It was 4 below zero and steam was rising from the exposed warm earth this morning as workers dug up the pipe leading into the Community Well on Fairhaven Drive. The plan is to have it opened and repaired by 4 p.m. today. Residents are being asked to use water on an emergency basis, giving rise to discussions about just what constitutes an emergency. Do you flush? Did you pre-fill the tub? Are you showering together?
There's a reserve tank of pressurized water at the well-head for neighbors to share, managers say, and when that's been used up, that's it.
A workman was bent over the hole around noon today when the driver cruised by, getting a photo of the worker's backside and making the driver wonder on the origin of the age-old expression, "Colder than a well-digger's arse."
