The antisocial youngsters have been at it again. Now that the vacant homes in our street are little more than burnt out shells, they turned their attention tonight to opening a water main. The water gushed for nearly three hours until the services team arrived. Fascinated at how they would deal with the problem, I watched with interest. I didn't need to wait long. It took them about 15 seconds to shut the water off! They placed a large, raised, square board over the gush. The water then flowed from all sides under the board leaving them room to insert their key and stop the flow.
They said the board was the brainchild of one of their colleagues. They call it their surfboard. A simple tool and very effective. They capped the water valve so that we wont be troubled in this way again. Sadly someone else is likely to have the bother.
It seems to me that at the heart of anti-social behaviour is a lack of awareness of responsibility. However, irresponsibility is not solely a characteristic of the young.
We need to encourage greater responsibility personally, locally and globally.
Tonight, I am glad that the water service turned up and turned off! I hope they come up with more smart ideas to make our society more "response-able". We need to do something to turn back the current tide.
They said the board was the brainchild of one of their colleagues. They call it their surfboard. A simple tool and very effective. They capped the water valve so that we wont be troubled in this way again. Sadly someone else is likely to have the bother.
It seems to me that at the heart of anti-social behaviour is a lack of awareness of responsibility. However, irresponsibility is not solely a characteristic of the young.
We need to encourage greater responsibility personally, locally and globally.
Tonight, I am glad that the water service turned up and turned off! I hope they come up with more smart ideas to make our society more "response-able". We need to do something to turn back the current tide.
