Oh I know. I've been just boiling tap water myself for our household. It's free, there's nothing to recycle or end up in a landfill, and it tastes just like it always does.

I think a lot of people deep down enjoy a good panic. I remember in the lead-up to Y2K, people were stockpiling EVERYTHING and barricading themselves in their houses. When Y2K came and nothing happened, some of them were pissed off!