Saturday, March 16, 2013

Habemus aquam!

Multi-faucet drinking fountain, piazza XX Settembre, Livorno
Finally we have running water again. Luckily there are still around several of these century-old drinking water fountains which, in the lower parts of Livorno, have never ceased to supply drinking water. Fixing them with multiple faucets is probably one of the few positive things done in these days.

See also: Without Water - Dried Up - Third Day without Water
External links: The dig - Queueing for water 2 - 3 - 4 (Il Tirreno)
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13 comments:

  1. RevrunnerMarch 16, 2013 at 12:05 AM

    Yeah! Century old. I hope that doesn't mean they've got lead in them.

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  2. RandyMarch 16, 2013 at 2:56 AM

    Thank goodness. Nice photos.

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  3. JackMarch 16, 2013 at 3:57 AM

    It is a clever stopgap solution.

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  4. DinaMarch 16, 2013 at 9:42 AM

    Congratulations!
    I love your title.
    What a photo! A practical idea but looks anachronistic.
    May Livorno never know such troubles again.

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  5. VPMarch 16, 2013 at 11:10 AM

    Revrunner - I think only the outside is that old, all the plumbing is surely more recent.

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  6. KarlMarch 16, 2013 at 11:47 AM

    Amen! :-)

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  7. Luis GomezMarch 16, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    Excellent!

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  8. brattcatMarch 16, 2013 at 1:42 PM

    hooray. let's celebrate with a drink...

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  9. UnknownMarch 16, 2013 at 4:08 PM

    Love the title! :-) I'm glad for all of you.

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  10. AnonymousMarch 16, 2013 at 11:12 PM

    How very impressive.

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  11. Babzy.BMarch 17, 2013 at 11:01 PM

    great title ;)

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  12. Stefan JanssonMarch 18, 2013 at 11:59 AM

    Hurrah!

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  13. AriannaMarch 18, 2013 at 9:58 PM

    Finalmente! Ciao, Arianna

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