On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 15:17:12 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>What I can't fathom is the water company delivering bottled water to
>*thousands* of customers in a remote area due to a possible 24 hour
>outage. Why would Janet UK think they would?

They do that in Aus sometimes if it's a significant outage.
Is your water company privately owned? And you don't live in a remote
area from I've seen and read thus far