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re: Why don't people use the faucet during hurricane prep?

Posted on 9/7/17 at 1:09 pm to
Posted by beauchristopher
Member since Jan 2008
73671 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 1:09 pm to
Berkey is where it's at
Posted by lsuwontonwrap
Member since Aug 2012
34147 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 1:38 pm to
No downvotes! Unprecedented! My dad kept empty water jugs for this very reason. I remember him filling them up a few times before a big storm was about to hit.
Posted by meeple
Carcassonne
Member since May 2011
11160 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 2:10 pm to
100 gallons of water in a bladder in the tub. It doesn't get any easier than this.



This post was edited on 9/7/17 at 2:12 pm
Posted by Delacroix22
Member since Aug 2013
4537 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 2:26 pm to
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tap water in an unsealed jug won't stay good.


Are you retarded

Its fricking water
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
77224 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 2:27 pm to
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Its fricking water
It loses its carbonation if it isn't in a sealed container.
Posted by ZappBrannigan
Member since Jun 2015
7692 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 2:56 pm to
Water outages can occur when the lines get compromised during heavy storms.

Saving up on tap water in tubs and sinks before hand isn't about drinking unless you have a way to boil. It's about being able to flush.

But you'd know that if you weren't Rush Limbaugh trying to make dollars out of whine.
Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
18912 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 3:03 pm to
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quote: tap water in an unsealed jug won't stay good. Are you retarded Its fricking water


Which microbes and algae can grow in if left unsealed. You can prevent this by putting a small amount of chlorine in the water.
Posted by HoopyD
Member since Nov 2004
3460 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 4:11 pm to
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Saving up on tap water in tubs and sinks before hand isn't about drinking unless you have a way to boil. It's about being able to flush.


Without even being a doomsday prepper, I've got the following items in my house I could stick under a faucet and fill and have enough drinking water post-storm: gallon milk jugs (pour out unused milk and wash, fill with water), pitchers, thermos bottles, sports bottles, numerous other containers that seal and/or close.

Unless this storm renders the area into a moonscape (at which point I'm not sure why I would hang around afterwards), I think I could manage just fine on the water front without resorting to hand-to-hand combat in order to buy some Dasani.
Posted by lion
Member since Aug 2016
821 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 4:21 pm to
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A couple of drops of bleach in each water container, and you're good to go.


I cant believe I almost made it 5 pages before this was mentioned. Many will have the ability to boil water and, if not, bleach is recommended.

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