On 9/5/2011 7:56 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Sep 2011 22:45:17 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> Curious as to why you would need the water for the toilet? I know my friend
>> said she had to do that when her bathroom plumbing was being replaced
>> because the water was shut off.
>>
>> But when we lived in military housing, they always told us to keep bottled
>> water for the toilets in case of a power failure. And yet the toilets still
>> flushed. AFAIK there was nothing electric connected to the toilet.
>
> Somewhere - there is a pump pumping water through the plumbing system.
> And it's not manned by the Keebler Elves (OBFood).
>
> -sw

Or the magic of gravity. In our area all of the water comes from
reservoirs in the nearby mountains.