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scummy_shower_stall t1_ja73m1k wrote

Can you boil water on top of it? That’s what people here in Japan do!

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nancybell_crewman t1_ja8qhj1 wrote

My family used to have one of those! Where we lived, if the power went out in winter, it would stay out for at least a couple of weeks. We used to 'camp' in our living room to stay warm and melted snow on top of it to flush the toilet.

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TripleBanEvasion t1_ja99k44 wrote

Why would your toilets stop working if the power went out?

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spooks_are_among_us t1_ja9ao6j wrote

If you are on a well, when the power goes out the water pressure does too.

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nancybell_crewman t1_ja9wwh5 wrote

Exactly this. Being out in the country also meant we were last on the priority list for power restoration. When a bad storm hit we would drain the water lines so pipes wouldn't freeze, so lots of just having to make it work with what we had.

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