Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
Every few years we go without running water in my town for two or three days. It happened last year in the late summer as a result of a burst water pipe. Annoying but no big deal, right? The council handed out bottled water for free and it was only a couple of days.
Yeah, people acted like it was the end times. They not only stocked up on the free bottled water but on every bottle of milk, juice and pop they could get hold of.
I don't think my town would cope with genuine adversity.
If that happened regularly the one thing I would do would be to set up a rain barrel, just for toilet water. No need to flush potable water down the toilet.