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I just finished reading Robert Harris' "Pompeii" which I started a couple days before the Iceland Volcano started putting out ash. Now the aqueduct breaks. Very strange coincidence... I hope my brain isn't projecting the content of the stuff I'm reading...
Luckily I live just outside the boil water area though.
I'll get flamed, but I feel that way about most the water supply in the U.S. Ever look at the reports per county for what is in your water supply here? I don't care what anyone says, most of those contaminates listed aren't acceptable to me at any level. I hate the fact that I have to shower or brush my teeth with it. Even worse are the chemicals they use to "clean" it, which doesn't get things like medications out,…
Not acceptable at any level? Do you think infinitely dilute poisons are still harmful poisons? Do you think one molecule of arsenic will kill you? BTW, did you know that natural spring water has contaminants too? And the water in every other country? Maybe the level of contaminants is better in some places, but you don't seem to be paying attention to that. And did you know that all filters do is reduce the level of…
As an actual matter of fact, tap water in quite a few parts of the United States is all but sterile.
I'll get flamed, but I feel that way about most the water supply in the U.S. Ever look at the reports per county for what is in your water supply here? I don't care what anyone says, most of those contaminates listed aren't acceptable to me at any level. I hate the fact that I have to shower or brush my teeth with it. Even worse are the chemicals they use to "clean" it, which doesn't get things like medications out,…
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Not acceptable at any level? Do you think infinitely dilute poisons are still harmful poisons? Do you think one molecule of arsenic will kill you? BTW, did you know that natural spring water has contaminants too? And the water in every other country? Maybe the level of contaminants is better in some places, but you don't seem to be paying attention to that. And did you know that all filters do is reduce the level of…
Yes. And the air we breathe is full of dangerous microbes. Almost anything we touch or ingest contains something risky. The bodies of human beings, as the bodies of all living organisms, include adaptations to deal with less than ideal environments. As an actual matter of fact, tap water in quite a few parts of the United States is all but sterile. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17456554 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.g…
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/nutdeminerali...
Thank you. I wonder why Cambridge (where I live) is not listed? The surrounding towns are. edit: according to http://www.mwra.com/02org/html/whatis.htm , Cambridge receives full sewer, but only "emergency backup" water from the MWRA. edit2: a commenter at http://www.wbur.org/2010/05/01/water-main-break/comment-page... says Cambridge gets its water from Fresh Pond.
I remember doing that while living in Taiwan. At least the climate in Boston makes having lukewarm water more bearable. When you are sweating in a tropical summer the last thing you want is a warm glass of water.
Boil it then put it in the refrigerator?
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You know the computer monitor you're sitting in front of is giving off radiation , right? Which is also bad for you at any level. The brick wall behind the monitor is giving off radiation too, for that matter.
That is what the tinfoil hats are meant for.
I'll get flamed, but I feel that way about most the water supply in the U.S. Ever look at the reports per county for what is in your water supply here? I don't care what anyone says, most of those contaminates listed aren't acceptable to me at any level. I hate the fact that I have to shower or brush my teeth with it. Even worse are the chemicals they use to "clean" it, which doesn't get things like medications out,…
Instead it turns out to be a one-hundred-percent-real news issue that affects many of my friends and neighbors [1].
I was nearly a victim of the "Reddit who cried wolf" effect.
I'm glad I can continue to have faith that HN's moderation system is working.
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[1] This is one time when I'm actually glad to be living in a relatively distant suburb of Boston.
I remember doing that while living in Taiwan. At least the climate in Boston makes having lukewarm water more bearable. When you are sweating in a tropical summer the last thing you want is a warm glass of water.
I was visiting someone in a mental institution in Taiwan and the nurses kept giving him warm cups of water when he really wanted a cold cup of water. Hilarity ensued.