One of the cops gets out and wanders over to the water shop.
"Literally, they are filling buggies full of water, shopping carts full of water," Ryan Deeck, grocery department manager at a Walmart, told The Sun News.
By far the most mouth-watering shop is A. F. Tamburini (Via Caprarie, 1; 39-051-234-726; www.tamburini.com), the legendary deli with towering stacks of salumi, Parmesan and pastas.
On weekends, those not plying the local waters shop at homespun boutiques like Bunger Surf Shop or wait in line at Glen's Dinette, a breakfast and lunch spot on East Main Street, for the Idaho home fries mixed with scallions and bacon, with melted cheddar cheese and two eggs, any style.
Purchase your original worms from a tackle shop or fresh water bait shop.
No clean water, no shops and no assets beyond a few bicycles and ox carts.
Tearooms, cafes offering Arab pastries and water pipes, shops selling fragrant spices, djellabas and CD's of Koranic chants line the narrow, labyrinthine streets.
Stonington, which has prospered at various times from sealing, whaling, fishing and lobstering, is now one of those seaside boutique towns, condominiums and condo docks on the water, artsy shops downtown.
There is a lack of water and shops are charging a lot for bottled water - so I guess there has been some panic buying.
