That’s what I’ve told Rebecca more than a few times, but I recall the water being much more clear. It’s deceiving that way. Right now, when you take a shower, the water has a slight tint of a grayish, brownish color. I think part of that depends if you are using hot or cold water, and you can certainly smell a slight difference when you take a shower.
I went ahead and caved into the cravings for a good cup of coffee yesterday. Reportedly, no one has suffered any serious effects from consuming any water. Even more so, Laura drank water straight from the fountain during the whole day of Thursday. Keep in mind, she lives and works downtown where this advisory is still in effect.
That tells me a whole hell of a lot. If she can handle that and not get any symptoms of illness, then we should all be okay. It’s not like she did this knowingly. She’s very lucky that what she didn’t know, didn’t hurt her.
I boiled the water in the tea kettle yesterday for beyond the recommended minute, tossed some grounds into our French press, and didn’t notice too much of a difference. I thought it might taste funky, but there might have been some over compensation in the grounds department. Hardly an accident.
The dishes are stacking up. Around here, and being that I’m the one without the full time gig right now, this falls under my duty. I never thought I would be happy to be able to do dishes again though. With no dishwasher to speak of, we have to consider the risk even though everything seems alright this far. The water coming out of the tap smells funky and has a strange color to it.
I think tomorrow, if this thing has yet to be lifted, we’re going to bite the bullet. We’re low on silverware. Wash the dishes like normal, boil a pot of water, and then dump the utensils into the water.
It’s that typical story of not knowing what you got until what you’ve got is gone. It’s nothing to really bitch about. There’s just a few extra things that you have to do. A little annoying, but nothing we can’t handle. Buying water is getting a little old though.
Oh yeah, and there is supposed to be another weather system moving through starting tomorrow.