tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post4569173335222032388..comments2024-03-27T13:00:23.279-06:00Comments on Letters from Lin: Article #70 Water and Irrigation CanalsGreat Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-64711506460110557332009-09-09T19:10:06.318-06:002009-09-09T19:10:06.318-06:00We do take water for granted. Think of how most of...We do take water for granted. Think of how most of the third world could benefit from a steady supply of clean water... Interesting history you posted also...Rambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-75841087421816115152009-09-07T04:44:13.708-06:002009-09-07T04:44:13.708-06:00As I emptied a warm tea kettle into the sink yeste...As I emptied a warm tea kettle into the sink yesterday, I thought I should have let it cool completely and given the clean water to the houseplants. I was ashamed of my waste. Your post reminds me of how important every drop is. And how all things are possible.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-9176199668085395522009-09-05T18:11:58.151-06:002009-09-05T18:11:58.151-06:00This makes me stop and think how much I take havin...This makes me stop and think how much I take having water for granted. To never worry about not having enough, one can buy fancy flavored waters to drink, fill big pools with it and have fancy fountains shooting water into the air. We certainly are a very, very lucky country.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360476402810561433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-67888705534762458952009-09-05T13:20:21.471-06:002009-09-05T13:20:21.471-06:00I've hauled water when camping and can't i...I've hauled water when camping and can't imagine it being a way of life. We do have it a lot easier now and take a lot for granted.Amy DeTrempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04785965181851533070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-81767295690703052052009-09-05T13:12:08.207-06:002009-09-05T13:12:08.207-06:00I never would have made it as a pioneer. I am ver...I never would have made it as a pioneer. I am very thankful for running water abd indoor plumbing!!Marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392772375911488097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-40400685975426883932009-09-05T11:32:58.503-06:002009-09-05T11:32:58.503-06:00We used to have irrigation canals in the countrysi...We used to have irrigation canals in the countryside here in Hawaii. On the Big Island, I remember there being pollen in the water coming from the tap.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-30445657053259351832009-09-05T09:37:46.354-06:002009-09-05T09:37:46.354-06:00I can remember when we had a new well dug to repla...I can remember when we had a new well dug to replace the shallow well with a hand pump. That new well had an electric pump, and allowed us to remodel the two room house, adding indoor plumbing, replacing the outhouse, the little enamel tub we used once a week behind the woodstove, and the old ringer washing machine. We could then raise a garden and use hoses and sprinklers to water it. I guess Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-34743900727355711322009-09-05T06:50:37.307-06:002009-09-05T06:50:37.307-06:00It still is a distant dream for the people of many...It still is a distant dream for the people of many remote villages in our country...but again it is a very large country to cover and if our politicians were not corrupted many villages would have been benefited...one thing i admire the most about your country is the love and dedication shown by the citizens as well as the government towards your country.Kavita Sahariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342095914702911870noreply@blogger.com