It’s really easy for anyone in authority to cut off the water supply to a town or city. How quickly do you think unrest would last if no one can flush a toilet (or put out a fire?). Having access to clean drinking water is survival 101.
When the Vandals wanted to take Rome, they broke the aquaducts feeding the city. Not long after, the inhabitants walked out as a matter of survival, leaving the seat of the crumbling empire open for its destruction.
why fill bathtubs..?
Maybe for a reserve water supply? But then how do I take a shower?
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It’s really easy for anyone in authority to cut off the water supply to a town or city. How quickly do you think unrest would last if no one can flush a toilet (or put out a fire?). Having access to clean drinking water is survival 101.
When the Vandals wanted to take Rome, they broke the aquaducts feeding the city. Not long after, the inhabitants walked out as a matter of survival, leaving the seat of the crumbling empire open for its destruction.
FYI toilet tanks are all perfectly clean water. The staining you see is also in all of the underground street pipes. Its just iron and magnesium.