No city water

andynap

Senior Insider

• Jul 31, 2019

• #1

 

amyb

Senior Insider

• Jul 31, 2019

• #2

The cisterns age filling, and that is a good thing. More rain now.

 

andynap

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• Jul 31, 2019

• #3

amyb said:

The cisterns age filling, and that is a good thing. More rain now.

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Except for showers I always use bottled water. How clean is cistern rain water?

 

amyb

Senior Insider

• Jul 31, 2019

• #4

Gathered off of roofs. My observations are that birds poop on the roof. Not drinkable.

But cistern water can be used for washing and cleaning. Would certainly boil it first if bottled water not available for consumption.

 

Jeanette

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• Jul 31, 2019

• #5

The storms were intense overnight and reminded me of an expression from when I was a kid in Philly - "God is bowling." We slept in until a luxurious 9:30. The "kids" made a run to Petite Colombe around 10:30 reporting the roads are fine. From our hill I can see a ferry on its way to St. Maarten, the first plane of the morning just landed and there is sunshine on the horizon.

 

stbartshopper

Senior Insider

• Jul 31, 2019

• #6

Not debatable. Bottled for drinking; cistern for bathing etc...

 

elgreaux

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• Jul 31, 2019

• #7

Jeanette said:

The storms were intense overnight and reminded me of an expression from when I was a kid in Philly - "God is bowling." We slept in until a luxurious 9:30. The "kids" made a run to Petite Colombe around 10:30 reporting the roads are fine. From our hill I can see a ferry on its way to St. Maarten, the first plane of the morning just landed and there is sunshine on the horizon.

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I haven't heard that "God Is Bowling" line for a long time, takes me back to my being a kid in Philly as well...

 

amyb

Senior Insider

• Jul 31, 2019

• #8

My Mom used that line too!and another was God is moving the furniture.

 

stbartshopper

Senior Insider

• Aug 2, 2019

• #9

my grandparents has a home in Scarborough on the Hudson. When there were storms, 'the sleeping giant across the river would wake up and roll against the ten pins.'