freezing, but I keep forgetting just how stable and mild the temperatures are in Western Europe.

Western Europe in general is much warmer than America (the continent in general) at comparable latitudes. Even Scotland has pretty mild winters, while the same latitude in the other side of the Atlantic is cold as hell. It's because of the Gulf Stream.

 

[Arwon]

I just checked their climate. Given the latitude, elevation, and inland location, I'm surprised it's as warm in winter as it is. Looks like not only is their average low a little above freezing, but the record low is just -10 C - well above that of e.g. Houston, Mobile, or Jacksonville, which are ten degrees further south. Granted, it would still be unpleasant and somewhat dangerous to be exposed to the elements somewhere with an average January low just above freezing, but I keep forgetting just how stable and mild the temperatures are in Western Europe.

Weirdly it's a fairly similar climate in Zaragoza or Madrid to here in Canberra in terms of min/max, but we rarely have serious snow and don't get quite as hot in summer.

(Also, Canberra being the only inland mountain city in the country has a lot of weird effects like most winter clothes in Australia being inadequate to the climate, and one hell of a home ground advantage for our rugby league team)

 

[Kyriakos]

I always found it weird how in Sim City 4 (and possibly other versions, not played others) you didn't need to provide running water for anything other than the very high income areas. Anyone else was happy with no water. But disconnect the electricity and even the rats moved out.

I genuinely wondered for a long time if not having running water is just a regular thing in the US because of this game.

Running water is obviously a basic need. How is one going to shower with no running water?

 

[NovaKart]

You just keep a supply of water and a bucket or something like that to shower with. I did that in Africa and you could fill it up when the water supply was restored or you could even get some delivered. I guess poor people had to go some place to bring it back like a pump.

In Iraq I had chargeable lamps and one place where I stayed we would often go 12 hours or more with no electricity.

A lot of people have gas heaters but I don’t like the smell and just dress really warm even indoors in the winter.

I had a chargeable portable modem which a lot of people have and a lot of people just have it through their phone so ironically the internet was more stable than the electricity.

In America some of those people on Hoarders have no running water because they went too long without paying the bill.

In some states they won’t cut off your water if you have children or if you have a disability and maybe if these mentally ill people had contacted some social service - I don’t means child protective services - someone could have helped them but they aren’t very functional people and also in that case I guess they might send someone to their home and they don’t want the government seeing what is likely a health and safety hazard.

Some of them were using the tub for a toilet or just continuing to use the toilet without ever flushing.

 

[The_J]

I do have to admit that after growing up on well water(that I've been informed tastes like nickels) and outdoor faucets, I did think I was being poisoned the first time I drank chlorinated tap water from a larger municipal system.

And I don't think it'll help with the thirst.
After being back from Spain, I have to say I am really happy how good the tap water in NL tastes. Especially in Madrid it was undrinkable, and got only little better in the smaller cities. But here, perfect drinking quality, absolutely perfect.

 

[Arwon]

And I don't think it'll help with the thirst.
After being back from Spain, I have to say I am really happy how good the tap water in NL tastes. Especially in Madrid it was undrinkable, and got only little better in the smaller cities. But here, perfect drinking quality, absolutely perfect.

Yeah they overtreat it due to I think cholera in the 70s. I found refrigerating the tap water made it palatable enough.

 

[Perfection]

Next to that, the years of doing without TV seems trivial. That resulted in a change in my TV habits. It's only during this past year that I've really gotten back into a TV habit. There are years' worth of series I've either never heard of, or heard of them but never bothered to watch. Now I'm indulging in Star Trek - old episodes I haven't seen in 10-15 years, and in the case of Enterprise, episodes I've never seen.

I'm glad you're finally watching Enterprise! I hope you enjoy it!

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I'm glad you're finally watching Enterprise! I hope you enjoy it!

Porthos is cute. Apparently Hoshi can cook, as well as speak a bazillion languages just from hearing a few words in each one. I still don't know all the characters' names or who played them.

I have no idea which season is currently being shown on Space now. At 3 episodes/week, it'll take awhile to get through it all.