Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink

We woke up this morning to find that our cold water supply was off. After all the rain that we have had over the last few days and we have had plenty, it was unbelievable. Apparently it was caused by low pressure and was only off for a few hours but it meant that the load of washing that I had intended for the washing machine to do this morning didn't get washed. Sometimes living here is like being in the Dark Ages with no power or running water.