Creature Comforts we Take for Granted - A Day Without Water
Yesterday morning, when I turned on the water tab in the bathroom nothing came out but a few drops. We didn't have running water. Not knowing, what happened and how long we would be without water, we started the day as best as possible under these conditions.
Luckily, we had plenty of bottled water on hand so brushing teeth and making coffee was not a problem. Of course, you can't shower with a bottle of water so that had to be put on hold.
Funny though, first thing that comes to mind is to remember whether you paid the water bill! Well, we found out that there had been a break in one of the major water lines and the whole neighborhood was out of water.
There are a lot of things we use water for without giving a second thought. It was a bit of a challenge to be without the convenience of running water readily available.
Toilet flushing was probably the biggest issue. Living by the water or being able to use pool water is definitely an option to fill up that water tank!
There was not much we could do except deal with the situation as best as possible. We were just grateful knowing that the crew from the Hernando County water department was working hard to fix the problem even on a Sunday and Mother's Day as such.
Finally, our water came back on at 2:30 in the afternoon and we could finally shower! It felt great! For the time being, it is recommended to boil water for cooking and drinking but that is just a very small inconvenience compared to being without running water.
While this was just a few hours of no running water, it really made me think how much we take for granted our modern conveniences like running water and how unprepared we really are when something like this happens.
It made us aware of what we could do to better prepare for unexpected outages whether it be water or power. Hurricane season in Florida is just around the corner and there is always a possibility of outages because of a storm event.
Better get ready!
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