That's especially true when it's post-season baseball time and the city's beloved Shakamak Lakers are still alive in the tournament and playing for a state crown.

Shakamak will be vying for the school's first-ever Class A state high school baseball title Friday night at Victory Field in downtown Indianapolis.

In the midst of this week's water crisis caused when flood waters ripped out the main water line supplying 7,200 customers in Jasonville, Lewis, Howesville, Coalmont, Hymera and Wilford, people wanted to talk about their baseball team more than about being without water since Saturday afternoon.

Roxie Cox, who's grandson Justin Cox has played on the last three Laker state finalist squads, works at the Shakamak IGA Store.

She was quick to point out that having the Lakers still in the tournament kind of takes some of the sting out of the water crisis.

"This helps. It's good to be enthused about something," she stated.

"We'll have a good turnout at the game for sure. We always do."

Meanwhile, she said business at the store has been down since the water line broke.

But the store still has a good supply of bottled water.

"People are buying lots of hand sanitizers, paper goods to use -- like paper cups, napkins plates and that type of thing since we don't have water here. Of course, they are buying lunch meats, cheese and the bread and a lot of pop, Gatorade and that type thing," she said.

"We're coping. We are doing whatever it takes."

Nancy French, a secretary at Rash's Hardware on Main Street in Jasonville, reported a "little tickle" of water coming out of the facet at the store Wednesday morning. "It's running out just a little bit and we're tickled to death.

"The store has been very busy selling things for people to fix up their wells. They've had wells in their backyards and they are hooking pumps up to the wells. People are being very creative and the store has been very busy.".

French is also excited for the baseball team's success.

"We think this is our year. Jasonville is a baseball town," she said.

Former Jasonville mayor, State Representative and hometown insurance agent Bruce Borders agreed the town has risen up and is coping with the water crisis, which got some good news on Wednesday night with the announcement that the broken water line had been repaired.

The town and surrounding communities will be without water for a few more days and under a boil order for a period once water service is restored.

Borders says his insurance business hasn't been affected much by the lack of water -- other than the inconvenience in the restroom facilities.

Most of the town's restaurants have been closed since Saturday.

Borders said LaPlaza Mexican Restaurant re-opened after Borders did some checking through his legislative sources in Indianapolis and found out that they could operate as long as proper water heating and hand washing took place.

"Mario (the owner) came to me the other day and said the closing was really hurting him because this is how he makes a living. So I called (his) legislative assistant and they got in touch with some of the folks with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and got copies of the paperwork that told him what he needed to do. I honestly think the restaurants can be open as long as they sterilize their water," Borders said. "They (the other restaurants) closed because I think they were under the impression that they had to close."

Borders agreed the last week has been "crazy" weather-wise and very tying both emotionally and physically on many Greene County residents.

"The people are doing great and I mean that. I've noticed that people aren't being grumpy and they are handling it all very well. The fire departments and the volunteers are doing a great job. We're fortunate. I know it's sad we're out of water, but we have our homes. We know that in a few days we'll have our water running again. When we turn that facet on water will come out again. We are not like those people when they go back to their homes and everything is going to be saturated and messed up. Really we are very fortunate when we compare our situation to other people," Borders explained. "They are doing marvelous with it."

Borders agreed with Cox and French that having the Lakers still playing in the baseball tourney has been healing and encouraging to the town.

"This could be our year. We've got a good chance of winning the whole thing. I'm not just saying that. The Lakers are really peaking at the right time. They have really gelled at the right time," the Republican state representative said.

Borders admitted there were some early season doubters who felt this team might not have what it would took to make a return trip to Victory Field for the fourth straight year.

"They've got their bats a banging right now."

Borders said he's hopeful that T.J. Hill, the ace on the mound for Shakamak, will be able to pitch on "short rest" coming off of Tuesday night's semistate victory where he hurled five innings.