Hey, Ron, you rough-and-tough rugged survivor, you! Be careful with assumptions.

I know that being without instant messaging for a matter of hours was a near-death experience for you but:

I assume that you live in a rural area or another country
Not.

because you fail to grasp what happened.
Not only grasped it, personally experienced it.

Walking down 50+ story buildings...
Been there, done that. And SURVIVED!!

a lot different than going out to the barn to check on how the cow is doing.
I see you're possessed of the typical snide, yuppie prejudice and disdain for anyone not living in a city of several millions. Is this intended to be "cute" or "funny"? How about telling a few "ignorant shit-kicker" jokes while you're at it?

It doesn't take a genius to realize the potential for disease if not dealt with properly.
WHOA! lucky typhoid and cholera didn't spontaneously erupt in the few hours the water was off! (brush up on basic epidemiology before you make an ass of yourself- again)

I'm sorry if this news interupted your livestock reports,
This bigotry wasn't amusing the first time around either.

did not expect that you would... declare that the sky was falling.
Where, exactly??

Did you read the posts by Larry & Roger & others? Perhaps you're the one that's a bit over the top on this? Maybe take your own advice?

Cheers- Greg