On 4/17/2020 9:06 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Apr 2020 20:18:36 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> 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!Â* 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!Â* 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!!!!!Â*Â* 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,
>
> Could it be that you have no idea what goes on in da hood?
>
Maybe. I've known plenty of people that had gas and electric shut off,
don't know of water.