Hi.
I have a friend who lives in an extremely rural area, North of Montreal (Canada). At the end of each and every summer, their well runs dry for 3 or 4 weeks. They have to rely on bottled water. They get 5-gallon bottled water delivered 2 times/week, about 25 bottles at a time. She showers at the gym after her morning workout. I couldn't live like that, but she positive loves her area.
When cooking vegetables in bottled water, she doesn't add any salt to the cooking water. She will tell you that salt is not good for you. I'll tell you salt tastes GOOD. We don't see eye to eye on many topics, but we remain good friends. When the veggies are done, she gets them out of the water with a strainer. When the cooking water is cooled sufficiently, she uses it to keep her plants alive. In other, less dignified subjects, flushing the toilet is only done a few times a day. It's often a case of Saran Wrap over the bowl and Captain Febreeze to the rescue. After a flush, the toilet's reservoir is then filled with bottled water until the next flush. At a scant 1.6 gallon/flush, a 5 gallon bottle only gives you 3 flushes.
At the risk of repeating myself, I couldn't live like that. Give me my gurgling small pond, or large exhuberant fountains like the Bellagio's in Vegas, or huge ponds covered in Victoria lilies like Fairchild's botanical garden, or a view of the sea from a cruise ship's balcony (water everywhere but not a drop to drink; let's order cocktails), or rain falling sideways in Florida, but don't cut off my water.
Take care, all.
Sylvain.
Take care,all.
Sylvain.
