What happens when there's no water?

This week in work we have been experiencing something of a drought. Somebody seems to have broken a water main near the building and as a result on Tuesday and Wednesday some of the bathrooms were closed and the coffee counter was closed.

Today while I was sitting at the coffee area chatting with a colleague it occurred to me how we take the supply of water for granted. Sure we understand that if you want it in a fancy bottle shipped from a volcanic spring in France then you'll pay a premium. I saw a guy in the shop in work buying a bottle of water that was labelled something like "emotion" or some such nonsense. To make it worse it was infused with lemongrass. What the heck?

Then there's the stuff that comes out of the tap and we're all drinking that like it's going out of fashion.

So my mind got to wondering. All my recent research into Russian oil and gas led me to understand that many people, not just the Russians, are anxious about when the oil runs out.

What about if the water ever ran out? Ok so maybe the water won't ever run out but what if we keep polluting it and putting all kinds of toxins and dioxins in the land and the air that it intrinsically changes the nature of water, alters its pH and makes the stuff dangerous.

Wouldn't that be mad?

So at that stage you can take a shower but you'd better keep your mouth closed. Interesting.