Water straight out of the tap, is something we appreciate, knowing it's a luxury. We have a pretty consistent water supply at our house, because we're fortunate to not be on city water. Since we're a bit out of town - in a "suburb", if you like (ha!) - the school compound on which we live has it's own private pump. Sure, it breaks down sometimes, but at least the person in charge of fixing it also lives on this compound, which likely helps in his motivation to fix it quickly.
For electricity, however, we do depend on the standard grid. This past weekend it was down for repairs for two days. With no electricity to run the water pump, everyone on our compound was using the water that had already been pumped into the storage tank. It was enough to last us all for the whole time, which was really wonderful. The pressure was pretty low by the end of the two days, but there was still water there.
When the pump was able to start pumping water out of the lake again, a lot of dirt had accumulated in the pipes. We're used to this sort of problem and know to just turn on lots of taps and let the water run out for a while. After a few minutes, it's clean. This time, however, a lot more dirt than usual had gotten into the system. I let the water run for a long time, and this bowlful was what I collected after all that!
In fact, the water was dirty enough to clog the little filter on our washing machine not just once, but twice that morning (and I didn't even try to run a load until after I thought it was "clean"), and the drain in the shower. I'll grant you that the drain in the shower has some other issues affecting it, but the dirt made a noticeable difference for the worse.
By the next day, though, all was clear again and we're happily washing clothes, dishes, and ourselves once again.
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