Bottled Water
 

On the news this morning they showed people in the Villages buying water. Do their faucets stop working during the storm? Or do they have wells? Always wondered. Len

Many people without water filtration systems don't care for the taste of the water(chlorination)so buy bottled water.

Just so you know.

They are buying peace of mind.

Some of the people who have the filtration system still buy bottled water.

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I agree to much chlorination in The Villages water. We have a whole-home filtration system which eliminates that chlorine smell and taste. Also use reusable water bottles for travel. Most bottled water is just filtered city water bottled same can be accomplished by using a simple Brita or Zero water system.

Is the water on sale before the storms? If you don't have a filtration system what difference does the storm make?

One reason is that the storm could cause lightning that disables the water system. Last year, during a fierce thunderstorm, lightning hit our very large Sylvester palm, traveled underground and blew out the water main across the street.

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I’m curious as to why anyone cares how you spend money, and on what. If golfing we use tap in metal container. Going outside of the bubble we take bottles, cause it’s cheaper than $2.98 at the gas station

I thought the people on TV were buying water for the storm. Sorry if it seemed like I was worrying about how they spent their money. I was just wondering if I was doing something wrong by not buying water. For the storm.

no problem...
 

another reason is that there are times the water provided by the city/county becomes tainted so you get used to buying water.

We use the filtered water from our GE fridge. Besides Fuji water, our fridge filtered water tastes better to me than any other bottled water. Before the storm I fill lots of receptacles, (water pitchers and such) so I have enough water in case the water supply is interrupted. Really no need to purchase bottled water and I lived in South Florida for 24 years besides the years we have lived in The Villages.

Since I didn’t quote a post, it was not directed to anyone. When we Costco shop we buy 3 cases of water at a time. Not stock piling, we only make the trip about ever 5-6 weeks. So when I see people buy couple cases of water, at a time I would never think anything about it. Plus I don’t expect the behavior of others to change mine.

We hail from the north where dead of winter we could lose power for 10 days. Didn’t panic then, so a hurricane doesn’t change much for us. Wonder with the aging population here, a lot in their 70s, 80s, makes some hoard maybe out of fear. But then again our parents in their 80s still in winter wonderland have never hoarded ( well they do have 3 shovels, 2 snowblowers, one light weight for porch, deck and small sidewalk, and then Big Ben that can move 3 feet depth of snow while make the best sledding hill)

In TV if they were buying a pallet of products, that would be different issues altogether. We did go to an open house, and in the nook there was 10 cases of water. I found that strange and maybe not so unusual here

If the power go out, the pumping stations have generator. We lost power for 20 hours a couple years ago still had water BUT NO COFFEE.

My villa has no filtration system and even after Zero water filtering the tap water, it didn't taste good. So I go over the top and zero filter bottled water at all times, not just for storms. Tastes like pure water now.

Water supply has become contaminated in past weather events.

i thought i saw tire tracks on your clothing

i think there going to be
offering bottled st maurice water soon

You should have water stored up for hurricane season. If you ran out and another major storm is coming, buy water. It wont go to waste. No big deal if you want to take the chance and not have any if needed. Thats your choice

just boil city water ...tastes great better then bottled water

You definitely should get a hurricane preparedness guide. Water is the number one important supply. If you get a contaminated water and no electric no way to boil. You will not have safe drinking water. A lot of pumps run on electric supply. Also should fill your tub for flushing water.

Water pumping facilities
 

The reason to buy water (or store it) is if we lose electricity, the facilities that pump the water to your house will not work unless they have a back up generator (most have no generators). So you may have no water or very low pressure. If that happens we will have a boil water alert for several days after the water comes back on.

Many Villagers love to Live In Fear. When a hurricane is headed to FL, the grocery shelves begin to get bare. Bottled water is quick to go. Usually nothing drastic happens and the scared Villagers can talk about how lucky they were that the Storm missed them, until the next storm is on the radar and it begins again. A good example of the Fear can be found in various threads about Wearing a Mask.

We DO remember a few years ago when the eye of a hurricane came right over a portion of The Villages. My power AND WATER were out for 6 days in the heat of summer. That was real and thankfully a rare event.

I had the water tested, tap water with whole house filter and three brands of bottled water. This was a blind test so the tester did not know where the water came from. Two of the more popular brands of bottled water tested the worst. A premium brand tested second. Filtered water (Zero) tested the best and the tap water was 3rd after zero water and premium brand bottled water. PS the premium brand bottled water was very expensive.

Do not understand the bottled water thing. Polluting the planet with plastic. A home filter, in any form usually does the trick and would help save the planet. Although it will not allow us to breath in those wonderful toxic fumes from the plastics being burned locally. Breath deeply!

We are originally from Jersey and our water always had a weird taste to it even after filtration. I always bought Poland Springs water. My husband calls me a water snob because I would only by Fiji water when we moved here. He drinks zephyrhills water which to me you can taste the filtration. To my surprise Staples sells Poland Springs. I buy 4 cases of Poland Spring instead of 1 case of Fiji. My wallet and husband are much happier now.

We have maintained a "storm/blizzard/power outage/hurricane pantry" for years, whether up North or in South Florida. Old habit. Use up and rotate the stock and replenish as needed. I don't wait until the last minute for a coming weather event. It's not hoarding, it's being prepared. Yeah, it's peace of mind. I have enough anxiety. LOL

Bottled Water
 

Thank you everybody for your Input. I guess after living here for 13yrs I'll break down and buy a case. Len

That is where a gas stove really comes in handy and the electricity is out.

I lived in South Florida during hurricane Andrew. I still remember Brian Norcross informing everyone to fill their bathtub with water to use to flush toilets in case the water supply was interrupted. I will always have at least one bathtub in any home we live in for that reason.

I'm a bit surprised by your asking. We are using water from underground sources. It is processed and then fed to your home by gravity-the water towers we see. The water will flow from the tower to you home by gravity. If, the power does out due to a storm it may not be possible to pump the water out of the ground or up into the tower and contamination from sewage is also possible.

BEST TO BE PREPARED.

I have had well water all of my adult life till moving to the Villages.
The water here absolutely sucks. So I drink bottled water. I use tap water for coffee and tea.

Just in case
 

All storms news outlets warn of stocking up just in case.

Same all over wether it be water, batteries etc. Just common sense if you've lived long enough or lived through any storms/acts of nature.

**** happens. Be prepared and hopefully you don't need it immediately.

First we do not have wells. People buy bottled water when storm is anticipated for peace of mind. More than two cases in my opinion is excess. But to each his own. Been here 23 yrs never had a electrical.outage that lasted more than hours never days. Stay Safe

Exactly correct. Thats Hurricane 101 class. Common sense too.and people in Florida, the hurricane capital, know all this from birth.

6 days is nothing, the one day you do not prepare is the day you wish you did. Have lived in TX and FL for 23 years

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