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I actually do. For some reason my children are fascinated where it all goes, so we’ve seems lots of videos on plumbing, in house and on the street. They’re absolutely bowled over by how it all works and it’s made me appreciate it so much more.
It’s also an enormous hygiene booster; running water, waste management etc. If you have a working water system in your neighbourhood you’re blessed. It’s one of those things Stone Age people would barely believe was real.
Which reminds me of a comment I read on Lemmy not too long ago - someone was wishing for a robot to handle the laundry. And I was like: “What do you think a washing machine is?!”
You guys should definitely do a field trip to a wastewater treatment plant, if you ever get the chance.
Your kids would probably have a blast.
I've been to so many, but I don't know how hard it is for the general public to visit one.
Since 9/11 they’re generally locked off from the public in the US. I attended some mass casualty and terrorism training and we talked with someone who ran their city water and sewer. He had a neat plan to radiate the city water system he helped them defend against.
Smaller towns are still a little more open to tours. It's worth asking.
I had portraits taken above a clarifying pond for... reasons. The folks at the plant were very accommodating. I sent them a 4x6 print and a thank you card; I assume it will stay on their break room fridge until someone comes along with a weirder request.
That's sad. I understand the threat for the water supply side ofc; but what would a terrorist achieve by meddling with wastewater treatment?
I live in Europe and had the opportunity to visit the water tretament facilities and wastewater treatment plant in my small town on school field trip, and have seen lots more, and much larger ones while studying to become an environmental engineer lateron.
I'd say the school visits had some impact there.
Now I'm thinking about where my poo goes as I sit on the toilet reading Lemmy