We had a water crisis yesterday.. water pipe at master bathroom, burst and in order to stop water from gushing out (w/o the tap to control and stop), we had to turn off the main water supply (which is outside of our house). The problem is, once the main tap is turned off, the water supply to the whole house is cut off, i.e. we cannot use water!!! no water!!!
Problems we faced (counting only some):
1. No water for washing
2. No water for flushing
3. No water for bathing
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And the list goes on....
We had to out buckets near the broken pipe, turn on the main line and quickly collect water in the pails. Then turn off the mains and use water from the pails. Well, as we had 'limited' water, we had to think of how to use it efficiently.
Usually, when we can just turn on the taps and water runs freely, we will not try to save/control water usage. How many of us will use tumbler when brushing our teeth? How many of us will wash our faces using a basin of water, instead of free running water from the tap? And how many of us will really use the wate from washing clothes to flush the toilet? Heeheee...i did all these from yesterday till today. Bo bian...save water!
This mini crisis made me realized deeply (i'd realized a bit before) that water is precious and we really should not waste water. Instead, we must think of ways to utilize water to the maximum and reuse it whenever we can. Working in the water industry also deepen my belief in conserving water. Sg has limited water supply and if everyone can help to reuse/recycle water, we would not face a water shortage problem in the near future. Else...one day...we might really have to ration water and imagine...... bathing with only 2 pails of water, no water to flush, no water to wash....
Luckily, the plumber is coming today. Haha :)
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