>>10403496 (lb)

If we roll back to the 1850s, a time without mass electricity production, and move forward from there with other advancements that improve life, we'd be a lot better off.

Access to locally-grown food.

Newspapers and information from letter presses.

Town squares for assembly.

Use of telegraph and telephones to communicate.

Steam trains and ships for travel.

Horses, buggies, bicycles for local travel.

Ice block delivery for ice box (most local, fresh food does not need refrigeration)

Natural gas for cooking

... and so on.

The only thing I am wondering about is indoor plumbing. I guess you could hand-pump running water into a house without electricity?

>>10403613

Kek. Well we were discussing this the other day: when is the point in this country when things started to go wrong, and we came up with electricity. But I will admit we had been watching old Westerns at the time.

>>10403628

Brilliant, never heard of it, thanks anon. So a ram pump.

>>10403646

Indeed. Yes, hydrollic pumps (as another anon just pointed out) can work without electricity. I'm trying to see how modern we can get without using electricity.

BTW, for you AOC lovers, she's coming up next on the US Postal Service House Oversight & Reform hearing.

>>10403696

see this I think it's right. I'm watching on telly. There is a recess now and she's on deck.

>>10403573

>>10403681

Yes, just reading up on it:

Cost was a major factor in the growth of ram use. Not only were the machines inexpensive to buy, but they also were simple to install…most ads claimed that anyone could do it…and they were almost maintenance-free.

http://www.theramcompany.com/history.html

Has anyone done any type of survey asking REGISTERED VOTERS if they are afraid to go to the polls to vote this November because of CV19, and if they are afraid, what problem do they have with requesting an absentee ballot today?

>>10403725

If you like radiation I guess Mars would be an option…

>>10403762

Can someone ask Jim Acosta this question? Sigh… I thought AOC was coming on. Is she still sitting there waiting to be called on?

>>10403844

Fair enough, I did give a disclaimer that we were watching old Westerns when this topic came up. Take it easy, I do plenty!