On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:05:31 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>Boil alert for water for all of Travis County just went out early
>this morning. Since our water comes from the Colorado river, and
>it's so filled with muck from the flooding, the water sanitation
>plants can't keep up.
>
>Lines at the grocery store have finally subsided since they're out
>of water, but people are camping out there until they get new
>shipments of water. There's a line of 100+ people waiting to get
>into the local Costco, which still does have water. Notice that the
>line starts on the left side:
>
>https://i.redd.it/pvt8fuf7yrt11.jpg
>
>I've recently been watching the PBS specials about how beer made and
>saved America - especially as the safest liquid of choice - so
>that's what I'll be drinking. But rumors are that all the stocks of
>light beers are dwindling, too. So, Belgians and Four Loko for me!
>
>-sw

Steve, I had heard about the boil water on The Weather Channel this
morning. I'm sorry to hear that. It doesn't seem like a quick
improvement is on the way. I see that you have more rain coming and
the prospect of hurricane Wilma trailing across the bottom of the US.
I hope things improve quickly for you folks there
Janet US