"WATER WATER EVERYWHERE AND ALSO NOT A DROP TO DRINK "

LAST FRIDAY AS I WAS GOING AWAY IN THE EVENING I WENT FOR A SHOWER.

AS I TURNED ON THE TAP FOR THE WATER THERE WAS VERY LITTLE POWER.

I WONDERED WHY THE WATER HAD ALMOST COME TO A STOP.

ONLY COLD WATER CAME SPLASHING DOWN FREEZING THERE WAS NO HOT.

I JUMPED OUT SHAKING GRABBED MY ROBE AND TURNED IT OFF REAL QUICK.

TRIED THE WASHBASIN AS A TEST AND NO WATER THERE I FELT SICK.

NO WATER WAS COMING FROM ANY HOT TAPS ON BASIN SHOWER OR BATH.

WELL ME NOT BEING A PLUMBER I THOUGHT WHAT DO YOU DO NOW POOR KATH.

I DRESSED AND WENT DOWNSTAIRS NO WATER JUST THE SAME FROM THE SINK.

I SAT AND TEARS THEY CAME TO MY EYES I HAD TO QUICKLY THINK.

SO I RANG MY DAUGHTER TO SEE IF SHE KNEW A PLUMBER OR ANYONE.

WHO MIGHT KNOW THE REASON WHY FROM MY HOT TAPS NO RUNNING WATER WOULD COME.

MY LEASE FOR THE HOUSE IS RUN THROUGH AN AGENT AND SATURDAYS NO OH! NO.

THEY DO NOT OPEN AND ON MY BREAK TO SEE ROOSTERS I WANTED TO GO.

I WAS PANICKING WONDERING WHAT CAN I DO AND IT'S NOW SO LATE AT NIGHT.

DON'T THESE THINGS HAPPEN AT THE WORST TIMES WELL FOR ME THEY SEEM TO DO RIGHT.

THE ROOSTER AS YOU ALL WELL KNOW WAS COMING FOR ME NEXT DAY.

I WAS AFRAID IF THE FAULT WAS A BAD ONE I WOULDN'T NOW GET AWAY.

MY DAUGHTER SHE RANG A PLUMBER FRIEND TURN ALL THE STOP TAPS OFF.

ON BOTH THE HOT AND THE COLD TAPS HE SAID OR THE TANK WHICH IS IN THE LOFT.

MIGHT OVERFLOW THROUGH THE CEILINGS IF THE BALLCOCK IS AT FAULT.

IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF REASONS SO THIS WILL BRING TO A HALT.

ANY DAMAGE OF FLOODING SO THATS WHAT I HAD TO DO.

SO FROM FRIDAY NIGHT AT 10-30PM I HAD NO WATER BOO-HOO!!

I WAS FED UP AND CRYING I HAD TO WASH WITH THE LAST DROP FROM KETTLE AND.

STARTED THEN LOOKING FOR STOP TAPS I WAS FEELING IN NO MANS LAND.

FINALLY I MANAGED TO DO THEM BOTH SO I THEN TOOK MYSELF TO BED.

HOPING ALL WOULD BE WELL WHEN I GOT UP NEXT MORNING AND NO WATER FED.

THROUGH MY CEILINGS ANYWHERE IN THE HOUSE I WAS WORRIED I JUST COULDN'T REST.

FOR THINKING AM I JINXED OR WHAT WHY AM I BEING PUT THROUGH THIS TEST.

THE PLUMBER RANG ME AND TOLD ME NEXT MORNING TO GO AHEAD WITH MY BREAK.

IT WILL BE ALRIGHT UNTIL YOU RETURN DON'T WORRY FOR GOODNESS SAKE.

SO WHEN ROOSTER CAME SATURDAY MORNING HE VERIFIED ALL WAS OK.

I RANG LEFT A MESSAGE FOR THE AGENT AND OFF WE WENT ON OUR WAY.

ASKING FOR A PLUMBER TO COME ALONG TO MY HOME.

AS SOON AS I RETURNED AND GAVE THEM THE ROOSTERS NUMBER TO PHONE.

NOT A WORD DID I HEAR UNTIL MONDAY AND THE SOONEST WOULD BE THE SIXTEENTH.

SHE COULD GET A PLUMBER OUT DUE TO ALL THE BURSTS THERE HAD BEEN.

I WAS REALY REALY ANGRY SO I RANG BACK AND SAID DON'T YOU SEE.

I WILL BE BACK HOME ON THE FOURTEENTH AND NO WATER THERE TO GREET ME.

HOW DO I LIVE WITHOUT WATER OR FLUSH MY LOO WITH NONE.

DO YOU EXPECT ME TO BRING SOME FROM HERE IN A BUCKET WALKING THE PROM.

I WAS LIVID I TELL YOU MY NERVES WERE FRAYED SO OFF WENT ROOSTER TO BUY.

A COUPLE WATER CARRIERS TO TAKE BACK WHILE I SAT AND CRIED.

WHAT A FLIPPING HOLIDAY BREAK I THOUGHT TO MYSELF ALL SAD.

I ALWAYS DO MY BEST AND IT SEEMS EVERYTHING THEN GOES BAD.

WELL WATER CARRIERS HE MANAGED TO BUY AND ASSURED ME I'D BE OK.

THE WEEKEND HAD PASSED AND WE HADN'T DONE MUCH AT ALL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THEN CAME MONDAY T/TIME MY FRIENDS AND ROOSTER DECIDES TO BATH.

OUR DOORBELL RANG ON THE FLAT AND HE SHOUTED SEE WHO IT IS PLEASE KATH.

IT WAS JOHN FROM DOWNSTAIRS OUR NEIGHBOUR SAYING WATER WAS EVERYWHERE.

IN THERE BEDROOM FLOWING DOWN THE WALLS I JUST STOOD THERE AND STARED.

OH! NO I YELLED OUT LOUDLY QUICK ROOSTER THE BATHS LEAKING DOWN.

JOHNS WALLS AND ONTO THERE BED TOO HIS FACE TURNED PALE WITH A FROWN.

I GRABBED A LARGE JUG AND HE GRABBED THE BOWL AND WE LADLED AS FAST AS WE COULD.

TO EMPTY THE BATH DOWN THE TOILET COMPLETE WITH ALL THE SOAP SUDS.

GRABBED LOTS OF BATH TOWELS DROPPED THEM IN TO SOAK ALL THE WATER UP.

JOHN RAN BACK DOWN TO MOVE THE BED THEN ALL THE BLOCK DID ERUPT.

THE WATER HAD RUN ALONG HIS CEILING AND SET OFF OUR FIRE ALARMS .

THE SENCORS ARE ON OUR CEILINGS SO KNOWONE COMES TO HARM.

GOOD GRIEF THE ROOSTER YELLED OUT LOUD WHAT NEXT I HAVE HAD ENOUGH.

WE WERE BOTH SHATTERED FROM LADELING THE WATER AND BOTH OF US FELT SO ROUGH.

HE RIPPED OFF THE BATH PANEL QUICKLY TO SEE WHAT WAS AMISS.

COULD SEE THAT THE PLUGHOLE HAD LOOSENED AND A PIPE WHICH HE PLACED IN A DISH.

FOR THE LAST REMAINING DRIPS AS SUCH THEN WENT TO SEE JOHN DOWSTAIRS.

WHILST HE WAS DOWN THERE I SAT AND CRIED BUCKETS FULL DIDN'T HAVE A CARE.

I TOO WAS BEYOND MY TETHER WHAT WITH NO WATER BACK HOME AND NOW.

ALL THIS WATER FLOWING FREELY AT ROOSTERS AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW.

TO CONSOLE MYSELF I WAS HEARTBROKEN I SOBBED AND SOBBED YES I DID.

A HOLIDAY BREAK I KEPT SAYING I WISH I'D SPENT HUNDREDS OF QUID.

AND I WAS MILES AWAY ABROAD WHATEVER IS GOING TO COME NEXT.

ROOSTER RETURNED AND SAID ALL IS OK DOWSTAIRS SO DON'T GET UPSET.

SANDRA HAS STRIPPED THE BED AND SHE UNDERSTANDS ACCIDENTS COME OUR WAY.

ALL SHE IS BOTHERED ABOUT NOW IS THAT YOU DON'T GET SICK SHE DID SAY.

SHE KNOWS YOU ARE THE WORRYING KIND AND SAYS FORGET ABOUT IT ALL.

THE PAPER IS ALMOST DRY BY NOW FROM THE WATER WHICH RAN DOWN THE WALL.

SO FOR NOW FRIENDS I'LL LEAVE YOU AND TELL YOU MORE ABOUT MY BREAK NEXT TIME.

I HAVE NOT BEEN TOO GOOD WITH ALL OF THIS AND STILL HAVE NO WATER AT MINE.

I'M OFF TO MY DAUGHETRS TOMORROW I'M HOPING UNTIL THE PLUMBER COMES .

LETS FACE IT WITH NONE AT ALL IT'S A NIGHTMARE I HOPE I DON'T GET THE RUNS. HE-HE.

YES I CAN LAUGH A LITTLE JUST NOW NOT MUCH BUT I'M DOING MY BEST.

I JUST HOPE NOW ROOSTERS GONE HOME I'M NOT PUT THROUGH ANYMORE OF THESE TESTS.

I HOPE ALL OF YOU ARE FIT AND WELL ALL OF YOU FEELING FINE.

SORRY THERE ISN'T A LAUGH AND IT'S GLOOM TONIGHT HERE IN

" MY SIMPLE RHYME".