No running water!!

@Meljep (1666)
United States
October 29, 2006 11:30pm CST
Okay people this is the USA -- there are still people living the Appalachian region of the US who have no running water. They go to the creek every morning and get water in buckets for the day. I would think that getting water to every day citizens would be more important than some of the other things our money is being used on by certain people in powerful places.
6 responses
blessonje
@blessonje (1651)
• India
30 Oct 06
thats intersting...
Meljep
@Meljep (1666)
• United States
1 Nov 06
Makes you wonder why more isn't being done to beef up the infrastructure of our own country.
Meljep
@Meljep (1666)
• United States
1 Nov 06
Do you live in a town where there are pipes with running water to your house? Who paid for this service initially?
rosey3223
@rosey3223 (1566)
• United States
9 Nov 06
WOW! Awesome statement...I was not aware that was going on with all of the more "important" things.
Meljep
@Meljep (1666)
• United States
9 Nov 06
I just happened to hear this piece of info and I thought it was quite interesting too. The report even showed a man dumping buckets of water into a large purifier in his back yard. He obviously had electricity, just not running water.
ishavasyam
@ishavasyam (1801)
• India
10 Nov 06
It is a surprise for me...
ZANILHYDER
@ZANILHYDER (329)
• India
1 Nov 06
that's an intresting piece of info. appalachian region usa.
denax1
@denax1 (708)
• United States
1 Nov 06
Do they want running water or have the choosen to live this way?
Meljep
@Meljep (1666)
• United States
1 Nov 06
The state and city government has not seen fit to lay pipe out to some of the remote areas of the Appalachians even though people have asked for this service. If I didn't have water service to my house would that make me lazy? I think not. There is not a way for me to get out there and lay the pipe so that water CAN run to my house.
bishu_sinha
@bishu_sinha (1457)
• India
10 Nov 06
Excellent