Could you ask them to keep going and replace the 23,000 lead pipes in Washington DC while they are at it?
Which is a good case in point. Lead pipes haven't had an impact on Washingtonians have they?
The Federal Government is, after all, a model of mental and physical health.
Only in America would you get advice like this in 2010:
http://www.dcwasa.com/lead/reduce_lead_tips.pdf
In civilized countries, the Government would be digging up and replacing your pipes for free while you're at work, leaving a thank you note that it was the least they could do because you pay property and income taxes.
But here, you pay or you die. And Americans are somehow fine with that.
But we wouldn't want people trying to screw the system would we? I guess anyone would want 40 feet of copper pipe and their lawn dug up for free if you'd let them. It would be chaos and just imagine the drain on public resources.
We all need to wake up.