Store more water than you think you need
Ok this is a short story about a real life scenario that just happened to me that opened my eyes widely as to how little I was prepared as far as water storage goes.
What ever you have calculated that you and your family need per day for water for drinking, bathing, toilets etc, I am saying double it and here is why.
My fridge just let go on me, thankfully we saved the food so the loss was minimal at best, however our fridge has a water dispenser & ice maker so it is obviously connected to our water supply in the house.
Long story short I got the bright idea that I could cut this supply off and temp it until we got the new fridge in place, BAD IDEA....
As it turns out I am NOT Joe Plumber, much to my shock and disappointment
One leaky solder joint later our house is now without water (1.5 days) until my buddy can come give me a hand to fix my handy work
I filled 4 5 gallon pails of water to get us by until then and I was shocked at how quickly we went through them for toilets, dishes, brushing teeth, washing etc...
Now did we conserve it as if it was the end of the world, hell no but it sure gave me a wake up call as to how badly we take for granted water that flows from the taps.
Anyways that’s my lil real world story that I thought I should share with all of you!
Stay safe folks