We didn't get our water back until 11 o'clock last night. It must have been a major issue because it affected the whole town. Marilyn and I drove over to Jamie's and filled up all the containers we could find and, in the spirit of Christmas, shared it with Jen, the young woman who lives next door. By 2 o'clock, the council, I suppose, was giving out water to people in the Main Street, 'Bring Your Own Container!'.
I came across a nice story this morning: Taipei hopes it will become the cleanest city in Asia by having their garbage trucks play classical jingles to alert people they are on their way. It seems to be working and people are becoming programmed to respond to the jaunty song. Most of the trucks play Beethoven's 'Fur Elise'. When asked why this song was chosen, a spokesman said, 'We bought the trucks from Germany and they came pre-loaded.'
I don't suppose they've worked out how to change the record.
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