My friend's sister in Christchurch told her yesterday that she'd been
without water since the quake. Had to travel quite a distance daily
to refill bottles, have a shower, use the toilet and so on. Costly and
very inconvenient

Until she found out on Saturday afternoon that her roadside neighbour
up the common drive had turned everybody else's water off "just in
case"

He couldn't explain "just in case" and is not popular, particularly as
he'd seen residents coming and going but did not turn the water
back on or even say anything. He, by the way, did not turn his own
water off, which his irate neighbours are rather hoping he chokes on
or drowns in

Joe


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