VN, I just roll how I roll! ;-) (Of course you're free to read or skip my posts.)


Ohio:

A key daily task at this house is ensuring hydration. At this time in my life, I need a steady, low humidity, and we bought a small enough house (and efficient enough HVAC and windows) to do it without a huge cost or carbon footprint. So I get pretty thirsty.

I tried and didn't like several varieties of re-usable chairside water bottles. The best have been re-purposed 1/2 gallon vinegar bottles, which I reluctantly purchase when gallons aren't available. The water here needs a touch of acidity anyway, so they're re-labeled and set by the sink, full, for the chlorination to air out. Then they're distributed in the evening when I walk through to set lights and alarms, and check locks.

Lately I've had trouble finding laundry ammonia in gallons to reduce the plastic purchasing for that department. I was SURE that the accumulating 1/2 gallon jugs couldn't be re-purposed for potable water... surely I'd taste a trace of ammonia?!?

Turns out.... no! Not if it's rinsed first and filled with vinegar for a day or two. Rinsed again, and filled-- great drinking water. And the labels are easily-removed sleeves-- even better.

Only after long re-use are theseveral various jugs recycled-- usually once their cap is lost. But they're also great for freezing stock, once or twice, cap or no.

~S~