gotta boil my water - Page 2

Cloud · 01-28-2009, 08:43 AM

um. . . talk about thread drift

Sundae · 01-28-2009, 08:55 AM

I remember the drought of '76 when there were fears we would have to revert to standpipes in the street. As a typical child (a mad mix of ultra-conservative and anarchist) I was really excited about this.

Mum did what we were all told not to do, and filled our two camping water holders with water (aka stockpiling, very naughty) just in case, but it never came to that in the end.

We've had a lot of people in recent years on water butts/ standpipes due to flooding. NOW I realise how inconvenient it is of course.

Would a filter jug work? I'm assuming not. Then again, I almost never drink straight water. Good job it's winter is the only positive I can come up with. At leat you don't have to worry about ice and washing salad etc. I do feel for you though. Don't forget when you brush your teeth! People often get sick on holidays from forgetting that.

wolf · 01-28-2009, 09:59 AM

Filter pitchers get the stuff that people worry about, but not the stuff that will actually kill you.

In most of the U.S. the filter pitchers are completely unnecessary. They are the result of excellent marketing.

Cloud · 01-28-2009, 10:56 AM

but filter pitchers make the water taste great so people will drink more.

what's a "standpipe?" Is that like a fire hydrant?

monster · 01-28-2009, 11:44 AM

like this, in the street, and temporary.

01-28-2009, 08:43 AM	#16
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01-28-2009, 09:59 AM	#18
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Filter pitchers get the stuff that people worry about, but not the stuff that will actually kill you. In most of the U.S. the filter pitchers are completely unnecessary. They are the result of excellent marketing. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-28-2009, 10:56 AM	#19
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	but filter pitchers make the water taste great so people will drink more. what's a "standpipe?" Is that like a fire hydrant? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-28-2009, 11:44 AM	#20
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	like this, in the street, and temporary. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-28-2009, 08:55 AM	#17
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I remember the drought of '76 when there were fears we would have to revert to standpipes in the street. As a typical child (a mad mix of ultra-conservative and anarchist) I was really excited about this. Mum did what we were all told not to do, and filled our two camping water holders with water (aka stockpiling, very naughty) just in case, but it never came to that in the end. We've had a lot of people in recent years on water butts/ standpipes due to flooding. NOW I realise how inconvenient it is of course. Would a filter jug work? I'm assuming not. Then again, I almost never drink straight water. Good job it's winter is the only positive I can come up with. At leat you don't have to worry about ice and washing salad etc. I do feel for you though. Don't forget when you brush your teeth! People often get sick on holidays from forgetting that.

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