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In reply to the discussion: Question: Why are people stocking up on toilet paper? [View all]csziggy
(34,139 posts)If things go south enough that I don't have power, I don't have water, either. After hurricanes, that is especially true. I have had to go out to buy bottled water to have any to drink - even though we fill gallon jugs and pack them in the fridge and freezer to keep them cold as long as possible they do eventually get used up.
After losing power and water for up to a week due to hurricanes and storms three years in a row, last year I finally bought a portable propane generator for my well. Of course, it is still in the box since we didn't have a storm last year here. Part of the addition to the house is adding a whole house generator - hooking up a portable and keeping it running is beyond my capabilities so this makes better sense.
ETA - Oh, there have been years that even the city water system was down after a bad storm and running water was not available for days at a time.