I find panic to be a great morning stimulant. And you?

[bedlamsbard]

Dear Sink, never leave me again. *still trying to force self to resume breathing normally*

Last night, approx. 12:30: get out of shower, brush hair, go to brush teeth, find faucet producing odd noises and NO WATER. Make soft panicked noises and brush teeth dry rather than wake roommate, who won't be able to do anything anyway. Hope that problem will be resolved in the morning.

This morning, approx. 6:22: awoken by sound of faucet making horrid noises, blearily inquire of roommate if the sink is "still messed up." Am informed that it is. Curse wearily and hope that ServiceWave is working over Thanksgiving. Am later informed that there is some measure of panic in voice.

This morning, approx 7:40: finally get up, get dressed, tread warily over to the sink, eye it, and turn faucet on, to find WATER. Coming out of the FAUCET. With only a few odd noises! A few minutes later, faucet is working happily, water washing away the black splotches that were apparently spit out when roommate attempt to use it. Dance with joy. Decide to boil water for rest of the week/end. (And this is why I drink tea all the time in college; COME TO NEW ORLEANS DON'T DRINK THE WATER.)

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[harpers_child]

i feel compelled to point out that New Orleans has one of the most effective and sophisticated water sanitation systems in the world. ... some of the pipes the water travels through are 100+ year old hollow cypress logs though. we have ridiculously clean water when it leaves the sanitation system though. (trufax: when i was in high school they decided to reopen the carrollton streetcar line and as part of that they dug up and replaced some of the cypress logs in our sewage and water system. not because they needed replacement, just because we didn't want to be mocked for having trees as a functional part of our waterworks.)

[bedlamsbard]

Yes, but faucet water at Tulane is...dubious. At least in taste. (And, well, I'm used to well water back home.)

WE HAVE TREES AS A FUNCTIONAL PART OF OUR WATERWORKS. OH NOLA. <3<3<3<3 That is awesome.