paani chori

There is this young lady I know. Lives in Gurgaon, Haryana. She is young, she is a professional.....or so she thinks. And what is most important is that she keeps a 17 hour work-day schedule. She lives alone in a rented flat, and given her working hours, she hardly ever is in. Moreover, if you know Gurgaon, certain basic facilities are lacking in this mega place.....power for one....water for another. As a result when this young lady comes back from work at the most ungodly hours.....a. there is no power....b. there is no water.
However, being the yuppie that she is, scruples do not count. Hence the favourite midnight occupation is paani chori.
Creep up to the terrace.......crawl along the guard-rail........jump over to the terrace next door.......of course always carry the tools-of-the-trade, buckets and a longish hose pipe. In a matter of seconds, the next door tanki has been opened.......hose pipe inserted......reverse the procedure and retreat back to your own terrace. Some amount of suction at the other end of the hose-pipe ensures a flow of water. Fill buckets, bottles and what-have-you. Yank back the hose-pipe. Paani chori complete. Midnight activity done. No one any the wiser......yet there is water for a midnight bath. Not bad at all.

In all my life, I have known choris of many kinds.....but this kind of paani chori seemed to me very novel . There has been international disputes over paani chori (Egypt, Bangladesh and others). I hope this remains a secret, if for no other reason, to celebrate the innovative method.

Cheers !!!!