True story. We had this conversation at school yesterday during lunch.
One of the interns had been without power for 3 days during the last ice storm.
She was talking about all of the hardships they'd suffered, and then, she said this:
We tried to flush our toilets first thing in the morning, and they didn't flush.
We called a plumber who came out to the house, took one look around and told us our power was out.
My Dad said "Yes, we know, but our plumbing isn't working."
The plumber said again "Your power is out."
Dad got a little mad at this point and said something else to the plumber who replied "You're on a well, aren't you? Wells require power to work. How else do you think that water comes up out of the ground?"
We asked if the plumber had charged for the call, but she told us he didn't. She said he just walked out to his truck, shaking his head.
Someone asked her how long they had lived on a well?
"All my life. But, we're from California. Wells out there are different. They don't require electricity to run."
There was dead silence in the room as all of the teachers stared at one another, unsure of what to say, or how to say it without offending her.
The teacher sitting next to me and leaned over and whispered: "I think we've left a child behind."
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