We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is dumping
eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River. So along
with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to the store early
enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my thirst with a
substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's ice cubes.

Felice

Felice wrote:
> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is dumping
> eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River. So along
> with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to the store early
> enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my thirst with a
> substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's ice cubes.
>
> Felice
>
>
My main question is about hand-washing. Now I wish I had a
refillable bottle with a spigot.

--
Jean B.

Jean B. wrote:
> Felice wrote:
>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles
>> River. So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't
>> get to the store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm
>> quenching my thirst with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and
>> yesterday's ice cubes.
>>
>> Felice
>>
> My main question is about hand-washing. Now I wish I had a refillable
> bottle with a spigot.
>
I think it's save to wash your hands and bathe.

I am planning on using boiled water to brush my teeth though.

Tracy

On Sat, 01 May 2010 20:08:31 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>"Felice" > wrote:
>
>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles
>> River. So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't
>> get to the store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm
>> quenching my thirst with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and
>> yesterday's ice cubes.
>>
>> Felice
>
>
>Shut off the feed to your hot water heater and drain it for clean
>drinking water.

Actually the water at the bottom of a hot water tank is loaded with
bacteria... it's a sediment collector and that water is always tepid,
poifect bacteria breeder. But there is over a gallon of clean water
in the terlet tank... shut the supply valve and ladle out that water,
then turn on the supply valve to flush with contaminated water. Of
course if you already flushed yer shit outta ruck. I would stock up
on seltza.

Tracy wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>> Felice wrote:
>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles
>>> River. So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't
>>> get to the store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm
>>> quenching my thirst with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic
>>> and yesterday's ice cubes.
>>>
>>> Felice
>>>
>> My main question is about hand-washing. Now I wish I had a refillable
>> bottle with a spigot.
>>
> I think it's save to wash your hands and bathe.
>
> I am planning on using boiled water to brush my teeth though.
>
> Tracy
>
>
http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/drinking/boilfaq.htm

says:

"During a boil order, can I wash my hands using tap water?

"It is recommended that you wash your hands using soap and either
bottled water or pre-boiled water. An alcohol-based hand sanitizer
may also be used.


"During a boil order, can my family take showers or baths using
tap water?

"The risk of bathing in tap water is uncertain and so should be
avoided particularly by people with open wounds or who are
immunocompromised. For those people who choose to shower or bathe
in the tap water, minimize the time spent in the water and be sure
to keep your eyes and mouth closed. Babies and young children
should not bathe or shower in tap water because they often swallow
some water accidentally."

--
Jean B.

"Felice" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River. So
> along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to the
> store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my thirst
> with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's ice cubes.
>
> Felice
Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were sober
enough to know it!

"Giusi" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Felice" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> ...
>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River.
>> So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to the
>> store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my thirst
>> with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's ice cubes.
>>
>> Felice
> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were sober
> enough to know it!
>

That was cold.

"Paco" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Giusi" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Felice" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>> ...
>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River.
>>> So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to the
>>> store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my thirst
>>> with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's ice
>>> cubes.
>>>
>>> Felice
>> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were sober
>> enough to know it!
>>
>
> That was cold.

and nasty!
--
--
https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

Ophelia chimed in with Paco in criticism of Giusi:

>>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>>>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River.
>>>> So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to
>>>> the store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my
>>>> thirst with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's
>>>> ice cubes.
>>>>
>>>> Felice
>>> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were sober
>>> enough to know it!
>>>
>>
>> That was cold.
>
> and nasty!

I didn't see it that way at all. Felice *said* she was drinking gin and
tonic because of the lack of fresh water, which struck me as humorous in a
black-humor kind of way. Giusi just made a similarly-humorous observation
based on what Felice wrote.

I think Giusi's humor just passed over your heads.

Bob

"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
...
> Ophelia chimed in with Paco in criticism of Giusi:
>
>>>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>>>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>>>>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles
>>>>> River.
>>>>> So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to
>>>>> the store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my
>>>>> thirst with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's
>>>>> ice cubes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Felice
>>>> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were
>>>> sober
>>>> enough to know it!
>>>>
>>>
>>> That was cold.
>>
>> and nasty!
>
> I didn't see it that way at all. Felice *said* she was drinking gin and
> tonic because of the lack of fresh water, which struck me as humorous in a
> black-humor kind of way. Giusi just made a similarly-humorous observation
> based on what Felice wrote.
>
> I think Giusi's humor just passed over your heads.

Perhaps so! I missed the gin ref.


--
--
https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
...
> Ophelia chimed in with Paco in criticism of Giusi:
>
>>>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>>>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>>>>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles
>>>>> River.
>>>>> So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to
>>>>> the store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my
>>>>> thirst with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's
>>>>> ice cubes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Felice

>>>> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were
>>>> sober
>>>> enough to know it!

>>> That was cold.

>> and nasty!

> I didn't see it that way at all. Felice *said* she was drinking gin and
> tonic because of the lack of fresh water, which struck me as humorous in a
> black-humor kind of way. Giusi just made a similarly-humorous observation
> based on what Felice wrote.
>
> I think Giusi's humor just passed over your heads.

> Bob

Not over MY head! The g&t worked fine last night but now I have to find a
sub for my morning coffee, and I'm not sure Bloody Marys are the answer.

Felice

Jean B. wrote:
> Tracy wrote:
>> Jean B. wrote:
>>> Felice wrote:
>>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>>>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles
>>>> River. So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't
>>>> get to the store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm
>>>> quenching my thirst with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic
>>>> and yesterday's ice cubes.
>>>>
>>>> Felice
>>>>
>>> My main question is about hand-washing. Now I wish I had a
>>> refillable bottle with a spigot.
>>>
>> I think it's save to wash your hands and bathe.
>>
>> I am planning on using boiled water to brush my teeth though.
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>>
> http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/drinking/boilfaq.htm
>
> says:
>
> "During a boil order, can I wash my hands using tap water?
>
> "It is recommended that you wash your hands using soap and either
> bottled water or pre-boiled water. An alcohol-based hand sanitizer may
> also be used.
>
>
> "During a boil order, can my family take showers or baths using tap water?
>
> "The risk of bathing in tap water is uncertain and so should be avoided
> particularly by people with open wounds or who are immunocompromised.
> For those people who choose to shower or bathe in the tap water,
> minimize the time spent in the water and be sure to keep your eyes and
> mouth closed. Babies and young children should not bathe or shower in
> tap water because they often swallow some water accidentally."
>

Thanks Jean. I saw the new guidelines this morning.

Tracy

In article >,
"Felice" > wrote:

> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Ophelia chimed in with Paco in criticism of Giusi:
> >
> >>>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
> >>>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
> >>>>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles
> >>>>> River.
> >>>>> So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to
> >>>>> the store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my
> >>>>> thirst with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's
> >>>>> ice cubes.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Felice
>
> >>>> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were
> >>>> sober
> >>>> enough to know it!
>
> >>> That was cold.
>
> >> and nasty!
>
> > I didn't see it that way at all. Felice *said* she was drinking gin and
> > tonic because of the lack of fresh water, which struck me as humorous in a
> > black-humor kind of way. Giusi just made a similarly-humorous observation
> > based on what Felice wrote.
> >
> > I think Giusi's humor just passed over your heads.
>
> > Bob
>
> Not over MY head! The g&t worked fine last night but now I have to find a
> sub for my morning coffee, and I'm not sure Bloody Marys are the answer.
>
> Felice

Canned Red Bull if it's available. :-)
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

"Felice" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Ophelia chimed in with Paco in criticism of Giusi:
>>
>>>>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>>>>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>>>>>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles
>>>>>> River.
>>>>>> So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to
>>>>>> the store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my
>>>>>> thirst with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's
>>>>>> ice cubes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Felice
>
>>>>> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were
>>>>> sober
>>>>> enough to know it!
>
>>>> That was cold.
>
>>> and nasty!
>
>> I didn't see it that way at all. Felice *said* she was drinking gin and
>> tonic because of the lack of fresh water, which struck me as humorous in
>> a
>> black-humor kind of way. Giusi just made a similarly-humorous observation
>> based on what Felice wrote.
>>
>> I think Giusi's humor just passed over your heads.
>
>> Bob
>
> Not over MY head! The g&t worked fine last night but now I have to find a
> sub for my morning coffee, and I'm not sure Bloody Marys are the answer.

Gin is ALWAYS the answer m'dear <g>

--
--
https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

On Sun, 2 May 2010 06:14:25 -0400, "Paco" > wrote:

>
>"Giusi" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> "Felice" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>> ...
>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River.
>>> So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to the
>>> store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my thirst
>>> with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's ice cubes.
>>>
>>> Felice
>> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were sober
>> enough to know it!
>>
>
>That was cold.

Don't worry. She forgot the smiley, that's all. It was a quip
between friends.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Sun, 2 May 2010 09:43:39 -0400, "Felice" >
wrote:

>Not over MY head! The g&t worked fine last night but now I have to find a
>sub for my morning coffee, and I'm not sure Bloody Marys are the answer.

How about a tequila sunrise?

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On May 1, 9:00*pm, "Felice" > wrote:
> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is dumping
> eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River. So along
> with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to the store early
> enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my thirst with a
> substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's ice cubes.
>
> Felice

Good idea. Alcohol kills germs.

;-)
maxine in ri where the water is back to it's normal

On Sat, 1 May 2010 21:00:19 -0400, Felice wrote:

> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is dumping
> eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River. So along
> with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to the store early
> enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my thirst with a
> substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's ice cubes.
>
> Felice

god, i love you can-do pioneering-type women.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 2 May 2010 04:09:20 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> Ophelia chimed in with Paco in criticism of Giusi:
>
>>>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>>>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>>>>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River.
>>>>> So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to
>>>>> the store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my
>>>>> thirst with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's
>>>>> ice cubes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Felice
>>>> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were sober
>>>> enough to know it!
>>>>
>>>
>>> That was cold.
>>
>> and nasty!
>
> I didn't see it that way at all. Felice *said* she was drinking gin and
> tonic because of the lack of fresh water, which struck me as humorous in a
> black-humor kind of way. Giusi just made a similarly-humorous observation
> based on what Felice wrote.
>
> I think Giusi's humor just passed over your heads.
>
> Bob

i read an implied smiley there as well.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 2 May 2010 09:43:39 -0400, Felice wrote:

> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Ophelia chimed in with Paco in criticism of Giusi:
>>
>>>>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>>>>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>>>>>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles
>>>>>> River.
>>>>>> So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to
>>>>>> the store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my
>>>>>> thirst with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's
>>>>>> ice cubes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Felice
>
>>>>> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were
>>>>> sober
>>>>> enough to know it!
>
>>>> That was cold.
>
>>> and nasty!
>
>> I didn't see it that way at all. Felice *said* she was drinking gin and
>> tonic because of the lack of fresh water, which struck me as humorous in a
>> black-humor kind of way. Giusi just made a similarly-humorous observation
>> based on what Felice wrote.
>>
>> I think Giusi's humor just passed over your heads.
>
>> Bob
>
> Not over MY head! The g&t worked fine last night but now I have to find a
> sub for my morning coffee, and I'm not sure Bloody Marys are the answer.
>
> Felice

i guess it depends on the question.

your pal,
blake

In article >,
Janet Baraclough > wrote:


> Jean, if you have a hot shower, or draw piping hot bath/basin water
> from the hot tap and let it cool, the heating of the water will
> have killed any bacterial contamination.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portabl...cation#Boiling

This does not sound like a good idea. Temperatures sufficient to kill
the contaminants will also destroy your skin. The above cite says 70C
(158F) for one half hour. Then you've got the contaminated water in
your pipes. The warning notice on the side of my water heater says that
160F water will cause 2nd and 3rd degree burns on adult skin in .5
seconds. If you let it cool to 150F, you get all of 1.5 seconds. I
don't want 40 gallons of water sitting around that will burn people.
The water heater is simply not designed for water heat treatment.

> So will boiling your drinking
> water. Use boiled water for cleaning teeth.

This is a good idea.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 1 May 2010 21:00:19 -0400, Felice wrote:
>
>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>> dumping
>> eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River. So along
>> with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to the store
>> early
>> enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my thirst with a
>> substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's ice cubes.
>>
>> Felice
>
> god, i love you can-do pioneering-type women.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Water? We don't need no steenkin' water! But the Junior Daughter braved the
hordes at Shaw's this morning and scored two bottles of peach-flavored
vitamin water. Deargod, what is this world coming to?

Felice

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
news
> On Sun, 2 May 2010 04:09:20 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
>> Ophelia chimed in with Paco in criticism of Giusi:
>>
>>>>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>>>>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>>>>>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles
>>>>>> River.
>>>>>> So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to
>>>>>> the store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my
>>>>>> thirst with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's
>>>>>> ice cubes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Felice
>>>>> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were
>>>>> sober
>>>>> enough to know it!
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That was cold.
>>>
>>> and nasty!
>>
>> I didn't see it that way at all. Felice *said* she was drinking gin and
>> tonic because of the lack of fresh water, which struck me as humorous in
>> a
>> black-humor kind of way. Giusi just made a similarly-humorous observation
>> based on what Felice wrote.
>>
>> I think Giusi's humor just passed over your heads.
>>
>> Bob
>
> i read an implied smiley there as well.
>
> your pal,
> blake

That's the only smiley I find acceptable.

Felice

> On Sun, 2 May 2010 09:43:39 -0400, "Felice" >
> wrote:
>
>> Not over MY head! The g&t worked fine last night but now I have to find a
>> sub for my morning coffee, and I'm not sure Bloody Marys are the answer.
>
>
>


Melt some more old ice cubes and make coffee with the result.

gloria p

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 2 May 2010 06:14:25 -0400, "Paco" > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Giusi" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>> "Felice" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>>> ...
>>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>>>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River.
>>>> So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to
>>>> the
>>>> store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my thirst
>>>> with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's ice
>>>> cubes.
>>>>
>>>> Felice
>>> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were sober
>>> enough to know it!
>>>
>>
>>That was cold.
>
> Don't worry. She forgot the smiley, that's all. It was a quip
> between friends.
>

My bad. I posted that comment early in the AM, I guess my sense of humor
wasn't awake yet. I read the reference to sobriety as a dig rather than a
playful jab. My apologies to Giusi.

Felice wrote:

>
> Water? We don't need no steenkin' water! But the Junior Daughter braved the
> hordes at Shaw's this morning and scored two bottles of peach-flavored
> vitamin water. Deargod, what is this world coming to?
>
> Felice
>
>



Didn't she get you some gallon jugs of artesian water for coffee? For
shame!

I read somewhere yesterday (online Herald, maybe?) that the pipe that
ruptured was installed around 1992. (By the lowest bidder?) That's not
a very old Public Works project!

gloria p

"gloria.p" > wrote in message
...

>> On Sun, 2 May 2010 09:43:39 -0400, "Felice" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Not over MY head! The g&t worked fine last night but now I have to find
>>> a sub for my morning coffee, and I'm not sure Bloody Marys are the
>>> answer.
>
> Melt some more old ice cubes and make coffee with the result.
>
> gloria p

Sheer genius, Gloria, sheer genius! I'm off to the kitchen to toss three
trays of ice cubes into a pitcher. I WILL have coffee in the morning!

BTW, that peach-flavored vitamin water I mentioned earlier is just awful.

Felice

Felice wrote:
> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Ophelia chimed in with Paco in criticism of Giusi:
>>
>>>>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>>>>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>>>>>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles
>>>>>> River.
>>>>>> So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to
>>>>>> the store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my
>>>>>> thirst with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's
>>>>>> ice cubes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Felice
>
>>>>> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were
>>>>> sober
>>>>> enough to know it!
>
>>>> That was cold.
>
>>> and nasty!
>
>> I didn't see it that way at all. Felice *said* she was drinking gin and
>> tonic because of the lack of fresh water, which struck me as humorous in a
>> black-humor kind of way. Giusi just made a similarly-humorous observation
>> based on what Felice wrote.
>>
>> I think Giusi's humor just passed over your heads.
>
>> Bob
>
> Not over MY head! The g&t worked fine last night but now I have to find a
> sub for my morning coffee, and I'm not sure Bloody Marys are the answer.
>
> Felice
>
Home=brewed coffee? Why not boil water or use bottled water?
--
Jean B.

Tracy wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>> Tracy wrote:
>>> Jean B. wrote:
>>>> Felice wrote:
>>>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a
>>>>> 10-foot diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a
>>>>> leak and is dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into
>>>>> the Charles River. So along with 2 million or so other area
>>>>> residents who didn't get to the store early enough to grab some
>>>>> bottled stuff, I'm quenching my thirst with a substitute -- in my
>>>>> case, gin and tonic and yesterday's ice cubes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Felice
>>>>>
>>>> My main question is about hand-washing. Now I wish I had a
>>>> refillable bottle with a spigot.
>>>>
>>> I think it's save to wash your hands and bathe.
>>>
>>> I am planning on using boiled water to brush my teeth though.
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
>> http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/drinking/boilfaq.htm
>>
>> says:
>>
>> "During a boil order, can I wash my hands using tap water?
>>
>> "It is recommended that you wash your hands using soap and either
>> bottled water or pre-boiled water. An alcohol-based hand sanitizer may
>> also be used.
>>
>>
>> "During a boil order, can my family take showers or baths using tap
>> water?
>>
>> "The risk of bathing in tap water is uncertain and so should be
>> avoided particularly by people with open wounds or who are
>> immunocompromised. For those people who choose to shower or bathe in
>> the tap water, minimize the time spent in the water and be sure to
>> keep your eyes and mouth closed. Babies and young children should not
>> bathe or shower in tap water because they often swallow some water
>> accidentally."
>>
>
> Thanks Jean. I saw the new guidelines this morning.
>
> Tracy

I haven't mastered the technique of using a container of water
when washing my hands. Obviously, that gets the container soapy.

This is an interesting experience, but I hope it doesn't continue
to be interesting for very long.

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Janet Baraclough wrote:
> The message >
> from "Jean B." > contains these words:
>
>> "During a boil order, can my family take showers or baths using
>> tap water?
>
>> "The risk of bathing in tap water is uncertain and so should be
>> avoided particularly by people with open wounds or who are
>> immunocompromised. For those people who choose to shower or bathe
>> in the tap water, minimize the time spent in the water and be sure
>> to keep your eyes and mouth closed. Babies and young children
>> should not bathe or shower in tap water because they often swallow
>> some water accidentally."
>
> Jean, if you have a hot shower, or draw piping hot bath/basin water
> from the hot tap and let it cool, the heating of the water will
> have killed any bacterial contamination. So will boiling your drinking
> water. Use boiled water for cleaning teeth.
>
>
> Janet

I think I am more interested in my theory that if I don't drain
any water from the hot water heater, it may avoid contamination.

Is hot tap water hot enough to kill bacteria? What temperature
would that have to be?

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Jean B.

Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> Janet Baraclough > wrote:
>
>
>> Jean, if you have a hot shower, or draw piping hot bath/basin water
>> from the hot tap and let it cool, the heating of the water will
>> have killed any bacterial contamination.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portabl...cation#Boiling
>
> This does not sound like a good idea. Temperatures sufficient to kill
> the contaminants will also destroy your skin. The above cite says 70C
> (158F) for one half hour. Then you've got the contaminated water in
> your pipes. The warning notice on the side of my water heater says that
> 160F water will cause 2nd and 3rd degree burns on adult skin in .5
> seconds. If you let it cool to 150F, you get all of 1.5 seconds. I
> don't want 40 gallons of water sitting around that will burn people.
> The water heater is simply not designed for water heat treatment.
>
>> So will boiling your drinking
>> water. Use boiled water for cleaning teeth.
>
> This is a good idea.
>
I am wondering about the pipes. Even use of the toilets obviously
brings that water into the pipes.... So when one can use the tap
water again, I imagine one would have to somehow deal with that.
Shoulda just camped at the other house, I guess, although that
would be hard with the workers there wreaking havoc.

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Jean B.

Felice wrote:
> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 1 May 2010 21:00:19 -0400, Felice wrote:
>>
>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>>> dumping
>>> eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River. So along
>>> with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to the store
>>> early
>>> enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my thirst with a
>>> substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's ice cubes.
>>>
>>> Felice
>> god, i love you can-do pioneering-type women.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> Water? We don't need no steenkin' water! But the Junior Daughter braved the
> hordes at Shaw's this morning and scored two bottles of peach-flavored
> vitamin water. Deargod, what is this world coming to?
>
> Felice
>
>
Mmmm. That would make splendid coffee, I'm sure.

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Jean B.

gloria.p wrote:
> Felice wrote:
>
>>
>> Water? We don't need no steenkin' water! But the Junior Daughter
>> braved the hordes at Shaw's this morning and scored two bottles of
>> peach-flavored vitamin water. Deargod, what is this world coming to?
>>
>> Felice
>>
>
>
>
> Didn't she get you some gallon jugs of artesian water for coffee? For
> shame!
>
> I read somewhere yesterday (online Herald, maybe?) that the pipe that
> ruptured was installed around 1992. (By the lowest bidder?) That's not
> a very old Public Works project!
>
> gloria p

I just read that the collar was installed 7 years ago--and the
same company is doing the repairs....

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Janet Baraclough wrote:
> The message >
> from "gloria.p" > contains these words:
>
>> Felice wrote:
>
>>> Water? We don't need no steenkin' water! But the Junior Daughter
>>> braved the
>>> hordes at Shaw's this morning and scored two bottles of peach-flavored
>>> vitamin water. Deargod, what is this world coming to?
>>>
>>> Felice
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
>> Didn't she get you some gallon jugs of artesian water for coffee? For
>> shame!
>
>> I read somewhere yesterday (online Herald, maybe?) that the pipe that
>> ruptured was installed around 1992. (By the lowest bidder?) That's not
>> a very old Public Works project!
>
> YMMV, but in Britain, modern urban water use is now so high that it
> has to be pumped
> around the service system at far higher pressure to satisfy demand; and
> that has led to problems with older sections which were never
> constructed
> to withstand such high pressures.
>
> Janet.

I wonder whether that was a factor in this.

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Felice wrote:
> "gloria.p" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>> On Sun, 2 May 2010 09:43:39 -0400, "Felice" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Not over MY head! The g&t worked fine last night but now I have to find
>>>> a sub for my morning coffee, and I'm not sure Bloody Marys are the
>>>> answer.
>> Melt some more old ice cubes and make coffee with the result.
>>
>> gloria p
>
> Sheer genius, Gloria, sheer genius! I'm off to the kitchen to toss three
> trays of ice cubes into a pitcher. I WILL have coffee in the morning!
>
> BTW, that peach-flavored vitamin water I mentioned earlier is just awful.
>
> Felice
>
Felice... Do you really have NO water? Does your daughter have a
car?

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On Sat, 1 May 2010 21:00:19 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, "Felice"
> wrote,
>We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is dumping
>eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River. So along
>with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to the store early
>enough to grab some bottled stuff,

Meanwhile, down the road in Concord, water in plastic bottles is
illegal.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/concord/n...drinking-water

"Jean B." > wrote
> I think I am more interested in my theory that if I don't drain any water
> from the hot water heater, it may avoid contamination.
>
> Is hot tap water hot enough to kill bacteria? What temperature would that
> have to be?

Temperature has to be 140 to 160 for most. The water company will boost the
chlorine for a time to flush the pipes along the way to your house.

Felice wrote:
>
> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot

Also, don't breathe the air.

"Ophelia" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>
>
> "Paco" > wrote in message
>>
>> "Giusi" > wrote in message
>>> "Felice" > ha scritto nel

I'm quenching my thirst >>>> with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic
and yesterday's ice
>>>> cubes.
>>>>
>>>> Felice
>>> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were sober
>>> >>> enough to know it!
>>>
>>
>> That was cold.
>
> and nasty!

That was a joke. Felice has one of the genuine funny bones on rfc, and I
certainly didn't think she'd miss that it was meant to be silly.

"Giusi" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ophelia" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>>
>>
>> "Paco" > wrote in message
>>>
>>> "Giusi" > wrote in message
>>>> "Felice" > ha scritto nel
>
> I'm quenching my thirst >>>> with a substitute -- in my case, gin and
> tonic and yesterday's ice
>>>>> cubes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Felice
>>>> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were
>>>> sober >>> enough to know it!
>>>>
>>>
>>> That was cold.
>>
>> and nasty!
>
> That was a joke. Felice has one of the genuine funny bones on rfc, and I
> certainly didn't think she'd miss that it was meant to be silly.

I am very pleased to hear that.

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