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2 million people in withdrawal

November 19, 2006

As a person without TV, I don’t know how far news travels. For those outside of Vancouver, you might have heard Friday, that the entire area is on a "boil water advisory." Our recent storms have caused slides to falll in to our reservoirs. There is a measure of water turbidity (cloudiness) that is reported to the public when levels reach a 5. On friday we topped out at 90!

In the beginning there was much confusion regarding safety and even Starbucks ceased services. There were many unhappy people around the office on Friday, sleepy, headachy and going through caffeine withdrawal. Although we still have to boil our water, the health department gave the OK to coffeeshops to resume brewing.

We have pink sheepy twins at our house. Last night the 16 yr old and I went to see Godspell. Serta was the corporate sponsor of the theatre group. In honour of the company’s 75th anniversary they were giving away their pink sheep for a donation to breast cancer research. One will soon be flying off to the East Coast, on a mission of cheer.

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6 responses to “2 million people in withdrawal”

Dorothy

November 19, 2006

What, no Starbucks? We went without power and water for 12 hours, but no Starbucks is just plain uncivilized. My husband and I were discussing how scary it is that we’re so dependent on electricity. 12 hours without makes you grumble a little less when you get the bill! Love the pink sheep!

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Kristen

November 19, 2006

That is an upsetting situation. You never realize how often you use water (and electricity) throughout the day until you are without it. Hope the water clears up soon. My husband delivered mattresses part time, and I have sheep #15 as a result- only white, not pink.

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Jane

November 20, 2006

My pipes froze once in my condo and I was so desperate for coffee that I made a pot of coffee with lime flavored sprarkling water. It was the worst coffee ever! But drank it anyway( is DRANK a word? I haven’t had enough coffee yet and it doesn’t sound right to me) When you are desperate you’ll drink anything !

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Melody

November 20, 2006

OMG>..no Starbucks…my walmart was out of my mint-mocha frappacino when I went shopping with ds this morning…I was not happy. Love the sheep and the scarf. The colors of the scarf are simply phenomenal!!!! they really rock!

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Karen

November 20, 2006

Yuck. I hope your water clears up soon. That must be a pain boiling water all the time.
You have no TV? No football games blasting in the background? Must be heaven.

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Rebekah

November 20, 2006

At least 5 or 6 times a year we go on a boil water order. We live in a rural community and our water is piped in from other communities, etc. It’s a pain, but I’d rather know then get sick at least.
Cute sheep.

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