[grellis]

You might want to ask him what he'll do when diahhrea sets in three hours later. Having a supply of clean drinking water is an absolute must, especially with kids. An adult can stomach sub-par drinking water when necessary--kids cannot. Just a few mouthfuls of sub-par water can give some kids "the runs"--increasing the need for clean fluids.

I don't know about anyone else, but I can recall several times from my childhood (and it has happened a few times with my own kids) when I came down with really, truly nasty diahhrea after spending a day at the beach. One doesn't need to drink an 8-ounce glass of impure water to become sick--a few mouthfuls does the trick quite well. Kids just don't handle microbes as well as adults do.

[StarCMC]

His point is that if the house has collapsed on top of the saved water, what's the point. Sheesh!! Sorry I brought it up.