If we think (and there have been numerous posts here to support this idea) that all major banks are going to fail because of over-investing in derivatives, what should we do if we have money in those banks? Pull it out in cash? Convert it to silver or gold? Put the cash under our mattress? And will cash be worth anything?
So if we have cash in checking or savings with a bank, how can we protect our assets?
WATER BARRELS
Doesn't work in Winter but hopefully snow will be available to you. Takes a lot of time to melt and snow reduces in size by x10 times by the time its all water or something like that.
Is there actually such a thing as specialized barrels for collecting water?
Yes
Thanks.
Yes, but food grade barrels can accomplish the same thing. There are big bladders and giant tanks for water collection as well. I use 5 gallon buckets to catch off a shade sail to use in the spring garden when it's real dry here in Zone 10.
Edit: there are also barrels you can connect directly to your downspouts.
Thank you. And I've never heard of downspout barrels either.
Yup you just tap right into your downspout. They even have flow control shut off when the barrel is full.
How do you calculate rainwater runoff from a roof?
How Much Rain Water Runs Off Your Roof?
Take the dimensions of the footprint of your roof and convert them to inches. (So, a 50′ x 20′ roof is 600″ x 240″.)
Multiply the roof dimensions by the number of inches of rainfall. (In this example, 600″ x 240″ x 1″ = 144,000 cubic inches of water.)
How much rain comes off a roof?
Typically, one rain barrel will fill in just minutes in an average downpour. One inch of rain on a 1000 square foot roof will yield around 600 gallons.
How many gallons of rain come from roof?
Every square foot of roof space collects 6 gallons of water in a 1 inch rainfall.