Water me

Published 5:22 pm Friday, May 29, 2015

It’s the water; no, really: An Anheuser Busch plant in Georgia has halted its beer production and is canning water to help flood victims in Texas.

Yeah, we thought that might be a cruel trick for a Texan to pop open a can and get water instead of beer, but then we remembered Budweiser and water taste about the same.

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What TV has joined together: Chris Soules and Whitney Bichoff, who were engaged following the competitive courtship on ABC’s “The Bachelor” reality show, have announced their split after two months.

The couple said they are parting ways amicably and will share joint custody of their 15 minutes of fame.

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Wound up: Our Web Monkey blog asked HeraldNet readers for their thoughts on the Apple Watch, finding just 2 percent of respondents had one.

Among the 98 percent who don’t own the gizmo:

• 43 percent are saving up for the Apple Toaster;
• 35 percent prefer to tell time by the rumbling of their stomach; and
• 20 percent are waiting for it as a hand-me-down from their kids when the Apple Watch 2 comes out in a month.

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