July 24, 2007
More news on the current wet weather and devastating floods.
Disciple Bob informs Guru that he arrived at his office the other day to find a huge sign in reception announcing that, due to flooding, the local water authority could not guarantee that the building's drinking water was sanitary.
Employees were advised not to drink from the taps or water coolers (which are supplied by the mains) for fear that the water had been contaminated.
Guru fears that such a drinking water ban could have a tragic impact on inter-staff relationships as revealed by his recent blog post on water cooler chat-up techniques.
Bob added:
The company provided kettles for employees with which to boil, and thus purify, water. And - to prevent panic buying - it actually rationed bottles of mineral water from the staff shop and canteen to one per person!Those that braved the queues to buy water reported a level of chaos that threatened to turn into civil unrest and looting. One over-anxious employee was overheard in the lift suggesting: "The company should really send everyone home until this water situation is resolved."
"It's all a bit silly really," noted Bob, "since there's a fully-stocked Tesco supermarket 200yds down the road."
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