The Peak of Human Achievement: Rescuing a Hedgehog
Honestly, where do we even begin? Apparently, the pressing concerns facing our nation – crumbling infrastructure, rising water bills, and… well, everything else – are now secondary to ensuring prickly woodland creatures have a comfortable existence within storm tanks. I kid you not. A pair of South West Water employees, bless their hearts (and expense accounts), were conducting a site inspection – because apparently routine maintenance isn’t enough these days, it needs an elaborate photoshoot with the local wildlife – and stumbled upon a hedgehog.
A HEDGEHOG!
You can just picture the dramatic rescue unfolding: Quickly, Brenda, grab the camera! This is vital for the quarterly report! I bet they awarded themselves medals. I fully expect a press release detailing the heroic efforts to relocate the little spiny fellow. We should all be incredibly proud that our utility bills are funding such monumental feats of… animal wrangling.
Seriously though, while I appreciate a fluffy critter as much as the next person (from a safe distance), shouldnt these highly-paid individuals be focusing on preventing sewage overflows instead of staging wildlife photo opportunities? It’s just…peak absurdity. A shining example of priorities completely and utterly askew. Perhaps we should all start expecting rescue missions to become standard operating procedure for essential services. After all, its clearly far more important than, you know, clean water.
