[MuseChaser]

The house we own now has a small creek/river running through the backyard, about 100 yards from the house, and I have water purification equipment on hand. Our last house prior to this one had a dug well we could lower a bucket down into. BOTH places had/have frequent power outtages; we were without power for more than a week in the middle of February in one (where it got to -20F frequently). I KNOW you folks down in Texas are really suffering, and there's no way you could have expected this... I'm sorry and wish there was something I could do. Personally, I always have kerosene on hand for our center-draft oil lamps which provide plenty of light and some heat, wood on hand for our wood stove, four burners worth of alcohol stoves (yes, I love to cook), and water in the creek for flushing, bathing, and drinking after it's been purified. I actually look FORWARD to power outtages.... reminds of what's really important.