Thank heavens for the electric kettle, and, toting water sucks.
This morning as I was backing out to go to work I saw that we had an ongoing mud geyser in our front yard.
The main water line to our house.
We had to turn off the water into our house.
I had to go to work, and I was presenting at an academic conference the U hosted. (Busy day was busy.) Ralph had to go to work and he also was going to run in a 5k charity event.
Though I have a supply of gallon bottles of emergency water, I stopped at the store and got 3 of those 2.5 gallon (9.46L) water bottles with the spigots on them because having a "faucet" is useful.
Ralph came home covered in neon powder and stinking like a homeless person (the water line broke before he could take his morning shower.)
Thank goodness I have a 1.7 liter electric kettle. I was able to use it to quickly heat enough water that he could have a "bath" in the sink and get the worst of the color and stink off of him. I polished off the rest of that bottle by washing brushing my teeth, washing my face, and having my own PTA bath in the sink.
Between coffee, hand/face washing, teeth brushing, and a toilet flush tomorrow morning, I see us easily using up another bottle tomorrow morning. I shudder to think what would happen if we had a couple of kids.
What a luxury it is to have all the water you want simply by turning the tap.
The main water line to our house.
We had to turn off the water into our house.
I had to go to work, and I was presenting at an academic conference the U hosted. (Busy day was busy.) Ralph had to go to work and he also was going to run in a 5k charity event.
Though I have a supply of gallon bottles of emergency water, I stopped at the store and got 3 of those 2.5 gallon (9.46L) water bottles with the spigots on them because having a "faucet" is useful.
Ralph came home covered in neon powder and stinking like a homeless person (the water line broke before he could take his morning shower.)
Thank goodness I have a 1.7 liter electric kettle. I was able to use it to quickly heat enough water that he could have a "bath" in the sink and get the worst of the color and stink off of him. I polished off the rest of that bottle by washing brushing my teeth, washing my face, and having my own PTA bath in the sink.
Between coffee, hand/face washing, teeth brushing, and a toilet flush tomorrow morning, I see us easily using up another bottle tomorrow morning. I shudder to think what would happen if we had a couple of kids.
What a luxury it is to have all the water you want simply by turning the tap.