It’s actually farcical that a First World country has this, like if you bought a house in a nice neighbourhood but find out upon moving in that it doesn’t have plumbing; because you assumed that’s just standard.
I grew up out in the sticks. We had some city-slickers move into the house down the road (we would have been neighbors, but there was a field between us). After a few days, they called my dad for help with a plumbing issue. They didn’t have any water. They had run out of water.
Our area didn’t have municipal water lines, so every house had big tanks buried nearby, and had to get water delivered by truck.
They didn’t realize that when they bought the house
But they definitely just thought they had city water. They were also v surprised to learn they needed to get their septic tank pumped. Presumably they thought they had city sewage as well
It’s actually farcical that a First World country has this, like if you bought a house in a nice neighbourhood but find out upon moving in that it doesn’t have plumbing; because you assumed that’s just standard.
I grew up out in the sticks. We had some city-slickers move into the house down the road (we would have been neighbors, but there was a field between us). After a few days, they called my dad for help with a plumbing issue. They didn’t have any water. They had run out of water.
Our area didn’t have municipal water lines, so every house had big tanks buried nearby, and had to get water delivered by truck.
They didn’t realize that when they bought the house
Wow, did they assume there was a well?
Water tanks sound like a huge pain and tough to keep sanitary.
Hmm. I don’t remember ever cleaning them…
But they definitely just thought they had city water. They were also v surprised to learn they needed to get their septic tank pumped. Presumably they thought they had city sewage as well
The municipal pipes aint great either.