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To: little jeremiah

Those metal roofs on the Big Island are water catchments. That’s how they get their domestic water. Being mostly solid lava the Big Island has few, if any wells. Fire protection was never the first consideration on any of the islands.


838 posted on 08/23/2023 1:30:33 PM PDT by OldWarBaby
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To: OldWarBaby

Yes, I used to live with water catchment on the BI and so did all my friends. Not for fire safety. Around where I live now many houses have metal roofs, cheaper for one thing.


847 posted on 08/23/2023 2:20:43 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Never worry about anything. Worry never solved any problem or moved any stone.)
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