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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A water outage lol.

Last Christmas eve, my meter froze and the water company didn't consider it an emergency since it wasn't a geyser. I didn't have water for 3 days until it thawed.

Now, I keep several days of water jugs in the basement just in case. Also, my water company sucks.

[–] PetteriPano 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can't live without water. Our guidelines are to be prepared to be self-sufficient for up to three days in an an emergency.

I used to have a 20l jug of water on standby, and I've had to resort to it twice in eight years because of one planned and one unplanned outage. For the unplanned one my municipality eventually showed up with a water truck on our street so we could refill.

Now I keep 50 litres and I have a well with my neighbours which I use mostly for watering the garden, but it's potable. In a prolonged power outage situation I might have to scurry over to the neighbour with a battery and an inverter to keep the pump going.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I've got four 55-gallon rain barrels I use for watering outside (and I guess flushing if it comes to it). Unfortunately, this summer was a full-on drought and they were kinda useless (though my area did get several days of drizzle during Helene and they finally got filled up).

I live in the 'burbs so can't drill a well, unfortunately.