"You're loosing water." I say to the lady working the 24 hour leak hotline. "It's above my meter, so not coming out of my bill, but it's gushing out." She doesn't care. I understand, kind of. I too grew up thinking of water as a renewable resource, not something we have to consider in the grand scheme of things. But the water company doesn't care? Says to wait two days for the office to reopen and if they are concerned they can call someone out? The water department... doesn't care.
@LindaTeppler Well, naturally. Something that inconveniences people isn't nearly as important as something that inconveniences a wealthy person's (or utility company's) wallet. *rolls eyes*