john smith wrote:
"Martin Levac" wrote in message
During several days following the passage of the hurricane, none of the
above was readily available in the immediate vicinity hence the need for
outside assistance.

I can tell you where you can find tens of gallons of potable water
available in probably any part of the city, right now, that has never
been touched in the past week.

Don't bet that the hot water heaters haven't been destroyed by collapsing
housing material or contaminated by the toxic waters in the area.