"Paco" > wrote in message ...
> ...here in Southern Vermont. Irene kicked our butts. My family and home
> were fortunate; power was out for 40 hours. No big deal, we've gone as
> long as 5 days. We packed the refrigerated items we'd need (milk, butter,
> etc) into coolers and stocked up on ice, filled the tub for toilet
> flushing, filled all of our large pots for drinking, cooking, etc. But
> surrounding areas were, and some, still are, devastated. Houses and roads
> gone. Folks stranded for days. Supplies being airlifted in by the
> National Guard. Patients being medivac'ed out. Spent the week helping
> folks out.
>
> Except on Friday. On Friday we had to take our son's 16 year old
> Dalmatian (our son is in the Navy) for one last visit. She had stopped
> eating dry food, then stopped eating canned food (yuck, but we tried for
> her). Then she stopped eating the chicken and rice we cooked for her.
> Then hardly drank any water. 3 different vets said her time had come. It
> was a very sad day. But Freckles is comfortable now.
>
> And now (Sunday, 8:30 PM, Eastern) we're in the middle of a string of
> thunderstorms. Tub is full. Pots are full. They're predicting up to 7
> inches of rain by Tuesday night. Here we go again.

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.

"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.
>

If you have city water or a backup generator for a well, you can flush. If
you have a private well, it needs a pump to get the water our of the ground
and to the toilet. No water, no flush. You just happened to be in a place
with the ability to supply water.

On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 08:33:29 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski" >
wrote:

>
>"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.
>>
>
>If you have city water or a backup generator for a well, you can flush. If
>you have a private well, it needs a pump to get the water our of the ground
>and to the toilet. No water, no flush. You just happened to be in a place
>with the ability to supply water.

Why are you answering her, Julie doesn't even know where babies come
from. LOL

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.

On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 11:56:09 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:40:35 -0400, George wrote:
>
>> On 9/5/2011 7:56 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sun, 4 Sep 2011 22:45:17 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> Somewhere - there is a pump pumping water through the plumbing system.
>>> And it's not manned by the Keebler Elves (OBFood).
>>
>> Or the magic of gravity. In our area all of the water comes from
>> reservoirs in the nearby mountains.
>
> I think there would still need to be pumps somewhere, no?
>
> -sw

It's gravity fed from the water towers in most locales. But yes, you do
have to pump it up to the tower.

I would guess that the exception would be a water treatment plant higher
than the water tower. I would also guess that this is extremely rare.

TFM® (of course, I could be totally wrong)

On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 11:56:09 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:40:35 -0400, George wrote:
>
>> On 9/5/2011 7:56 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sun, 4 Sep 2011 22:45:17 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> Somewhere - there is a pump pumping water through the plumbing system.
>>> And it's not manned by the Keebler Elves (OBFood).
>>
>> Or the magic of gravity. In our area all of the water comes from
>> reservoirs in the nearby mountains.
>
> I think there would still need to be pumps somewhere, no?
>
> -sw

Sheldon's wearing them.

TFM®

On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 15:01:57 -0400, TFM® >
wrote:

>On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 11:56:09 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:40:35 -0400, George wrote:
>>
>>> On 9/5/2011 7:56 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 4 Sep 2011 22:45:17 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> Somewhere - there is a pump pumping water through the plumbing system.
>>>> And it's not manned by the Keebler Elves (OBFood).
>>>
>>> Or the magic of gravity. In our area all of the water comes from
>>> reservoirs in the nearby mountains.
>>
>> I think there would still need to be pumps somewhere, no?
>>
>> -sw
>
>Sheldon's wearing them.

A+

Lou