[Chat] Water is off

2013-09-11 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
At this moment, my house has no city water. Earlier this evening, I noticed that the water pressure was lower, but the water was still on. Fortunately, we have some bottled water in the basement for emergencies. Also, earlier this evening, we saw a yellow flashing light outside on what may

Re: [Chat] Water is off

2013-09-11 Thread Emil Volcheck
Steve, The City is working on fixing a leak at my end of the block. I spoke to the crew a few minutes ago and a worker said the water should be out for a few hours. About a week or two ago, water started pooling in a pothole, and I feared we'd have a break in a water main. I'm glad the city is

Re: [Chat] Water is off

2013-09-11 Thread Stephen J Gewirtz
I went outside, and a city crew is working at the other end of the block (near the southwest corner of 31st and Guilford). They are digging up part of Guilford Ave. I was told we should have our water back in a couple of hours. I just saw Emil's post on the chat list. He lives right near