Amazing Service! Saved our plants and lowered our stress!
Our main water pipe, running through the cement foundation of our home, had burst and we hadn't had any running water in over a week.
Side note on Tucson Water: Will be leaving a 1-star, would be nice if it could be zero stars, for Tucson Water. We got a bill for over $3,000! Went out to the meter and it was spinning faster than I could count. Went right down to TW, as phone conversations have proven futile in the past, and was told we'd used enough water to "fill 3 Olympic sized swimming pools." Why didn't they call me??? "We don't do that". More in that review!
Side Note on Traveler's Insurance: Will get similar review as TW for rude, uncaring response, knowing our situation, not seeing us for a WEEK and then denying coverage.
So, I contacted Tucson Bulk Water here through Yelp and got an immediate response. It was late when I called, but they said they could be here first thing in the morning!
Luckily, we have seven 50-gallon rainwater barrels and a 250-gallon rainwater "tank," all at least half full. So, I lugged in 5-gallon buckets all day to flush toilets, rinse off dishes until I could wash them with clean water, etc. Also, lugging them around to hand water our 50+ plants (thankfully drought tolerant, but of course, we were in the triple digits daily at this time) normally on our drip system. When the dog rolled in something unspeakable...I'm sure I don't have to describe how difficult that was without a hose!
I'd already bought bottles and jugs of water for my wife and I and our 3 pets. I also bought disposable (hate the waste, but no choice) paper plates, cups, utensils, etc.
Side note on my wife: She is disabled and mostly bedridden. "Real" bathing is already difficult nd became impossible, other than sponge baths with bottled water. I was also taken away from giving her the amount of care she needs, dealing with the rain water, cleaning with jugs of water and having to go to the laundromat. So, additional work for me, but much worse, her daily pain and discomfort increased.
The next morning Tucson Bulk Water showed up on time. They were so friendly and showed the compassion that Tucson Water and Traveler's Insurance completely lacked.
Our rain barrels and tank were quickly filled and they even took the time to spray our plants down for free!!
With the wait time for the insurance, getting help from family for the $10K plumbing cost the insurance wouldn't pay a dime towards, by the time we got our water back on, we'd been living without it for almost a month!
Tucson Bulk Water made our situation more bearable, coming out 3 times.
You never know how much you use/appreciate running water until you don't have it. Just not being able to really scrub your hands under running water after using the restroom is awful.
I was able to get my wife over to her father's for us both to take real showers twice during this time. In between, we both felt gross. With my hard labor in the intense heat, all I could think of was a nice cool shower. I was in the Army, so known how to take a "military bath" with a few bottles of water, which is better than sponge bathing, but no where near a shower.
I will also be leaving a stellar review for Economy Plumbing!
I can't recommend Tucson Bulk Water enough. Fast, super-friendly, excellent service. And the cost was much less than we'd thought.
If you ever need a lot of water delivered for any reason, they are the ones to call!
TBW: Sorry this is so late! I thought I'd posted it read more