"Jeßus" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 29 Jun 2014 10:49:20 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>>"Jeßus" > wrote in message
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>>> On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 20:47:33 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 6/28/2014 6:47 PM, 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?
>>>>>
>>>>Look at Saint Helena Island because that's where the water main broke.
>>>>It wasn't just "my" neighborhood. If the outage had lasted longer I'm
>>>>sure they'd have figured out something. 24 hours (and it didn't last
>>>>that long) is nothing to get alarmed about. It's not like a water main
>>>>breaks all the time.
>>>
>>> That's true. Besides, there's always alcohol and coffee.
>>> If there was an outage of those, then I'd get emotional...
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>>Yers I can see that ;-) Specially the beer ))
>
> Well, in merry old London, once upon a time one had to drink beer to
> survive. Who am I to break a tradition?

Very true <g> It is good to see you keeping up with all those
traditions))

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