On 4/17/2020 5:53 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>
>> On 4/17/2020 4:20 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>> This morning I had a big shock!* There was a report on the radio that
>>> many people in USA were having a difficult time because they don't have
>>> water?????
>>>
>>> Is that true!* You have to pay water bills and if you don't, you will
>>> have your water turned off????
>>>
>>> I have never heard of such a thing!!!!!** How on earth can those people,
>>> at a time like this, manage with no water?????
>>>
>>
>> Rare, but can happen. How many were shut off? Very few of the 320
>> million of us.
>
>
> FSV of "rare, very few"
>
> https://www.theguardian.com/environm...ns-us-at-risk-
> losing-running-water-amid-layoffs-triggered-coronavirus-pandemic
>
>
> " in 2016, one in every 20 households were disconnected by public
> water departments, leaving an estimated 15 million Americans without
> running water."
>
> In the coming downturn there's going to be a lot more unemployed
> Americans at risk of unpaid water bills
>
> Janet UK
>
Sounds awfully high. Even in the low income areas it is rare to hear of
it. But hey, have fun,