A water main in the area broke. It's going to take until at least until
Noon Saturday 6/28 to get it repaired.

I was going to make pasta for dinner. That plan is now scrapped. I can
always thaw some leftovers and heat them in the microwave. But I was
really looking forward to some angel-hair pasta. I'd planned crawfish
tail meat tossed in a butter/garlic sauce with steamed broccoli. Darnit.

The Club (or any restaurant affected by the break) certainly can't
function without water. I guess they're going to have to shut down
until it's repaired.

I do keep jugs of water on hand for emergencies, but that's mostly for
being able to flush the toilet.

I'm betting the nearest store will run out of bottled water today.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>A water main in the area broke. It's going to take until at least until
>Noon Saturday 6/28 to get it repaired.
>
> I was going to make pasta for dinner. That plan is now scrapped. I can
> always thaw some leftovers and heat them in the microwave. But I was
> really looking forward to some angel-hair pasta. I'd planned crawfish
> tail meat tossed in a butter/garlic sauce with steamed broccoli. Darnit.
>
> The Club (or any restaurant affected by the break) certainly can't
> function without water. I guess they're going to have to shut down until
> it's repaired.
>
> I do keep jugs of water on hand for emergencies, but that's mostly for
> being able to flush the toilet.
>
> I'm betting the nearest store will run out of bottled water today.
>
> Jill

why don't you walk down to the water and take some home to cook your pasta
in, and make a seafood pasta. The flavor should be grand.

On 6/27/2014 6:04 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:27:07 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I do keep jugs of water on hand for emergencies, but that's mostly for
>> being able to flush the toilet.
>
> Use the bottled water to cook your dinner and go to the bathroom
> outside like God intended.
>
> -sw
>
I wouldn't want to flash the golfers. There was plenty of water for
flushing without opening a jug of water. They got the main repaired in
pretty much record time. ONE of the dining rooms at the Club is open
tonight. I already ate some chicken & rice from the freezer for dinner
so I'll cook what I'd planned for tonight, tomorrow.

Jill

In article >,
says...
>
> A water main in the area broke. It's going to take until at least until
> Noon Saturday 6/28 to get it repaired.
>
> I was going to make pasta for dinner. That plan is now scrapped. I can
> always thaw some leftovers and heat them in the microwave. But I was
> really looking forward to some angel-hair pasta. I'd planned crawfish
> tail meat tossed in a butter/garlic sauce with steamed broccoli. Darnit.
>
> The Club (or any restaurant affected by the break) certainly can't
> function without water. I guess they're going to have to shut down
> until it's repaired.
>
> I do keep jugs of water on hand for emergencies, but that's mostly for
> being able to flush the toilet.
>
> I'm betting the nearest store will run out of bottled water today.
>
> Jill

Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
bowser?

Janet UK

On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> A water main in the area broke. It's going to take until at least until
>> Noon Saturday 6/28 to get it repaired.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
> bowser?
>
> Janet UK
>
Nope. Moot point since they fixed it yesterday. I guess they erred on
the side of caution when making the predictions about when it would be
repaired.

Jill

On 2014-06-28 2:01 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> says...
>>>
>>> A water main in the area broke. It's going to take until at least until
>>> Noon Saturday 6/28 to get it repaired.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
>> bowser?
>>
>> Janet UK
>>
> Nope. Moot point since they fixed it yesterday. I guess they erred on
> the side of caution when making the predictions about when it would be
> repaired.
>
>


I hope you didn't have to throw out everything in your freezer like
Julie did when her power went out for a few hours ;-)

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-06-28 2:01 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> says...
>>>>
>>>> A water main in the area broke. It's going to take until at least
>>>> until
>>>> Noon Saturday 6/28 to get it repaired.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
>>> bowser?
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>>
>> Nope. Moot point since they fixed it yesterday. I guess they erred on
>> the side of caution when making the predictions about when it would be
>> repaired.
>>
>>
>
>
> I hope you didn't have to throw out everything in your freezer like Julie
> did when her power went out for a few hours ;-)
>

only the dry goods that you would cook with water.

On 6/28/2014 3:02 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-06-28 2:01 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> says...
>>>>
>>>> A water main in the area broke. It's going to take until at least
>>>> until
>>>> Noon Saturday 6/28 to get it repaired.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
>>> bowser?
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>>
>> Nope. Moot point since they fixed it yesterday. I guess they erred on
>> the side of caution when making the predictions about when it would be
>> repaired.
>>
>
> I hope you didn't have to throw out everything in your freezer like
> Julie did when her power went out for a few hours ;-)
>
Hush! I didn't even have to open one of the gallon jugs of water to
flush the toilet or to give the cat fresh water.

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?

Jill

On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
> bowser?
>
> Janet UK

That's a term that skated right over my head. What on earth is a shared
bowser?

Jill

On 2014-06-28 3:17 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> Hush! I didn't even have to open one of the gallon jugs of water to
> flush the toilet or to give the cat fresh water.
>

;-)
> 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?
>

I don't get the whole bottled water for emergencies thing. If there are
facilities to pump water and package into bottles they should be
facilities for filling tankers. Let people come and bring their own
containers. The army used to have large water tanks to supply troops in
the field and they probably still do. They also have equipment for
desalinating and purifying water.

On 2014-06-28 3:44 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
>> bowser?
>>
>> Janet UK
>
> That's a term that skated right over my head. What on earth is a shared
> bowser?
>

Google is your friend. It is a tanker, usually for fresh water. They can
be truck mounted or trailer units.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
>> bowser?
>>
>> Janet UK
>
> That's a term that skated right over my head. What on earth is a shared
> bowser?
>

a bowser is a water tender.

On 6/28/2014 2:44 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
>> bowser?
>>
>> Janet UK
>
> That's a term that skated right over my head. What on earth is a shared
> bowser?
>
> Jill
>

A "bowser" is a tanker... usually on wheels. Can be used for water or
fuel. Some look like this:

http://www.toptecheng.net/Agricultur...%20wheeler.jpg

Haven't heard that word used in many years.

George

On 6/28/2014 4:07 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-06-28 3:44 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
>>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
>>> bowser?
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>
>> That's a term that skated right over my head. What on earth is a shared
>> bowser?
>>
>
> Google is your friend. It is a tanker, usually for fresh water. They can
> be truck mounted or trailer units.
>
I Googled. All I found were references to dogs!

Jill

On 6/28/2014 4:08 PM, George Leppla wrote:
> On 6/28/2014 2:44 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
>>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
>>> bowser?
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>
>> That's a term that skated right over my head. What on earth is a shared
>> bowser?
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> A "bowser" is a tanker... usually on wheels. Can be used for water or
> fuel. Some look like this:
>
> http://www.toptecheng.net/Agricultur...%20wheeler.jpg
>
>
> Haven't heard that word used in many years.
>
> George

Thanks! There are thousands of people in this area so they'd have
needed a lot of them. Nope, the water company wouldn't do that for a
projected 24 hour outage.

I'm glad I got my shower before the water main broke. It would have
been awful to be stuck with shampoo in my hair when it ran out. Ugh.

Jill

On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:07:24 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2014-06-28 3:44 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
>>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
>>> bowser?
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>
>> That's a term that skated right over my head. What on earth is a shared
>> bowser?
>>
>
>Google is your friend. It is a tanker, usually for fresh water. They can
>be truck mounted or trailer units.

I thought joint custody of a dog.

On 6/28/2014 4:39 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:07:24 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2014-06-28 3:44 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
>>>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
>>>> bowser?
>>>>
>>>> Janet UK
>>>
>>> That's a term that skated right over my head. What on earth is a shared
>>> bowser?
>>>
>>
>> Google is your friend. It is a tanker, usually for fresh water. They can
>> be truck mounted or trailer units.
>
> I thought joint custody of a dog.
>
LOL My Google search turned up a lot of stuff about dogs. Nothing
about some big shared water tank. Why they would do such a thing for a
short (projected 24-hour outage) is a mystery. Perhaps if the water was
going to be out for a week or more. That would require a disaster, not
just a broken main. They'd need a LOT of those mobile tanks for the
thousands of people who were affected. For a short term outage, nope,
they wouldn't consider it.

Jill

On 6/28/2014 3:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

>
> I don't get the whole bottled water for emergencies thing. If there are
> facilities to pump water and package into bottles they should be
> facilities for filling tankers. Let people come and bring their own
> containers. The army used to have large water tanks to supply troops in
> the field and they probably still do. They also have equipment for
> desalinating and purifying water.
>

We had a water problem in our town a few years back. The town had a
tanker as you suggest. Meantime, every store was out of bottled water.

On 2014-06-28 4:26 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 6/28/2014 4:07 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2014-06-28 3:44 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
>>>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
>>>> bowser?
>>>>
>>>> Janet UK
>>>
>>> That's a term that skated right over my head. What on earth is a shared
>>> bowser?
>>>
>>
>> Google is your friend. It is a tanker, usually for fresh water. They can
>> be truck mounted or trailer units.
>>
> I Googled. All I found were references to dogs!

Since it was about water, I googled "bowser water".

You should have googled Bowser and Blue, a Canadian comedy duo with
great songs like the Vasectomy Song or the Colorectal Surgeon Song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hxYiTiwmdk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N0w2rORwSc

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

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
>> bowser?
>>
>> Janet UK
>
> That's a term that skated right over my head. What on earth is a shared
> bowser?
>

A dog in a custody battle.




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On 2014-06-28 4:47 PM, jmcquown wrote:

>> I thought joint custody of a dog.
>>
> LOL My Google search turned up a lot of stuff about dogs. Nothing
> about some big shared water tank. Why they would do such a thing for a
> short (projected 24-hour outage) is a mystery. Perhaps if the water was
> going to be out for a week or more. That would require a disaster, not
> just a broken main. They'd need a LOT of those mobile tanks for the
> thousands of people who were affected. For a short term outage, nope,
> they wouldn't consider it.
>
There would be access to one as close as you local National Guard or
other military reserve unit. Any regular army base would likely have a
number of them.

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> I don't get the whole bottled water for emergencies thing. If there are
> facilities to pump water and package into bottles they should be
> facilities for filling tankers. Let people come and bring their own
> containers. The army used to have large water tanks to supply troops in
> the field and they probably still do. They also have equipment for
> desalinating and purifying water.

Ships have huge evaporators for making fresh water from sea water.

On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 13:07:38 -0700, "Pico Rico"
> wrote:

>
>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
>>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
>>> bowser?
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>
>> That's a term that skated right over my head. What on earth is a shared
>> bowser?
>>
>
>a bowser is a water tender.
>
Now that term I have heard -- but a long time ago.
Janet US

On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 15:44:47 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
> > Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
> > bowser?
> >
> > Janet UK
>
> That's a term that skated right over my head. What on earth is a shared
> bowser?
>
> Jill

UK speak for a portable water storage tank.
UK http://www.winnerplant.co.uk/bowser-hire.htm
USA http://www.water-storage-containers....erstorage.html

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 6/28/2014 5:01 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 6/28/2014 3:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>
>> I don't get the whole bottled water for emergencies thing. If there are
>> facilities to pump water and package into bottles they should be
>> facilities for filling tankers. Let people come and bring their own
>> containers. The army used to have large water tanks to supply troops in
>> the field and they probably still do. They also have equipment for
>> desalinating and purifying water.
>>
>
> We had a water problem in our town a few years back. The town had a
> tanker as you suggest. Meantime, every store was out of bottled water.

Same here. The water company provided bottled water plus you
could bring your own containers and fill from a truck. But
that was a severe problem, not just a one day tops water main
break.

nancy

On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 15:26:27 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 13:07:38 -0700, "Pico Rico"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >"jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
> >>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
> >>> bowser?
> >>>
> >>> Janet UK
> >>
> >> That's a term that skated right over my head. What on earth is a shared
> >> bowser?
> >>
> >
> >a bowser is a water tender.
> >
> Now that term I have heard -- but a long time ago.

I would have had to ask what a water tender is.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 6/28/2014 5:56 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 6/28/2014 5:01 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 6/28/2014 3:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I don't get the whole bottled water for emergencies thing. If there are
>>> facilities to pump water and package into bottles they should be
>>> facilities for filling tankers. Let people come and bring their own
>>> containers. The army used to have large water tanks to supply troops in
>>> the field and they probably still do. They also have equipment for
>>> desalinating and purifying water.
>>>
>>
>> We had a water problem in our town a few years back. The town had a
>> tanker as you suggest. Meantime, every store was out of bottled water.
>
> Same here. The water company provided bottled water plus you
> could bring your own containers and fill from a truck. But
> that was a severe problem, not just a one day tops water main
> break.
>
> nancy

Exactly. Now that I understand what this tanker thing is, it would make
sense in the event of a disaster. This was merely an unforseen
breakage, projected problem no more than 24 hours. It didn't even last
that long.

Jill

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.

Jill

On 6/27/2014 9:27 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> A water main in the area broke. It's going to take until at least until
> Noon Saturday 6/28 to get it repaired.
>
> I was going to make pasta for dinner. That plan is now scrapped. I can
> always thaw some leftovers and heat them in the microwave. But I was
> really looking forward to some angel-hair pasta. I'd planned crawfish
> tail meat tossed in a butter/garlic sauce with steamed broccoli. Darnit.
>
> The Club (or any restaurant affected by the break) certainly can't
> function without water. I guess they're going to have to shut down
> until it's repaired.
>
> I do keep jugs of water on hand for emergencies, but that's mostly for
> being able to flush the toilet.
>
> I'm betting the nearest store will run out of bottled water today.
>
> Jill

My business associate had a water main break that serviced his area. He
was exercising so he went to his brother-in-law's place and took a
shower. Then he went to the office and took home a 5 gallon bottle of
water that was meant for the cooler. He came in yesterday with the empty
bottle. He went through the whole thing in a few hours.

On 6/28/2014 5:09 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-06-28 4:47 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>> I thought joint custody of a dog.
>>>
>> LOL My Google search turned up a lot of stuff about dogs. Nothing
>> about some big shared water tank. Why they would do such a thing for a
>> short (projected 24-hour outage) is a mystery. Perhaps if the water was
>> going to be out for a week or more. That would require a disaster, not
>> just a broken main. They'd need a LOT of those mobile tanks for the
>> thousands of people who were affected. For a short term outage, nope,
>> they wouldn't consider it.
>>
> There would be access to one as close as you local National Guard or
> other military reserve unit. Any regular army base would likely have a
> number of them.

Uh, what? Yeah, I could drive over to Parris Island MCRD. Forget about
needing ID to get on base... this wasn't a national emergency. It was a
temporary water outage. Sheesh. You do tend to get worked up about
things lately. Why don't you go keep a telemarketer busy for a while?

OB Food: Baked split acorn squash. After deseeding it I simply
sprinkled each half with S&P. I placed each half cut-side up in a
baking dish. Added about 1 Tbs. of butter to each hollow. Then into
the oven, 400F. Thirty minutes in I brush the squash with the melted
butter from the center. Bake another 30 minutes, until fork tender. I
love very simply baked acorn squash.

Jill

Dave Smith > wrote in
:

> I don't get the whole bottled water for emergencies thing. If
> there are facilities to pump water and package into bottles
> they should be facilities for filling tankers. Let people come
> and bring their own containers. The army used to have large
> water tanks to supply troops in the field and they probably
> still do. They also have equipment for desalinating and
> purifying water.

Remember what happens when they call in the army.

--

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poor there see themselves not as an exploited
proletariat but as temporarily embarassed
millionaires. - John Steinbeck

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?

On 2014-06-28 6:17 PM, jmcquown wrote:

>> There would be access to one as close as you local National Guard or
>> other military reserve unit. Any regular army base would likely have a
>> number of them.
>
> Uh, what? Yeah, I could drive over to Parris Island MCRD. Forget about
> needing ID to get on base... this wasn't a national emergency. It was a
> temporary water outage. Sheesh. You do tend to get worked up about
> things lately.


Not worked up at all. I didn't raise the issue of the water problem or
question what a bowser was. I just pointed out that there would not one
far away in case it was needed.



> Why don't you go keep a telemarketer busy for a while?

I don't call them. They call me. If one calls tonight.... I might have
some fun with it.

>

On 2014-06-28 6:30 PM, Michel Boucher wrote:
> Dave Smith > wrote in
> :
>
>> I don't get the whole bottled water for emergencies thing. If
>> there are facilities to pump water and package into bottles
>> they should be facilities for filling tankers. Let people come
>> and bring their own containers. The army used to have large
>> water tanks to supply troops in the field and they probably
>> still do. They also have equipment for desalinating and
>> purifying water.
>
> Remember what happens when they call in the army.
>


Tin soldiers and Nixon coming.....
;-)

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-06-28 6:17 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>> There would be access to one as close as you local National Guard or
>>> other military reserve unit. Any regular army base would likely have a
>>> number of them.
>>
>> Uh, what? Yeah, I could drive over to Parris Island MCRD. Forget about
>> needing ID to get on base... this wasn't a national emergency. It was a
>> temporary water outage. Sheesh. You do tend to get worked up about
>> things lately.
>
>
> Not worked up at all. I didn't raise the issue of the water problem or
> question what a bowser was. I just pointed out that there would not one
> far away in case it was needed.
>

not to mention the possibility of an air drop.

On 6/28/2014 3:17 PM, 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?
>
Scottish Water have delivered bottled water (cases of it!) to my front
door when we've had major outages.

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.

Jill

On 6/28/2014 8:41 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 6/28/2014 3:17 PM, 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?
>>
> Scottish Water have delivered bottled water (cases of it!) to my front
> door when we've had major outages.
>
24 hours isn't what I'd call a "major" outage. At any rate, it was
repaired well before they estimated it would be. We were probably
without water for about 8 or 9 hours. No big deal.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 6/28/2014 4:07 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2014-06-28 3:44 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 6/28/2014 12:54 PM, Janet wrote:
>>>> Surely your water supply co will deliver bottled water, or a shared
>>>> bowser?
>>>>
>>>> Janet UK
>>>
>>> That's a term that skated right over my head. What on earth is a shared
>>> bowser?
>>>
>>
>> Google is your friend. It is a tanker, usually for fresh water. They can
>> be truck mounted or trailer units.
>>
> I Googled. All I found were references to dogs!
>
> Jill

I immediately thought of Sha Na Na and the deep voiced singer named Bowzer.
:-)