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Water Thief on the Loose in Williamsburg
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Jen Carlson
Published Sep 21, 2009
Modified Sep 21, 2009
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Doesn't everyone in Williamsburg know that drinking out of a plastic water bottle (or a dated Sigg bottle) will lead to certain death*? One water consumer ordered a case of Poland Spring to the mailroom recently (is this something that people do?), only to have it stolen. The bisphenol-A has clearly gone to their head, as they skipped right over passive-aggressive and penned an aggressive-aggressive note to the thief, wishing them to choke. A ransom note, declaring the water was "fine," was posted in reply. One tenant in the building says, "This goes a long way to explaining my love/hate relationship with my neighbors."
*Unsubstantiated!
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Jen Carlson
Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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