A day without water

Good chilly morning. Yes, we once again start a day with chilly temps but by afternoon we will reach the mid 80s. It is the desert Autumn. I did not get my biscotti baked yesterday. It was not that I had no ambition, it was the lack of running water.
I needed to make a visit to my pain management doctor's office. Simple; he is just 5 minutes away. Go, chat, and get back to bake. Wrong. When I left I noticed The EPCOR trucks in the neighborhood. They are our water supply company. So what--- right? When I returned at 9 AM they were at the corner of my street just getting set up...so what, right? As I drove into the community driveway I noticed a couple of ladies chatting in their sleepwear?! There was a message on my phone from one of the neighbors (I am HOA Secretary so I get these calls!) She was very upset because there was no running water and what is the problem. Oh no, the trucks in the neighborhood! So, I decided to check it out. As I stopped to talk with them the trucks began to enter the individually community driveways. One of them stopped and so of course they explained there was a valve issue "up the street" and they would have it fixed in about 4 hours bringing us to noon time. The plan was to access the problem from our corner area. Okay, back home to not bake but stitch...

Baby #2 . I finally decided on the embroidery for her and so I would work on the flowers. Oh no the phone rang...not another concerned/complaining neighbor. Instead it was my sis Lynowl...so we chatted and no more stitching. After the call I decided to walk back to the corner because it was past noon and no running water yet. A large hole in the ground with 2 men down in the hole and 4 more standing looking in. Not a good sign. Me: So men, what are you doing to get this fixed? Did you break something else? The answer was ...yes...! Worker:  You do know these pipes are old and well when we tried to open the valve it broke.  Me: If you knew that it was old and a problem, did you not think to be more careful? Worker: Uh, no. Me: So how much longer can we expect this to go on. Him: Oh about 3 - 4 hours then it will be done. Shortly after getting in the house, the phone again. Luckily it was The Brother Alan. He asked how my day was going! We had some laughable moments and at one point I complained that my toilet need to be flushed. The Brother Alan suggested that I get a pan of water from the kitchen! Yes, more laughs. I decided with his suggestion to go to the market and get a couple of gallons of bottled water. Finally around 10-1/2 hours I had running water! The toilets flushed and I made myself some shrimps and drowned them in butter. Dinner was served at 8 PM and a cup of tea was made. There is hardly a dull moment around here. My Denny always kept a couple of gallons of bottled water in the cupboard. because he said "you never know" and so I guess I will get some today.
Now, are you glad you stopped by? I am. Thank you for your kind words and most of all your friendship. Let's hope for a normal day...? normal?