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I don't get this comment. I've been in plenty of situations where I need something now. Doctors office, DMV, tax office, etc...

It's not about being impatient. It's about knowing that it should be instant and it not being instant. If you turned on your water faucet, shower, or flushed your toilet and water didn't run for 45 minutes most people would be shocked.




> Flush Button Push Detected

> Contacting Toilet Cloud Server...

> 503 Service Unavailable

> Alert User: "Water Unavailable, Please try Later."


In a strange sense, I feel this joke is not too far from reality.




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