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"There was a major water main break in a town to the west of Boston on Saturday and it has caused a state of emergency as well as a boil-water order for pretty much every town east of it - including Boston. I have never experienced anything like this before and it truly is eye-opening...  \\nWhen you have to think about every drop of water you use, you definitely realize how much you use water. We were lucky to be at my parents' house when this all happened because all the stores in and around Boston were sold out of bottled (safe) water within hours. We were able to stock up on some down the Cape and I have been boiling more since we got home. We can't brush our teeth, do our dishes or wash our hands with anything other than boiled or bottled water - it's crazy. We rarely use disposable plates but that is one of the recommendations because on top of the water being unsafe, they don't want to worry about a shortage so they are asking that use be minimized. I have never been so grateful for our modernized system of water filtration and distribution. This whole ordeal scares me more so because of Will - small children (as well as immuno-compromised people) are more susceptible to getting sick. Now I am thinking more about the countries where mothers don't even have the option of boiling their water to purify it - they just have to use what they have even if they know it may make their child sick. We are managing pretty well but I am hoping this doesn't last very long. We were lucky to score some fresh caught lobster and clams while home (thanks Dad, thanks Johnny) but we forgot how many dishes are used in the preparation of this meal and although we enjoyed it very much we are now facing a big, multi-step clean up. I hope you had a good weekend and are not affected by the water break like we are!  \\n![+++inset-image-left\\n\\n[#image: /photos/57d8f0c0f71ce8751f6b744c]||||||\\n\\n+++\\n\\n](http://blog.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme/assets_c/2010/05/bagel-52061.html)\\n\\n![[#image: /photos/57d8f0c04b76f0f832a10621]||||||](http://blog.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme/assets_c/2010/05/burritosat-52081.html)\\n\\n![+++inset-image-left\\n\\n[#image: /photos/57d8f0c14b76f0f832a10622]||||||\\n\\n+++\\n\\n](http://blog.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme/assets_c/2010/05/100_8555-52082.html)\\n\\n![[#image: /photos/57d8f0c224fe9dae32834069]||||||](http://blog.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme/assets_c/2010/05/100_8557-52083.html)\\n\\n![+++inset-image-left\\n\\n[#image: /photos/57d8f0c250778cef321a712d]||||||\\n\\n+++\\n\\n](http://blog.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme/assets_c/2010/05/100_8560-52068.html)\\n\\n![[#image: /photos/57d8f0c3f71ce8751f6b744d]||||||](http://blog.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme/assets_c/2010/05/100_8563-52069.html)\\n\\n![[#image: /photos/57d8f0c4d3276fe232948ec1]||||||](http://blog.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme/assets_c/2010/05/100_8561-52088.html)\\n\\n![+++inset-image-left\\n\\n[#image: /photos/57d8f0c446d0cb351c8c7835]||||||\\n\\n+++\\n\\n](http://blog.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme/assets_c/2010/05/snacks-52091.html)\\n\\n![[#image: /photos/57d8f0c546d0cb351c8c7836]||||||](http://blog.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme/assets_c/2010/05/DSC09751-52092.html)\\n\\n![[#image: /photos/57d8f0c624fe9dae3283406a]||||||](http://blog.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme/assets_c/2010/05/DSC09754-52101.html)\\n\\n![+++inset-image-left\\n\\n[#image: /photos/57d8f0c650778cef321a712f]||||||\\n\\n+++\\n\\n](http://blog.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme/assets_c/2010/05/DSC09755-52097.html)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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