WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE - WHAT IS SAFE TO DRINK?

Last night we enjoyed a great presentation on Water - that most valuable of all storage items. We need it to drink, to reconstitute our freeze dried storage items, to flush our toliets and to clean our bodies. Yet it is also the most bulky and tricky to store, Kim Adair our instructor tackled that subject in a simple straightforward discussion, that offered many solutions and suggestions for all budgets and space limitations.

The bottom line is that we just need to start DOING SOMETHING. We can begin by buying extra bottled drinking water, and rotating it as needed. We can fill liter bottles with tap water, which could be used to flush toliets in an emergency. Never store water in plastic milk containers, as they will eventually leak, heavier juice or liter pop bottles are a much better choice.

We discussed 55 gallon water drums, 15 gallon water drums, and 5 gallon water containers. The smaller water containers would be portable and a needed addition to your 72 hour kits. As a Relief Society we are going to highlight water storage the first three months of the year. Kim, our R.S Preparedness Specialist is going to be making available an opportunity to buy Water Barrels and various syphons and barrel openers to help get us going.

I think most Sisters understand the need to store some water. Please think about what your budget will allow, what your space limitations are, and how best to protect your family. This targetted 3 months we will help you find the resources that are available.

Those who attended last evening got to taste goodies made from the storage item "Sour Cream Powder", which was made into Cranberry and Blueberry Scones. Kim also gave door prizes of Canned Cooking Heat to the 14 people who attended - we even had three husbands there. Theo Powell made a video of the presentation, and said he would make a dvd, so that anyone who might be interested could borrow it to view, just talk with Theo.

It is a New Year - let's get our water storage going in every home. The question is asked How Do You Eat an Elephant? The answer is, one little piece at a time! That applies to water storage, one little bit at a time - START TODAY!