Another Reason To Stock Water in America, Toledo Water

[runco]

Just seen this story on NBC news.  Police called in for crowd control, run on water on stores, long lines, etc. 

 

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/toledo-issues-do-not-drink-advisory-tap-water-n171236

[rugerla1]

Gotta have it! Out of all those people wanting water, it just pisses me off to know that somewhere in there were some selfish people wanting to buy it to sell whenever none was available. <-- Doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things, just irritating. The scary thing is that this would happen anywhere, Kroger would be out in a day, along with most other places. Just traveling through the area could put you and your family in a life threatening situation with some whacko's that would lay you out in front of your kids for nothing. Imagine if this happened all over the country at one time.

[UncleJak]

That's why UncleJak always has extra water onhand. I don't have as much as I'd like, but I could manage for a bit. I suggest everyone else do the same. Also, dont forget that in an emergency your ice in your freezer can be melted for water. Sent barefoot from the hills of Tennessee

[Garufa]

Looks like bottled water does have a purpose after all.

[xjsnake]

I was born in Toledo and have many many friends and family that are affected by this. It's not a surprise given the history of algae blooms in Lake Erie. And with microcystis the toxin can't be boiled or filtered out of the water. It going to get worse before it gets better.

[RobertNashville]

I wonder if my Berky would take care of the toxin they were worried about? 

 

I can probably get by about two weeks with the water I have on hand (assuming no rain during that time).

[Garufa]

This will be attributed to climate change and regulations will be implemented.  I'll bet a .22 shell on it.

[Oh Shoot]

Hell, I live in a urban apartment but keep about 3 months of water (at a gallon per day), plus a couple of different purifiers. Breathing is number one and then water.

 

- OS

[daddyo]

Hell, I live in a urban apartment but keep about 3 months of water (at a gallon per day), plus a couple of different purifiers. Breathing is number one and then water.

 

- OS

 

How do you store it?

[Oh Shoot]

How do you store it?

 

12 7 gal Aquatainers divided between two bathrooms. Though not recommended, stacked two high. Plus some 2 liter pop bottles full here and there. Anybody with any room at all could store 3 months worth pretty easily for one person.  Frugal use of a gallon per day is enough for hydration plus frugal cooking/cleaning/sponge batch.

 

- OS

[Guest kingarmory]

We keep about 1500 gallons of water on hand here, would be able to go quite awhile without restock if needed.

[Oh Shoot]

We keep about 1500 gallons of water on hand here, would be able to go quite awhile without restock if needed.

 

If I had a core family still, I'd do the Mormon mind set and have at least a year's worth of food and water for each member. Plus of course lots of other stuff and better plans, like not even living where I do now for one.

 

My "survivalist" tactics are fairly simple if the worst happens. Have 3 months food and water and etc and of course the firepower to (maybe) protect them. Just planning for having that length of time (maybe) to decide if it's even worth going on, but at least won't be among the first fatalities at the local Kroger. :)

 

But not kidding myself about the odds here on edge of the urb.

 

- OS

Edited August 3, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[R_Bert]

12 7 gal Aquatainers divided between two bathrooms. Though not recommended, stacked two high. Plus some 2 liter pop bottles full here and there. Anybody with any room at all could store 3 months worth pretty easily for one person.  Frugal use of a gallon per day is enough for hydration plus frugal cooking/cleaning/sponge batch.

 

- OS

 

I am not very familiar with long term water storage issues.  Do you rotate the water out periodically?

[Dolomite_supafly]

I do not store any water. A few years back I installed a hand pump in our well. We also filter every single ounce of water we consume. And every morning we probably have a couple of gallons drip off the roof as condensation.

[Someotherguy]

Here's my rain catchment setup... :)

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VLeKngXDJA

[Trekbike]

Very cool setup. Can you list the info on that pump? Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

[RobertNashville]

Here's my rain catchment setup... :)

I like this setup!

 

Do you have any filtration on the water and if so, what do you use?  I ask because I've been considering doing something like this (albeit on a smaller scale) and have been looking at barrels designed for catching rain water off the roof that have filters included that, among other things, filter out the granules that come off the shingles.  My intent would be to use for both drinking (after passing through my Big Berky) and perhaps other uses where filtering wouldn't be as big of a concern.

 

Thanks in advance for any info!

[vontar]

Just goes to show how fast a disaster can and will happen.

What is the standard they stay a person should have, 3 days of food and water at a minimum.

 

BTW, people have taking to Craigslist to cash in.

http://toledo.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=water&sort=rel

[Oh Shoot]

I am not very familiar with long term water storage issues.  Do you rotate the water out periodically?

 

Haven't yet, been over 3 years on the first I put up and it's fine. Think it mostly matters how clean it was when it was stored and that it's not subjected to anything once containers are sealed. This was chlorinated city water to begin with, too, though chlorine depletes, at least in contact with air.

 

Easy to see if it's still okay if you keep some in the transparent 2 liter pop bottles as old as your oldest stash, can inspect visually and also of course sample for smell and taste periodically.

 

Btw, type of plastic container important. I forget the nomenclatures without looking all that up, but the type that milk and gallon size bottled water uses will develop leaks just sitting over time. Not sure about the very thin stuff that's used for the individual small bottles.

 

Anyway, the 2 liter type bottles and the harder stuff like economy size mouthwash comes in, and HDPE are all essentially forever if kept out of direct sunlight.

 

- OS

[tnguy]

Have a couple of the aquatainers on standby because short-term outages are not that uncommon. I have a couple of large barrels as well (one of which is destined for rainwater) but I haven't had the time to get those set up properly. (I really should just go ahead and fill them with water and worry about getting fancy later).

I think there's definitely a lot to be said for the aquatainers due to the portability. I think this is another area where a diverse strategy is a good idea. Edited August 3, 2014 by tnguy

[Troutburger]

[vontar]

and My biglots has water for 2:45 or 3 bucks depending on the brand.  I normally spring for the 3 dollar stuff.  (both 24 bottles, 16.9)

[wileecoyote]

[quote name="vontar" post="1175213" timestamp="1407086453"]BTW, people have taking to Craigslist to cash in. [url="http://toledo.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=water&sort=rel"]http://toledo.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=water&sort=rel[/url][/quote]It was heartening to click on that link and see many more posts offering free water to anyone in need, and only a few offering water for sale. Properties with a well are able to help their neighbors and themselves easily. I'm on city water but also have a well, so I would do the same in an emergency.

[vontar]

It was heartening to click on that link and see many more posts offering free water to anyone in need, and only a few offering water for sale. Properties with a well are able to help their neighbors and themselves easily. I'm on city water but also have a well, so I would do the same in an emergency.

when I first posted it, it was very different.  But it appeared people where reporting and getting them taken down.  I saw some that were just offering water for sale, that appeared was not bottled and I wondered if they were bad enough to just try to sell tap water anyways.

 

 

BTW, once the pump houses are cleared it will take time for it to get though all the pipes.  I would turn off my ice maker and everything like that.  Empty the ice out regular for a while as well.

[Someotherguy]

Very cool setup. Can you list the info on that pump? Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

 

 

Here is the pump...So far the thing works great...

 

http://www.harborfreight.com/portable-utility-pump-65836.html