No running water is worst day
By LK2018
@Letranknight2015 (51523)
Philippines
February 14, 2018 2:06am CST
I felt so immovable yesterday when I found out that there was no running water yesterday afternoon.
The bill was supposed to have an announcement when they're planning to clean their TANKS! but there was none and caught me by surprise!
It was fortunate it went back after six in the evening.
Good thing we have a drum as a back up. Buckets tends to last short.
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16 responses
@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Hello @YrNemo well, in here if power is out then so as the pumps since it's run by electricity.
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@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Hello @sjvg1976 yeah I couldn't even do normal thing even after a couple of hours.
@galileo2008 (1141)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Oh my goodness! I can totally relate to this. It happened not in the Philippines but in one city in Ecuador. We had almost 2 weeks without running water so we had to keep on buying the large container full of mineral water for $1.50! It's crazy! Nevertheless, the experience made me realized the value of having clean running water.
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@galileo2008 (1141)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
@Letranknight2015 Yes, I heard about it and I couldn't imagine myself being trapped in the same situation. My sister was there in Manila, too, and she experienced not having clean water to drink and the worst part is that their apartment was flooded. Too much water, yet not good for drinking.
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@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Hello @galileo2008 the worst I think was typhoon ondoy were we had weeks with out water that we had to get with the help of neighbor some water from another water refilling station. Maybe I'm thinking of reviving our water pump.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
14 Feb 18
ohh glad you have drums, we should store water for emergency
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@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Hello @prashu228 yes, but this is just one drum.
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@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
16 Feb 18
Hello @DianneN yes, I'm happy that it came back when it was needed.
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@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Hello @JudyEv At least we have some buckets for some relief of temporary water supply.
@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Hello @shaggin Yeah I'm happy they put the pumps back online, hard to live by with out water.
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@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Hello @vandana7 Our flush tanks are broken so we often use the buckets all the time.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
15 Feb 18
I would not be happy without water, I hope yours is fixed for good.
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@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Hello PainsOnSlate they have put the water supply back online around 6 in the evening.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
14 Feb 18
we have many plastic bottles of Coke and these are filled with water.
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@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Hello @ridingbet do you replace them? I often turned them into plant pots.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
16 Feb 18
@Letranknight2015 the water is used for washing the dishes, and heating some for our thermos. they are changed everyday.
@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Hello @Hannihar there was no water for almost four hours.
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
15 Feb 18
We have 15 huge backup tanks for when there is no water. So we hardly notice if the lines do not have water.
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@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Hello @Gita17112016 How often do you change the water if you don't experience water shortages? That's a lot of tanks.
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
17 Feb 18
@Letranknight2015 Change water? My friend we use the water. If we are lucky we can refill in three weeks or if we miss it we can refill in 6 weeks. Nope! that's still not enough tanks. We get water in the lines for 1 day and 1 night and we still have to use a pump to pump it. No, we don't have a water shortage here!
@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Hello @aureliah it's definitely a mess with out water, and some how stops you from doing what you usually do.
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@pitsipeahie (4279)
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15 Feb 18
I can get by fine without electricity/power but not water. 
Its tough! Water is just so essential, you could hardly get by with a pail or even a drum!
Its tough! Water is just so essential, you could hardly get by with a pail or even a drum!1 person likes this
@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Hello @pitsipeahie Same here, though I survive by distracting myself in the internet, just can't have that scenario of no water again.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
14 Feb 18
This is not right! No announcement is just poor service.
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@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Hello @jobelbojel yeah, I hold my bath before water could come back.
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