So i'm  needing sime clever ideas of how I can empty until they get the water back on.

One idea might be to use a small bucket lined with smaller garbage bags. Empty into that, then close off the bag and dispose when you can. 

But if only for a few hours, I like Laurie's suggestion! If your toilets are still able to drain, it doesn't take much poured water (the tub idea is perfect) to get it to "flush". 

Laurie

I'll explain later why I've been MIA here. 

Tony incase your still suffering from horrible bites, I want you to know your not alone in the itch fest! I get horrid size welts that would fit under a man's big hand with palm curved upwards over the bites. The swelling & itching to the bone is deep and then bruising sets in & I look like I've been beaten or as my typical state these days very clumsy to match the bruising. 

My GP prescribes my Eczema Cream, not yucky greasy ointment, but I use it on bug bites too.  It works great often needing only one to three applications. 

Its called... " Betaderm Cream 0.1% "  I'm sure it has a bit of a steroid in it bcuz it takes eczema splits on my finger tips only  4 or 5 days to heal verses a month or more.  My splits heal as most wounds do, from the inside out leaving my finger tips a wee bit wider everytime I get them.  The last battle I had 4 out of 10 digits with splits, ouch!!  I put a heavy dose on bandaids over night & small bits during the day. Eczema is something I've battled since baby hood! I used to strip clean and go run & play with the goats across the street from us, Mom used to say I told her that I liked the goats licking my back bcuz of their rough tongue, they scratched it for me, just rashy not bleeding eczema, but she says I also told her they had medicine on their tongues bcuz they also scratched my back for me!  KIDS!!! Ugh.    I hope the mosquitos & all bugs leave you alone & if not that you may have found what works for your bites.   Please keep posting pics, I'm holidaying through them! 

Our weather has not been as terrible as storm warnings that you'vehad Laurie, SO frightening!  We have had thunder & lightening storms about 2 weeks back,  for a week on & off but in that time we also had a more then 24 hour continual storm with lots of thunder & being daylight we couldn't really see lightening until nighttime. That said, a sleepover with a very favorite Grand-D meant she experienced her first thunderstorm that lasted into the day.  Shes seen short spurts before as they are in my basement suite & my Son took her to the garage to watch, she wasn't impressed, but nothing to where we sat, snuggled up under a blanket with a mug of hot chocolate watching our skies turn dark, and the Angels were grumbling & playing with the light switches! I had all kinds of fun making up "you don't need to be afraid stories" bcuz this is whats happening in the sky... lots of giggles &  those  naughty Angels will really be in trouble with God! Yes, she got the bowling version too.. lol! In the end she told me she didn't feel afraid of even the lightening strikes anymore bcuz " it is loud at the bowling lanes after all! " choose your story right ? Please tell me what stories you all were told about thunder storms as a child? I'd love to know. 

I've missed being here, I'll get caught up this week on you all and carry on with us afterwards. Be safe traveling to anyone taking a holiday or not! 

Linda

Weather here has been pretty nice, except for today, which is gloomy and wet. 

I'm really curious to know what they've made it out of, if not silicone, to make them as durable as that!

And I can understand about supply issues, but if they are cheaping out on worse materials, it should be reflected in the price of these products! It's annoying that brand name supplies have gone up, up, up every year, but the quality gets worse.

Meanwhile, the cheapo $2 bags I've been using punch well above their weight!