Our water problems could have been more worse

Residents of the city of Wharton, at least, had slightly less to worry about than some others. During the freeze, Wharton residents did not have to boil their water. The city water system did not fail. There is lots to be upset about, frozen pipes, busted pipes, no power. But it's not bad that Wharton did not have the additional hurt of a water system collapsing. It might not seem like much, but it is something. Things don't always have to get more worse. It is a credit to the folks who lead the city and work for the city to not add more suffering. The lessons that can be learned are glaring. It is the human condition. But better government and better public policy is hard work and not a blame game. The things that go wrong in any crisis did not stop the front-line folks from doing their jobs to their own personal risk. In an entire year of hurt, it's our firefighters, our medical personnel, our EMTs, our police officers, our emergency management and emergency support staff, and all the neighbors who helped their neighbors. We will be judged by what we do when no one is looking. Don't get mad, say thank you. I am a broken record from my memories. During the days of building a Boys and Girls Club, Dwight King taught a small group of people a mantra that Got 'Er Done: "Make It Better".