That Stupid Chem Song was Right! H2O I Can't Live Without You!

Merced River 

Living out in the country in the Central Valley you get used to certain things. You know at some point during summer the power will go out. You also know when power goes out that means no water. No showers, no dishes, brushing teeth with water from water bottles. Some years the powers been out long enough we've had to go to the local McDonald's to use the bathroom! (Ok, that may have only happened once. And that might have just been something weird going on at our house; all I know is it happened).

You know it's a bad power outage when even the lights at Gallo's crushing plant are out. I've had "city" experience with the power going out too. But then it's not such a big deal because at least you have water. When I discovered this at Poly, I was ecstatic! My suite mates thought me a bit strange, but I was to excited and fascinated with the idea of running water with no power to care. At the Herm, power would go out thanks to big trees and crazy storms. I learned to have candles always ready to go. But again, there was always water.

Then there was this morning. Power's on, water's not. Don't know why. My Aunt doesn't know why. It's not like the pipes froze last night. But for some mysterious reason, there's no water. I never realized how much the lack of water completely stinks! I can't take the shower that got me out of bed, can't brush my teeth, can't make tea, can't even make hot cereal! (We're out of milk too, but that's a different problem). My dishes are just sitting in the sink and I'm using disinfectant wipes to clean butter off my hands.

Maybe things will be fixed by the time I get home. Until then I'll just slather myself in deodorant, endure the foul tasting city water from the drinking fountain, and eat a lot of mints.