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The Flood of '08
For those that don't know, we've had some massive floods in the Midwest. I myself live in Cedar Rapids Iowa, where all of downtown is still mostly underwater. I'm very thankful that I wasn't affected by it though. for the past six years my basement has flooded in the rainy season, and this is the first year it hasn't (due to a bunch of pipes we had put underground to make the water flow away).
Anyway, the city only has one working water well left. And they've only got enough water to last...until the end of tomorrow, which, obviously isn't good. So, they've asked everyone to not use water. That means, no showers, no washing machines, no tap water, no flushing after every use of the toilet, etc. It really has to be a community effort to work though.
Well, some people don't get the picture. There were two news stories where the newscaster interviewed people at local laundromats, who were using them. The newscaster was asking questions in an understandably pissed off tone. No one at the news stations has bathed in three days to try and help conserve usable water. Many, many others have done this as well.
The fact is, people are using the laundromats after being asked and practically begged not to. One person who owns a laundromat actually help one woman do 21 LOADS OF LAUNDRY! 21!!! He said it was okay though because the woman said she would "Pray for Gods blessing upon him." WTF? I just know that that lady was one of the nutjobs that only does laundry once a month after all her cloths have been worn, and likely lives with tons of cats and stacks of old newspapers.
It really is sad how selfish some people can be during a natural disaster. It's going to take months, and possibly even several years to fully assess all the damage, which will without a doubt be in the millions of dollars. I still can't believe the Czech Museum was almost entirely submerged.
The news broadcasters comments on these people though were rather entertaining. They recommended taking the videos down to all the Red Cross shelters and showing it to all the people that lost their homes and have been stuck in school building for these past days.
I've got friends who lost everything, and there's gonna be some hard times ahead with the rebuilding and cleaning up mother natures mess. So, I'd like to ask everyone to keep those that lost their homes in their thoughts and prayers and well-wishes and whatnot (does that cover everyones views here? I don't know).
Anyway, the city only has one working water well left. And they've only got enough water to last...until the end of tomorrow, which, obviously isn't good. So, they've asked everyone to not use water. That means, no showers, no washing machines, no tap water, no flushing after every use of the toilet, etc. It really has to be a community effort to work though.
Well, some people don't get the picture. There were two news stories where the newscaster interviewed people at local laundromats, who were using them. The newscaster was asking questions in an understandably pissed off tone. No one at the news stations has bathed in three days to try and help conserve usable water. Many, many others have done this as well.
The fact is, people are using the laundromats after being asked and practically begged not to. One person who owns a laundromat actually help one woman do 21 LOADS OF LAUNDRY! 21!!! He said it was okay though because the woman said she would "Pray for Gods blessing upon him." WTF? I just know that that lady was one of the nutjobs that only does laundry once a month after all her cloths have been worn, and likely lives with tons of cats and stacks of old newspapers.
It really is sad how selfish some people can be during a natural disaster. It's going to take months, and possibly even several years to fully assess all the damage, which will without a doubt be in the millions of dollars. I still can't believe the Czech Museum was almost entirely submerged.
The news broadcasters comments on these people though were rather entertaining. They recommended taking the videos down to all the Red Cross shelters and showing it to all the people that lost their homes and have been stuck in school building for these past days.
I've got friends who lost everything, and there's gonna be some hard times ahead with the rebuilding and cleaning up mother natures mess. So, I'd like to ask everyone to keep those that lost their homes in their thoughts and prayers and well-wishes and whatnot (does that cover everyones views here? I don't know).
at people who waste water*
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