tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post8521482436482398703..comments2024-02-19T23:01:09.644-05:00Comments on Happily married...to the cows!: Making Use of the Cistern...Alicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17973714830730420149noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-41128026816316180152019-10-22T03:56:59.263-04:002019-10-22T03:56:59.263-04:00I was researching cisterns and came across your si...I was researching cisterns and came across your site. I was pretty surprised to read that you’re from the Buck. I’m in Millersville! It’s a small world! Sarah Conklinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-83969795909836258692015-08-26T13:20:05.063-04:002015-08-26T13:20:05.063-04:00My grandparents (your great-grandparents) had a ci...My grandparents (your great-grandparents) had a cistern built about 1930 at their home at "Truce" on Route 272, north of the "Buck". Since the house has been remodeled to a duplex, I'm not sure what happened to the cistern and wash house and our 2 pumps.<br />mhkMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655141748847707203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-74248069195640293852015-08-05T15:18:55.094-04:002015-08-05T15:18:55.094-04:00Nope, we do not have a cistern here, though it wou...Nope, we do not have a cistern here, though it would be nice if we did!<br />There are still cisterns in use currently around here, and mostly the cistern water is used to water lawns and gardens etc..<br />Until just a while ago, our state didn't allow folks to catch water with rain barrels! Some nonsense about it affecting the water tables... pah~shaw. Now, we can use rain barrels if we want to. Living in the desert, I would like to get a few rain barrels and use next summer.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your cool cistern with us !<br /><br />~K.Kerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05416650902627197826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-2933469724015038822015-08-01T23:37:09.030-04:002015-08-01T23:37:09.030-04:00There is never enough credit given to people back ...There is never enough credit given to people back in the day. What a good way to use rainwater and to be prepared during an emergency. My grandfather had a cistern the size of a grain bin buried in the hills above the house. It came in handy more often than not. It didn't need an engine to run, gravity was all that was required.Bonnie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052974547161586063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-83146887164095000252015-08-01T11:44:11.483-04:002015-08-01T11:44:11.483-04:00My oldest son, his wife and my two oldest grandkid...My oldest son, his wife and my two oldest grandkids lived in the country with a cistern. Every week, Jim would go with Chris about 8 miles to fill a water truck, and home they would come, up their bumpy and crooked (and steep) drive to fill the cistern. It cost them (then) about 8.00. Their cistern had it's own clean little pump house, and they kept things very clean... but yes, they were limited as to how much they could bathe, etc. while they lived with the cistern. Mary Annhttp://www.calamityacres.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-31622811943346152642015-07-31T09:58:38.063-04:002015-07-31T09:58:38.063-04:00I would love to have a cistern. That is an amazing...I would love to have a cistern. That is an amazing idea. When we do get rain, it would be so awesome to be able to collect it., At least to be able to water the lawn. <br />That is ingenious.Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-40769388520518821242015-07-30T23:36:33.657-04:002015-07-30T23:36:33.657-04:00Don't have one, but I wish we did! I have buck...Don't have one, but I wish we did! I have buckets and other containers under all of our downspouts though, so I can use rainwater to water the plants. -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-964664005080441042015-07-30T21:47:24.386-04:002015-07-30T21:47:24.386-04:00No cistern here, but I remember the one in the bas...No cistern here, but I remember the one in the basement of my grandparents house. They had two old hand pumps on either side of the sink in the kitchen. One brought up soft water from the cistern, and the other brought hard water from the well. Near here a number of houses have to have an underground tank for water, which is brought in by truck. Not exactly the same, but sorta....The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-62300549003909636022015-07-30T21:24:11.546-04:002015-07-30T21:24:11.546-04:00My grandmother had one on her farm. Sometimes, if...My grandmother had one on her farm. Sometimes, if we didn't get much rain, she would have it filled. A gentleman would come out and sit under a large tree in the front yard while the cistern filled. Good memories for me. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-5141067867477698992015-07-30T19:58:09.882-04:002015-07-30T19:58:09.882-04:00Oh that would be soft water..Everyone around here ...Oh that would be soft water..Everyone around here has a cistern except us but we have two wells both have hard water though. Hug BButtons Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029439906543077861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-22891846058092826502015-07-30T17:30:00.031-04:002015-07-30T17:30:00.031-04:00I've never seen a cistern to hold lots of rain...I've never seen a cistern to hold lots of rain water like that. What an ingenious idea.<br />Thanks for sharing.<br />Hugs,<br />JBJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423754263165266554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-55686597135987311182015-07-30T12:47:41.847-04:002015-07-30T12:47:41.847-04:00My granparents had one. It also served as their re...My granparents had one. It also served as their refrigerator and source of non-drinkable water. The lid was light. Lots of neat things lived in there as it was not sealed very well at the surface. Ah, the good old days before electricity and running water! It also had the old fashioned handle pumpon top.IanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874490886311041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1749684475391974742.post-824262860060566452015-07-30T11:47:00.958-04:002015-07-30T11:47:00.958-04:00very handy to have, i am certain! here in texas su...very handy to have, i am certain! here in texas summers, it'd run dry, though. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com