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Sundae · 02-05-2012, 07:05 AM

I remember being threatened with standpipes in the street in 1976.
I was worried because we lived on a path not a street.
I have a real memory of a standpipe at the end of our path. This "real" memory is complete fiction, cobbled together from news footage of other people's plight and conversations about how we would get our water if the drought continued.

Mummy and Daddy filled our camping water bags (which had a dispensing spigot on them) in case of emergency.

Mummy was pregnant and we needed to be able to flush the toilet, even though we were told we weren't supposed to. I was four. It was all very confusing. But it was a damned hot summer, and a dry one.

When I watched 28 Days Later the need for fresh water really resonated with me (if you've seen it you'll know what I mean, if you haven't it's not really worth the explanation).

02-05-2012, 07:05 AM	#56
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I remember being threatened with standpipes in the street in 1976. I was worried because we lived on a path not a street. I have a real memory of a standpipe at the end of our path. This "real" memory is complete fiction, cobbled together from news footage of other people's plight and conversations about how we would get our water if the drought continued. Mummy and Daddy filled our camping water bags (which had a dispensing spigot on them) in case of emergency. Mummy was pregnant and we needed to be able to flush the toilet, even though we were told we weren't supposed to. I was four. It was all very confusing. But it was a damned hot summer, and a dry one. When I watched 28 Days Later the need for fresh water really resonated with me (if you've seen it you'll know what I mean, if you haven't it's not really worth the explanation). __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac