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KarenK


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Now that the groundwater has ebbed out of my basement, a ten foot wide water main has ruptured in a town west of here, causing a boiled water order in 30 communities, including the city of Boston.  2 million customers in 700,000 households.  That's alot of undrinkable water coming out of our taps.

So I'm moving to the desert...

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Oh wonderful!!  (sarcasm!!!)  Just what you need! 


Our Boston area channel is running a ticker listing all the communities which must boil water now and says the governor has declared a state of emergency. 

There is an item on the CNN site about it.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/23337764/detail.html?hpt=T2

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I wonder what they'll do about school?  They'll have to block off all the bubblers (and sinks?) in every classroom and how will the cafeteria make lunch (and breakfast for the Boston kids)?  What about a kid who shows up without a water bottle from home?  Will they provide us with water for them?  You can't boil water in a classroom!

I don't think we've seen all the ramifications of this.

Now I'm paranoid about the oil slick in the Gulf, sure it will somehow end up in my backyard...  What could possibly be the next water problem?

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There are a lot of schools involved with this.  You can't just post an 'Out of Order' sign with kids involved.

Restaurants or any place with a kitchen will have issues.  Dentists will also. 

How can you wash  your lettuce? 

This repair needs to happen ASAP. 



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-- Edited by ruffles on Sunday 2nd of May 2010 12:59:01 PM

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A news item here says that it was a coupling device that broke (not the 10 foot pipe itself), that they've found the right kind of metal and that welders are working on it now.
Maybe this will be a short lived event.

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/crews_race_to_fix_break_in_bos.html

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Thanks, Ruff, that's really good to know!

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All fingers are crossed.

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Yikes! You have really had a time of it. Now my Nashville friends are up to their ears in water as you were recently. Quite an ordeal. So far, my area has been spared of anything too catastrophic (knock on wood) and we could actually use a bit of rain to get all this [EXPLETIVE] pollen out of the air. It's killing me.

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Yeah, those storms in Tennessee and elsewhere killed at least 20 people and caused significant flooding.  My heart and prayers go out to them.  It's such a helpless feeling.

We're still aboilin'!  The good news is the pipe is fixed and withstood the stress test.  They've started pumping treated water through it, but it will still take a few more days before they do all the environmental testing to be sure it's completely safe.  I'm getting used to the boiled water routine.  At least I can boil water that comes out of my tap, I don't have muddy water or have to walk somewhere to get my daily supply.  Still, if you're used to living in a first world nation, it does take some getting used to!  I'm ready to go to Mexico now!  And their hotels have safe water.  Happy Cinco de Mayo, LOL!

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What a mess, KK! I'm sorry you've had such a difficult Spring with all these water troubles.
Hope it is behind you soon...

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they fixes the pipe more quickly than they thought they would, so we're back on the grid!

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