We all know that without water we cannot live.

Break in the water main line on the primary road through town? Traffic snarled on our 2 lane country hiway. Angry citizens ready to burn the owner of the water company in effigy.

And... and... no water in the house for SIX hours. No drinking water, no washing water, no toilet water.

We left and ran errands and kept appointments and stopped at the park with real restrooms on the way. Came back 20 minutes after restoration. Life is back to normal.