Next Time Take the Train
The governor looks into the camera and says, “Sure, I’d drink the water”. I wonder whether he would be so cheerful if he had to drink from that well for the rest of his life? Maybe not.
The railroad CEO says, “We are committed to making sure everything gets cleaned-up and back to normal. Well I guess they could reroute the river, dig up a square mile of soil and destroy a few houses. That would be a start. Maybe not.
As I sit here with the background hum of my oxygen concentrator, I’m skeptical about life returning to normal after a massive toxic spill in any small town. My fear is that a few hundred residents of a crossroads village are small sacrifice for the governor and the CEO. Both will likely move on and forget the whole episode.
Looking at the hopelessness in the eyes of residents, you know, they know the score. Another day in paradise.
