‘OK, then,’ Vanderbilt said cheerily. ‘So Europe’s drinking water is full of pretty little algae. What are we going to do about it? Drown them in chemicals? We could always boil the water or pump it full of poison, that might kill the little assholes, but it would take us down as well. The water’s running out. People never used to think twice about serenading themselves for hours on end in the shower, but not any more. Who knows when the first lobsters are going to explode in the States? God’s favourite country had better watch out. The Lord’s lost his patience with us.’ Vanderbilt snickered.
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