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Re: ..OT: Watch your snow load!



I wrote:
> Why?  Well drilling is hardly high-tech: it's well over 100 years old.
> You should be able to pick up an old cable-drilling rig in Texas for
> scrap price.  For that matter, you could drive a well to 12 meters.
> There also some interesting "low tech" approaches.  Google "drilled well"
> OR "tubewell".

Roberto writes:
> There is also the issue of maintenance. 

I'm not talking about fancy wells with submersible electric pumps.  This is
early 19th century technology.  Any blacksmith can maintain it.
-- 
John Hasler



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