断水｜Water Outage｜2021/03/23

朝突然水が出なくなった。管理会社に電話すると、掲示板を見て欲しいという返答。隣の工事の影響かなとぶつぶつ言いながら掲示板を見にいくと９時から１１時までが断水としっかりと書いてある。ああ、朝トイレに行っておいてよかった、洗濯が間に合ってよかった、シャワーを浴びておいてよかった、レモンの木に水をあげておいてよかった・・・。しかし地震などで断水になった時のことを考えると途方に暮れる。昨晩NHK番組で今後30年間で首都圏に大地震が起こる可能性は70％だといっていた。備えておけということなのかもしれない。（絵と文：サカキテツ朗）

Suddenly there was no water in the morning. I called the management company, and I got a reply asking me to see the bulletin board. When I went to the bulletin board while mumbling, it was clearly written that the water was cut off from 9:00 to 11:00. Oh, I'm glad I went to the bathroom in the morning, I'm glad I did laundry, I'm glad I took a shower, I'm glad I watered the lemon tree ... However, I am at a loss when I think about the water will be cut off due to an earthquake. Last night, an NHK program said that there would be a 70% chance of a major earthquake in the metropolitan area over the next 30 years. It may be that I should be prepared. -Text and illustration by Ted Sakaki