My lips are cracked, my mouth is dry

The situation is getting dire over here. I feel like I'm in the Sahara. All because the PR&D administration can't order more water. At the beginning of last year, a new department moved onto my floor. At first, they didn't have too many ppl, but they started hiring & expanding the population on our floor without concurrently increasing the budget for certain basic needs, i.e. water. And now we're running on empty. The water cooler ran dry over a week ago, and it was supposed to be replenished today, but the guy hasn't come around to do it yet. My co-worker Karen graciously offered me two 0.5 L bottles that she got from her husband over in Lab Animal Resources. They apparently have a surplus. Foolish prideful me, I only accepted one. She also told me the canteen in the other building sells 1.5 L bottles for $2. So I went over there just now, but they're closed for lunch. By the time I got back, I was in serious need of some rehydration therapy and was going to beg the other bottle from Karen, but Karen wasn't at her desk and she's ALWAYS at her desk. Argh ... Finally, I trudged up to the 5th floor which is on its last tank and re-filled my 0.5 L bottle. (I have a 1.5 L bottle that's been sitting empty on my desk, but I figured I shouldn't be greedy.) I know I'm being sort of a drama queen here. I shouldn't really be complaining, because it's Poland Springs water I'm talking about. Regular tap water we have plenty of, but I grew kind of leery about it after some e-mails were circulated last year about testing for lead in the drinking fountains.