Off the grid items (confused)

"Simsandra;c-17120557" wrote:
Here you are. Seems like a proof that the washtub is not meant to be working off the grid.

https://i.imgur.com/L4w0M8s.png

That makes no sense. Way back in the beginning, one of the EA people suggested that the way they were doing this iteration would be things would all tie together in the end. I thought, wow, now the wash tub has it's true place. In the 18th century, it was common to have to draw water from the nearby river or creek. That water would have to settle for a few days so that the sediments would sink to the bottom of the pot. Then they would boil that water and commence washing their clothing and things. They used a bucking bat to swirl the load, unlike the washboard we got, which came later in time. Once the water was well-used, they would replenish their pots by gathering more from the body of water used in the first place. Since they didn't often do laundry in the winter/inclement months, and waited for the first good day of weather, sometimes that meant a whole month's worth of clothing for the family had to be done.

Makes no sense that the washing tub water in game, cannot be replenished. I guess one would just have to keep buying a new washtub. Face/palm. Who gets this money? And why are our Sims being oppressed? LOL