Northwest Austin City Councilman Don Zimmerman found himself in hot water with the city hall establishment this week for fighting for fair utility bills. His response, based on a series of that and other water-related woes endured over the past few months: A meme featuring the 1995 post-apocalyptic Kevin Costner film "Waterworld."
If you've never seen "Waterworld," here's a spoiler-free summary: it's basically "The Road Warrior" but set in a scenario where Al Gore was somehow right and sea levels rose to the point where land is hard to come by. Floating cities made from derelict ships and rough-hewn metal are havens to pirate-dictators whose greed and desire for control keep an otherwise bustling civilization from discovering a better way of living.
Zimmerman's Facebook page was a tad bit more diplomatic, though:
A study of water meters released this week unveiled that bills were 10 times higher than they should have been.
I get reprimanded by city attorneys for daring to represent a constituent during a water rate hearing.
And even though we're paying so much for our water, and even with record rainfall and full lakes, the City of Austin wants to make one-day-per-week watering restrictions PERMANENT.
Is this our city, or is this "Waterworld?" ...For some context, click the following links:
Love the Waterworld reference!!! Too bad that movie flopped HARD.
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