55.845(2)g·mol−1
21 January 2008
The irony of the current situation is simply astounding. You couldn't make this stuff up, it's too bizarre. We have half the country drowning in floods while we're suffering from not having any water. Seems like there's a problem with the local reservoir and as such over 22,000 people are without a water supply. A large proportion of the town is affected. Several schools, offices and businesses have had to close for the day due to this crisis. There have even been reports of fights breaking out in supermarkets as people buy up all the bottled water. You'd think the end of the world had come from some people's reactions... Luckily they've set up emergency water stations at various locations so we won't be dying of thirst any time soon. The water company has been working on this problem since the early hours of this morning and it still hasn't been fixed yet. Now the latest news is that the engineers will continue to work through the evening and hopefully have supply restored tonight. To say this is a big headache is a bit of an understatement. You can't take a shower, flush the toilet, brush your teeth, wash your face, or even wash the dishes. I really do hope they get it fixed before tomorrow. I'd hate to have to go two days without water. Perhaps I should visit the nearest city and bathe in the flooded streets. Or just stand outside and wait for the next deluge of rain. Shouldn't take long, what with the monsoon we're having in the UK right now. /sigh Please come back soon, oh precious water!
Posted byHocchan at 4:49 pm
Do you have your water back yet? I bet that would be hard, although one day isn't so bad. Makes you remember those out there in the world that don't have our luxuries, either they have limited water, or tainted water.