Code Red Sunday

On Sunday we take Beau to the park, and for a 30-minute ride after he enjoys his scentarama time with Mama. We leave at 6:15 and arrive back home at a little after 7.

Yesterday when I got out of the car, I stayed in the front yard to water the stump plants/ferns. Turned on the hose and nothing but a trickle of water. The water was fine when we left, because we never leave home without potty breaks and both commodes flushed.

We both went into panic mode because our first thought was the threat of old pipes in front yard collapsing. We recieve a letter and an email PER MONTH stating our PIPES are old and decaying and if they burst we have to pay for repairs.. We never have before. this is all new.. each time they are it is our expense from house to the street.  we DO NOT PAY. asking us to sign up for INSURANCE and we DO NOT PAY.

I used my ultra hearing ears to listen for broken pipes inside and out and was in the front yard trying to find a hose next door to check to see if it was ONLY US or Others too.

I heard the sound of our neighbors Harley coming down his street and he waved as he roared past us. He went half a block, turned around and came back and pulled up to our curb and shut his bike down. He said do you have water?  I said we are out trying to find out if the neighbors do. He said I am so glad you don't because it was fine when I brushed my teeth when I got up. I just remodeled our bathroom, and I was sure I had broken a pipe. I said our first thought was the pipes that they want us to buy insurance on burst. He said that was my second thought.  

We chatted for about 15 minutes, he left, we came inside relieved that the other street had no water either. I dialed our city after hours emergency number and a recording said, they were aware and were working on a repair and did not know an estimated time it would be repaired. 

PHEW! Dodged that expensive bullet.

I went out to water the flowers with the gallon jug I keep by the stump and Bob opened the door and said Get in here, there is an Emergency Code Red on the TV screen and it's leaving a message, and I can't understand it... (we have spectrum provider, and all our calls pop up on TV if it's on ha ha ha ha, its always on)

I race in the house, and it simply says, City of Bradenton has lost water pressure, we are aware, more info to follow... I explain Code Red to Bob and go back out to the flowers. Door pops open, THEY are calling AGAIN... OMW!

This time it said City of Bradenton is on Boil Water Alert, do not drink the water without boiling it first.

I have 5 gallons of spring water ready for Hurricane Season, so did not worry. I grab the canning Pot that used to belong to my mother, fill with water and start it boiling. This is the water for the huge dog that drink several gallons a day... 

I race out the door, to knock on the neighbor's door and Willie is out in the front yard with one of his three dogs. I tell him the news; he says I got the Code red on my phone but did not know there is a problem. Seems they slept through the whole thing and never knew they did not have water. 

Without Code Red, everyone would sleep in on Sunday and get up and drink the water and BOOM! Our town would be on CNN.

IF YOU ARE NOT SIGNED UP FOR CODE RED YOU Might want to think about it. Almost everywhere has access. Simply register with your county or city and they will text, call, email any emergency that happens. They send all of the above for tornados, hurricanes, and will also alert for any emergency that is happening in your area. They target the area and send alerts only to the effect area. You can choose what you want to be warned about. 

You can Search for Code Red adding city, county, state and it will take you to your county link to register, you can go to your city/county website and look there also.   

If you live in Alabama or Illinois or the middle of a state, you will want to unclick Tsunami which I did. Pick tornado, hurricane whatever you have in your area. 

Good news to travelers, when you register it will go where your phone goes. Where you are if a disaster is happening, it will warn you.  HOW COOL IS THIS... 

Beaus Pot of water boiled for 3 minutes and now waits for him to drink it

 What is CodeRED and what is it used for?

CodeRED is a web-based communication solution that enables local public safety personnel to notify residents and businesses by telephone, text message and email of time-sensitive information, emergencies, or urgent notifications. The system can reach hundreds of thousands of individuals in minutes to ensure information such as evacuation notices, missing persons, and inclement weather advisories are quickly shared