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Head-Kiwi-9601 t1_jdus90u wrote

I have reservations for a birthday dinner Tuesday. Will restaurants be open in the city?

Edit: The stuff that triggers Reddit never ceases to amaze me. I just asked the question to illustrate a potential problem that occurred to me based on my personal situation.

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PhillyAccount t1_jdut2w5 wrote

Restaurants, hospitals, schools...everything is going to be fucked if the water is compromised

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SouthPhilly_215 t1_jduulrs wrote

Ice machines should get unplugged at midnight or earlier…

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OHIO_TERRORIST t1_jduvhyl wrote

Cooking food doesn’t use too much water in most cases, they will have a hard time cleaning those dirty dishes though…

Can’t see how they’ll be able to stay open unless they use disposable stuff. So the short answer is not long.

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Banglophile t1_jduvujm wrote

Someone on RRR said that the Wawa on Ridge won't have coffee today.

The devastation caused by lack of coffee will lead to protests. As soon as I am fully awake I'm organizing.

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crispydukes t1_jduwi1j wrote

Even when the alert happened, the city said that dishes could be washed in the water - just not directly consuming it.

Sounds like bars and breweries will be open, though, plastic cups and tanks filled with water before midnight.

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ChurchOfLadyDew t1_jduxp4n wrote

Replying to OHIO_TERRORIST (#2,388,513)

Cooking food uses a LOT of water in most cases. All of the stocks are made with water, all of the vegetables that have been blanched, poached, par-boiled, all pasta is cooked in water, anything steamed. It seems near impossible to run most kitchens in this city save for places that are pulling frozen food and deep frying it.

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sunplaysbass t1_jduxv1a wrote

Maybe those ‘water protectors’ were on to something about water being invaluable

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OneToughFemale t1_jduz6d5 wrote

Most likely they'll get a shit ton of ice delivered and store it in their walk-in's

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sciencefaire t1_jdv01zj wrote

Replying to OHIO_TERRORIST (#2,388,513)

>Cooking food doesn’t use too much water in most cases

Have you ever cooked anything in your life? Cooking requires a lot of water. Even at the home level- adding in restaurant level prepping and it's fucked.

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MithrandirLogic t1_jdv03g8 wrote

Replying to OHIO_TERRORIST (#2,388,513)

Boiling/heating water kills bacteria and viruses, it does not remove particulate. PFAS, heavy metals, etc. to me, that’s more of a concern in this situation.

Vast majority of filters on the market will not remove the latex if they are made with PFAS. Something to keep in mind.

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OHIO_TERRORIST t1_jdv0vla wrote

Replying to sciencefaire (#2,389,197)

There’s many ways to mitigate water usage while cooking food. Frying, baking, grilling, sautéing, use little water.

Once again, I’m acknowledging the cleaning process of kitchen utensils and dishes is often where most of the water is used and a restaurants will not be able to go long with out it.

However for many dishes, not a huge amount of water is used.

If restaurants wanted to stay open, I’m sure they could take off items that use a lot of water to make…

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PhillyPanda t1_jdv15tz wrote

It’s recommended you don’t drink tap, not a requirement. There haven’t been any contaminates found

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Brandar87 t1_jdv1ofb wrote

So all these sudden accidents with this chemical are just coincidence?

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NoREEEEEEtilBrooklyn t1_jdv29dg wrote

Depends on where it is in the city. Is it in Manayunk, West Philly, or Chestnut Hill? It will probably be open. Is it anywhere else in the city? Don’t know.

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OHIO_TERRORIST t1_jdv2hxu wrote

Replying to PhillyPanda (#2,389,459)

I’m just saying there’s plenty of ways to make food without using a lot of water in the process. If you cook food, you’ll know there are hundreds of different ways to prepare every meal without water.

Look at all the food trucks and street vendors in the city. They all do it everyday without a line attached.

I’m not even disagreeing with people, yes, restaurants will be stained if the water is contaminated, I’m just literally saying dishes can be cooked with little water needed and certain restaurants can stay open, depending on what they are making.

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FolesNick9 t1_jdv2rf9 wrote

Replying to Brandar87 (#2,389,423)

These posts always intrigue me. Hate to break it to you, but this shit happened along the Delaware in a much more consistent (and hidden) basis during the time our parents and grandparents were alive.

While accountability to the culprits still needs significant improvement, the difference today vs the past is we have mechanisms that enable us to monitor water quality via advanced tech that would have tied the spill back to the plant eventually if they never spoke up. Also, having these devices in our pockets that let us know every facet in the world today no matter how big (chemical spill in water) or small (what color dump a kardashian took) has people dialed in for better or worse.

The world has always been a fucked up place, and for some people having access to information 24/7 has made people angry and paranoid. Imagine if twitter was around during world war 2, the imagery and content would have ruined humanity's soul forever

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felldestroyed t1_jdv388s wrote

Replying to bierdimpfe (#2,389,168)

Reserve. Hospitals, assisted living center, and skilled nursing facilities are required to have on site water for 72 hours and a contract for a 1 month supply with a 3rd party supplier (typically sysco). These are rules baked into medicare/state law.

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the_hoagie t1_jdv49dj wrote

my guess is the water supply remains drinkable and they don't issue an alert to stop using it

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Homegrownfunk t1_jdv4hqb wrote

My tap made coffee from the north east side tasted suspect today. Could be psychosomatic but I also drink the similar coffee most daily

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zwirjosemito t1_jdv6wi9 wrote

Replying to DrJawn (#2,390,246)

You are comparing them in response to my comment, implying that I’m saying they’re the same. And let’s not forget the literal first thing you said on this thread.

“Flint Michigan managed.”

Be best.

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DrJawn t1_jdv9cqr wrote

Replying to zwirjosemito (#2,390,616)

I'm downplaying the Philadelphia incident because it's much less severe than Flint because West Philly's water was not effected in any way and you could literally go to a bar in West Philly, buy a sandwich, and fill up a jug in the bathroom

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zwirjosemito t1_jdv9wgt wrote

Replying to DrJawn (#2,390,728)

From u/VeryStab1eGenius, in response to a question about how Flint “managed”:

“To cook with bottled water.”

Literally you, on the same thread, when I called out that dude by stating that they did not “manage”:

“They begged for water. Once they got bottles, they easily cooked pasta”

Just own what you said.

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DrJawn t1_jdvabeq wrote

Replying to zwirjosemito (#2,390,813)

It's a joke. Begging for water obviously being a horrendous situation to find yourself in while living in the richest country in the history of human civilization and using bottled water to cook pasta obviously not acceptable or comforting in anywa way shape or form.

The joke is provided context by the second sentence which states that these situations are in no way comparable (referencing the OG comment that Flint managed) because the water in West Philly is totally fine.

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worsedadever t1_jdvtn5j wrote

i'm confident all city offices and staff will be told to stay home no matter what!

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ChurchOfLadyDew t1_jdw1ir1 wrote

Replying to PhillyPanda (#2,390,091)

Fair enough, but is there enough stock available for every restaurant to purchase enough of it to run a kitchen? Delivered in time? What’s the cost? I don’t think it’s as simple as “you can buy stock”.

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