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The paper said the residents have been told to not use tap water for 48 hours, due to a mix up in water additives. Can you imagine having that happen to you? Right away I knew that any LDS who followed water storage would be ok for at least drinking and cooking water, maybe basic washing. It sounded like a wake up call to me. Storms we've been dealing with, this was just a neighborhood mess and not a natural act.
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Not to use, or not to use without boiling? Most things in water can be boiled, settled, then used.
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In NJ after hurricane Floyd the water in our area was undrinkable for almost 2 weeks without boiling. We had a well so we were ok, but the schools were closed for an extra day or two and then they told students to bring bottled water. It was just a pain for me, but a real hassle for a lot of folks. All the stores put pallets of bottled water in the front, but not fun.
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ketchupqueen, someone dumped some kind of ash powder that was supposed to go into concrete. You could bathe in it but not drink or even brush your teeth with it.
I don't store water but I imagined what I would have done, having no water for 2 days. I think I'll go out and buy 2 cases of bottled water.
With storms you expect the worst but something like this, so unexpected, shows why some storage is necessary.
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