GTMO Water Plant Considering Selling Bottled Water to Replace Lost Funding Due to The Wall

     Just 18 months after this small Naval Base Community water desalinization plant had to issue a Boil Water Notice due to a break in one of their infrastructure pipes,  they are considering bottling the water to make up for possible lost Military Construction funding that may be diverted to build The Wall along the southern border between the United States and Mexico.  When asked if the desalinization plant had enough capacity to provide enough water to the residents of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base while also supporting a bottling operation, a plant spokesperson said, "Well, we have had periods where our demand drops drastically on the base and during those times we could divert our excess capacity towards this new venture.  We also know from speaking with representatives of the Naval Exchange(NEX) that one of their leading product categories is bottled water.  We feel that it would be a win win situation." 

     A spokesperson for the NEX could not be reached for comment, but a customer willingly spoke with us.  One said, "I could see GTMO water being sold to places like Flint, Michigan where they already boil their water.  I just worry that if they sold it to the NEX here on base, the NEX may accidentally place it in the diet soft drink aisle.  I would hope that the labeling is very clear to all of us." 

   

Christie's and Sotheby's Auction Houses in Battle to Get to GTMO and Begin Selling GTMO Beaters.

    Reportedly the 2 most famous auction houses, Christie's and Sotheby's have recently explored what they would need to set up a used car auction business in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  A spokesperson for Sotheby's recently stated, "We are in the auctioning of art and antiques and moneymaking business.  We thought that we had a corner on these markets until we heard about the GTMO Beater market here in Guantanamo Bay.  The markup on the turn of the century automobiles here is definitely a growth opportunity for us."  Christie's executives were just as jubilant about opening up a new market opportunity.   "We feel that we can bring our expertise in art selling to GTMO since many of the used cars there are already works of art," said the Christie's spokesperson. 

   Residents of GTMO were a little wary when they heard of the auction houses' interest.  A resident interviewed said, "Having the auction houses come down here to sell beaters is probably the last thing that we need right now.  People selling their beaters already think their cars are worth more than da Vinici's Last Supper painting."