Um, no.
Boiling water for drinking, cooking, dishwashing, and toothbrushing is a lot more glamorous than it sounds. The Boil Water FAQ says that one minute of a rolling boil is sufficient, but Mr. Pinault is insisting on a minimum of 10 minutes (this is what he learned in the French military). I’m amendable to 10 minutes because the water coming out the facet is yellowish. Actually, the whole thing is a lot like camping. We just have to accept that the hand-washed dishes may carry invisible food particles. We have to make liberal use of hand sanitizer. We have to wash our faces with pre-moistened washcloths. Tonight we were supposed to meet friends for dinner in Waltham, but we’re going to Natick instead.And we have to live without local restaurants and cafes… because even if Starbucks was serving beverages, would we trust them? Should we ever?
So, life persists without a clean water supply. Perhaps we Bostonians are a little hardier for it.
