The water shortage (well, total lack of mains water) in Gloucester is settling down.
The systems to cope are working well. Bottled water is being handed out free to all (with cars) or delivered (to those unable to collect). There are bowsers that are filled pretty often, from what I see of people using them as I trundle about the streets of the parish and thereabouts. Residential homes etc. have portaloos.
But people are getting fed up using bottled water, and no baths or showers are getting rather much after 5 days.
Overheard between two older chaps at church yesterday: "When I was in the desert rats, we had one pint of water for drinking, washing, shaving, the lot." They stopped short of chatting about latrine digging.
The issue will be maintaining people's morale when it's been 10 days or 15 days. Only 5 days dry so far!
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