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I get my water from a private well.  It needs a well pump and a well pressure tank to work. My well pressure tank finally died.  It must have been about 30 years old so I can't complain; except that it decided to die on some of the coldest snowy days in February.  July would have been much better. Luckily I know of a good contractor.  Eric came in the snow and spent the entire day replacing the tank. I had no idea how much going without water would be such an inconvenience. Using bottled water to drink is easy.  What's really bad is having to go without taking a shower.  You can wash your hands if you use the the water from a bottle.  You can take a "sponge bath".  It's just not the same. So I melted some snow in cooking pots to have more water to use for washing. That helped a little. What's the very worst part?  You can't flush the toilet! After one flush the tank is empty and won't flush again.  I used some melted snow and bottled