I'm thirsty
[best Lewis Black impersonation]
Some people think that everything was better in the good old days. I've never felt nostalgic about the past. For example, I've never thought about what it would've been like to live without running water.
Now I know what it was like. And it SUCKED.
[/end Lewis Black impersonation]
The water has been out in my house all day. It went out sometime this morning before 6am, when a city pipe burst. 15 hours later, no water.
When I woke this morning, I planned on taking a nice hot shower, then writing all day, then helping cook some fresh pasta for dinner. Instead, I've spent the whole day sitting around, unable to wash my face or hair, unable to shave, brushing my teeth with bottled water like I'm in some third world country, eating fast food because I don't have water to cook.
The city crews have been working down the street, digging up the concrete and replacing the bad water pipe. Huge trucks have been rumbling down the street all day with heavy equipment, cranes, and lengths of pipe. Around nightfall, another huge truck dragged a bunch of high-powered lights to let the crews continue working. Supposedly they plan to have the water turned back on around midnight tonight.
It COULD be worse. Thankfully, I have a supply of 25 gallons of fresh water that I keep in the backyard - most of the time I use it for fish tank water changes, but it also serves as a water reservoir in case of earthquake or emergency.
15 hours without water counts as an emergency in my book. "Dear Santa, please bring me running water. Thanks! -Eugene"
Some people think that everything was better in the good old days. I've never felt nostalgic about the past. For example, I've never thought about what it would've been like to live without running water.
Now I know what it was like. And it SUCKED.
[/end Lewis Black impersonation]
The water has been out in my house all day. It went out sometime this morning before 6am, when a city pipe burst. 15 hours later, no water.
When I woke this morning, I planned on taking a nice hot shower, then writing all day, then helping cook some fresh pasta for dinner. Instead, I've spent the whole day sitting around, unable to wash my face or hair, unable to shave, brushing my teeth with bottled water like I'm in some third world country, eating fast food because I don't have water to cook.
The city crews have been working down the street, digging up the concrete and replacing the bad water pipe. Huge trucks have been rumbling down the street all day with heavy equipment, cranes, and lengths of pipe. Around nightfall, another huge truck dragged a bunch of high-powered lights to let the crews continue working. Supposedly they plan to have the water turned back on around midnight tonight.
It COULD be worse. Thankfully, I have a supply of 25 gallons of fresh water that I keep in the backyard - most of the time I use it for fish tank water changes, but it also serves as a water reservoir in case of earthquake or emergency.
15 hours without water counts as an emergency in my book. "Dear Santa, please bring me running water. Thanks! -Eugene"
posted by Eugene at 9:39 PM
1 Comments:
Count your blessings that you didn't come home from hockey and have no water. Chances are you wouldn't be allowed in the house and you would have to curl up in the garage with your gear... Mmmmm, sweaty hockey gear.... Jon
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