Boston without Water

Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.
-The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

With abundant water at the turn of a faucet we don't appreciate it until it's gone.

Early yesterday a ten-foot watermain leading to Boston sprung a leak, pouring 8 million gallons of water per hour into the Charles River. Over 2 million people in 38 Boston communities may be without potable water for 2 or 3 days. There is water in the faucets but it must be boiled before consuming. Within 90 minutes local grocery stores were emptied of bottled water.

Bottom Line

One of the unrecognized blessings of living in America is easy and cheap access to clean drinking water. In other countries (Mexico for example) visitors often get sick from drinking local water. Ironically health paranoid Americans who buy "bottled" water are unaware that their own tap water is sometimes purer than the pricey bottled water which is less regulated by health codes.

Become prepared by storing your tap water for emergencies. See

http://perpetualpreparedness.blogspot.com/2010/02/bottled-water.html
http://perpetualpreparedness.blogspot.com/2009/06/collecting-rainwater.html
http://perpetualpreparedness.blogspot.com/2009/05/water-storage.html
http://perpetualpreparedness.blogspot.com/2008/10/storing-water.html