In the earliest days of Sacramento there was a real problem with cross contamination between wells, cisterns and adjacent privies. Cholera, typhus, and other diseases devastated the early population. The cholera epidemic of 1850 killed hundreds of people as well as 17 doctors who treated them. Floods also contributed to this problem, with toilet and drinking water contamination. I have dug many hundreds of both cisterns and privies hereabouts and have never seen a "parged" or lined anything. Cisterns were usually round, often 8' diameter, with mortared brick and outhouse pits were constructed of either the same brick, but sans mortar, or redwood lumber. Some wood lined pits were 6'X8' rectangles 15-18' in depth and built using heavy 2"X10" redwood boards. The heavy loam soil and constant shallow water table kept the wood preserved so that it took some force to break into them. I still have some wood from an 1850s privy in the garage.
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Rick ...please do...I guess you were talking with Robert.
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Jim, c'mon man, give it a rest. Waging pointless personal battles on the internet is like jousting with a damn windmill. It's both a waste of time, and everyone in the background watching the spectacle will, at best, think you're extremely silly. It's just not worth it, let it go.
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you are right plumbata....rick i will drop it
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sorry I even responded to this thread. Hope the moderator can delete my posts.
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I'll get rid of this thread soon enough.. meantime I'd like to suggest that we all try to discuss the aspects of this great hobby in a constructive manner, as we all have something to learn from each other. If we who enjoy joking around will keep track of who is comfortable with that and who isn't, that would help too.. [
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I'm told I can be a bit of a ball breaker, which comes as a surprise to me[8D], so I can see where people don't know that can take what I type the wrong way. I say screw em', I just don't care, if you don't like me and what I say use the little green button. I'm not here to make friends to go out to dinner with, I'm here to learn about bottles and to add to my personal collection....
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