Water-Watch
Author: Dr. K. S. Kang
Kusum had installed a water watch alarm so as to avoid ascending the stairs repeatedly to check whether the overhead roof water tank was full or not. This device gave warning in English and native language the moment the level of the water reached a particular level so as to avoid the wastage of water. One day Kusum put on the water pump as well as Water-Watch device and got busy in household daily activities. As she had got up early in the morning that day so she was tired and laid down on the bed to take some rest, but the moment her head touched the pillow the cool air from air conditioner made her sleep soundly for over an hour in which she even snored loudly and clearly. Her morning siesta was broken by the sound of falling water. She got up at once and was trying to locate that sound and looked at the Water watch alarm device which was silent and mute like a stone idol. Then she came out of the house to see that water from overhead tank was flowing profusely and water watch was not giving any warning. She was confident that this device would warn her the moment the water tank was full, so she got busy in her daily work and even took a brief sleep but this device had betrayed her.
The electrician was summoned and he came on his red bike along with his canvas bag full of pliers and screwdrivers and other such equipments. He ascended the stairs to reach the roof of the house to find that the wire was lying outside the tank. Again some bird have pulled it out of the tank thinking it to be some edible object or some child must have taken it out by mistake while gone on a mission to recover his ball or shuttle cock from the roof. As the wires were outside the tank, so how the device could have given warning when wires were not in contact with the water anywhere. So electrician restored the wires at the required level and climbed down of course after giving the usual instructions and after taking his remuneration.
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