On Sun, 29 Jun 2014 08:47:39 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:

> On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 18:06:00 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >On 6/28/2014 5:03 PM, Jeßus wrote:
> >> 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
> >>
> >It's owned and controlled jointly by two neighboring counties. Yes, I
> >live in a fairly remote area. Not nearly as remote as you.
>
> I wasn't comparing between us, I'll have to look this dataw business
> up and have a look-see Remote to me would have to be at least 20
> minutes drive from anywhere else. I guess at some point, if the outage
> was big enough then they would have to begin delivering water in other
> ways?

I live in a city and water mains do go out, but I've never heard of
anyone being provided with complimentary water.

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