WTF?! A water main breaks so now everyone has to boil water???

[many a good man]

A water main broke in the northern part of the county so now there's a boiled water advisory for almost the entire county. Gotta boil water for one minute before drinking, cooking, bathing, washing dishes, etc.

We get lots of water main breaks (usually in the winter) and we never got a boiled water advisory. Are they trying pull something over on us? Or am I just paranoid?
:tinfoilhat:

[pt22]

1. That's pretty standard. Dirt & crap gets into the pipes while they're mending them.

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[Catch22Dem]

2. Definitely boil

If the water main breaks, the water arriving at your house is not potable. You may not have had warnings before, but you should have. Sounds like they're doing a better job of informing the citizens.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. Clearly a plot by the pots and pans industry.

:eyes:

[TheWraith]

4. Seriously, turn down the gain on the paranoia meter. nt

[snacker]

5. I feel your pain...

our community went through that a few years ago and I know what a hassle that is.

[many a good man]

6. Sorry, but they didn't give an advisory when a main broke in front of my house

So now they give one for a break 10 miles away?
Look at this huge area impacted...

My water pressure is perfectly fine.
I shouldn't be affected at all by this.
Now they are saying boil it for the next three days!

[kestrel91316]

7. Broken pipes can let turd cooties into the water supply and give everybody

major puking and runs. This is basic. No medical terminology necessary.

[Catch22Dem]

8. Turd cooties!!!

Where's the recommend button for THAT one. I'll remember it forever.

[madokie]

11. turd cooties

:rofl:

[kestrel91316]

12. I figured PLAIN ENGLISH was in order.

[Catch22Dem]

14. Leave it to the two okies to LOL at turd cooties

;)

[Patsy Stone]

9. That's usually how it works

also if they have to turn the water off for an extended length of time. It's all about the bacteria.

[seriousstan]

10. Replying to your own post? I say, you show them you can't be fooled.

Don't boil. Drink 8 glasses of water a day. Then if you have dysentery or some other water borne disease, you will know that you were wrong and crazy.

[many a good man]

13. Fooled? Who's the fool?

You bet I won't drink the water. I'm sure there's something wrong with it, but it can't be due to a stupid water main break 10 friggin miles away! They're covering up something!

They undoubtedly have uncovered a plot to contaminate the purity of our precious bodily fluids and they are afraid to tell us the truth! They are afraid we will panic if we knew the truth! Well, I for one won't panic. I will drink nothing but pure bottled Irish whiskey until this emergency is over!