April 6: And What Goes Around by Mackey Chandler

therapy. She even strongly suspected
who messed up and transmitted it. She's had some modifications done the same
way, but had been very careful to quarantine herself.
    She decided to look at North America anyway, where she at least knew the
fine nuances of the language instead of needing a translator. Disney News still
seemed as reliable as any. What were their main stories?
    Atlanta, Georgia –
HHS administrators say the Atlanta water supply system is "unfixable"
given its age and rate of failures. They demanded the city put Federal aid
towards sewer systems alone or face funds cut-off. "Water is cheap now
with fusion power and modern desalination techniques," says HHS spox,
"but distribution is expensive and based on a century old system that
requires pumping from the ocean to the antiquated processing plant for
distribution.
    Free drinking
water will be distributed in reusable bottles at FEMA service centers by
presenting approved photo-ID. Very few sections of the city will need to go
more than five kilometers to obtain free water. Bulk water may be picked up for
delivery by approved contractors upon submission a list of validated customers.
FEMA will set delivery rates. Subdivisions and apartment complexes of two
thousand or more residents, with water systems no more than thirty years old
may apply to be tied to the supply system on a cost sharing basis. Schools and
contracting charities will offer shower facilities in off hours to residents
with ID.
    It is suggested you save your waste water for sanitary system flushing as
well as watering any plants. Watering a lawn from an approved connected system
is prohibited. The first violation is a ten thousand dollar fine and the second
violation results in the cut-off of the entire approved connection. Owners are
urged to disable or lock external sill cocks on their buildings to avoid theft
and responsibility for misuse. Hoarding more than a hundred gallons of publicly
supplied water in a household shall be a class B felony.
    Modesto, California – The USDA has ruled that paving portions of
agricultural land and directing the run-off into drywells to raise the level of
rainfall available to the unpaved portion makes the entire volume subject to
applicable water regulations. Such so called dry-land farm techniques using enhanced
collection are as artificial as any other form of irrigation and require
permits.
    Lake Tahoe, Nevada – The State Supreme Court of Nevada has ruled
residents of the California side working in Nevada may be required to purchase
a state license plate and county road use sticker if they use Nevada side roads
on a regular basis to commute, citing such use is de facto residency.
"Residency is much more than where we sleep," says Justice Collins.
California is expected to pass matching legislation. Insurance spox indicate
this will require separate policies. Governments in New York and New Jersey are
watching the decision closely. Drivers may be required to buy and display both
plates. No Federal challenge is expected.
    Akron, Ohio -  Jefferson Hobart of suburban Barberton was diagnosed with
Oppositional Defiant Syndrome after encouraging his son not to take behavior
improving medication prescribed by his school nurse. The judge ordered him to
not have any instrument capable of causing serious injury in his home. His
kitchen knives and a number of power tools were removed. Police arrested him
Wednesday after a neighbor reported him in possession of a pruning saw.
    Stanley, Idaho – The Idaho court has affirmed that while state fishing
regulations specify what sort of aquatic animals such as frogs and minnows may
be taken for bait and in what manner and with what equipment, legislators did
not specify the taking of non-aquatic animals for bait in the latest rewrite.
While this may have been an oversight the correction of it is up to the
legislature not the court, Judge Wilson ruled. Although the defendant was in
possession of a valid state fishing