Shut off water at home???

derh20 wrote:
One item not mentioned much is that all items that have water pressure to them need to be turned off, ie, toilets, sinks shower/bath if possible. The simplest way is turn off the main water to the house. For those that say they have traveled for 40 years without a problem, it only needs to happen once to make you a believer.

My point was that the odds of it happening are pretty slim. It hasn't happened in 40 years, with the water turned on all the time. That equates to very, very long odds. Yes, it could happen, and I would probably do it if I could remember. But if I don't remember I don't worry about it.