Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Oh pioneer!

Everyone has always told me that I would never make a good pioneer and I've got a good example.
A notice came around last week saying that work needed to be done on the well (our source of water) and the water would be shut off Monday morning and if everything goes as planned it would be back on Monday night. I didn't worry too much because I could still take a shower Monday morning and not be smelly at work. But as I continued to read it stated that the water would not be safe to drink or cook with until maybe Wednesday at the latest! So, I could shower Tuesday morning but what kind of water would I be showering in I wondered?! My mom said it would be okay to shower in, just not drink. My luck I would forget and swallow a bunch! I kind of put it off until this weekend. I made sure ALL the laundry and dishes got done so we could at least be dressed and use the dishes for "non-water" meals. Then Sunday night hit and I began to panic.
I am very particular about my showers and need to take one in the morning. Sunday night I thought about filling every container I could find with water so I could bathe in the sink for 3 day, but that would be silly and I would survive somehow. I woke up Monday morning and enjoyed my last shower. I remembered that Jasmine would need some water so I went out to grab a big container and all the containers were gone. I opened the fridge and saw that my dad and brother had grabbed every container we had, small and large, that would hold water and put them in the fridge. It looked like something we should have done for Y2K. I guess I'm not the only one to have thought of the idea.
When I returned home from work the water was still not on and I began to panic more. My grandparents were nice enough to allow my dad, brother and I to shower at their house last night. I knew I would have a bad hair today and let me check...yep its true! I just hope I'm not going to die because this morning, totally forgetting about UNSAFE TO CONSUME WATER and I totally brushed my teeth using the sink water. GOOOO. I wonder if the the piercing headache I have today is a result...doh!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

weenie!