It was not that terrible over here. In some parts of Romania they indeed needed big fire-engines to bring in water for some remote villages where even the deep wells dried up.
There was no restrictions, but all the watering I did was almost useless. Kept plants alive but the next day they all wilted back :(
Now it's much better. Cool and rains :)
Linda, IF I am successful to germinate the seeds and IF we both stick around, I will let you know!