I repeat, come have a glass of water with meeeeeeee! It is absolutely scary the number of petro-chemical plants that line the Mississippi River between here and Baton Rouge. Especially at night, when you see their lights beaming from the swamps.
edit: um, sorry, I was in a "wetland value assessment" meeting all freaking day. Got home at 7, missed my bike ride and everything. I'll just quietly go to my corner.
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11-28-2007, 05:01 PM #1
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cool clear water
Last edited by bmccasland; 11-28-2007 at 05:04 PM. Reason: because it's been a long day and I shouldn't be allowed out unsupervised
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11-28-2007, 05:45 PM #2
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hub: Memphis has the BEST water in the world. I even recall that soft drinks were cheaper there simply because their production required less treatment and filtration. Germantown was the favorite place we ever lived. But gosh, going from Greenville to Cleveland????
bmc: wow! we take a lot of things for granted. It's been years since we've visited New Orleans (1985 when Hurricane Juan hit)... I struggle with all the efforts to ban bottled water when I hear stories like that.
Years ago, my cousin on the North Shore of Boston got a water bill every month with the disclaimer: "This water is not fit for human consumption". WOW! 20 years and $10billion later, they've now separated the sanitary and storm sewers and I believe their water is drinkable again!If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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11-29-2007, 04:55 AM #3
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+1 for Memphis water!
I love Little Rock's water, too. Makes my hair really soft. I worked for the water company in LR for many years and they regularly won regional water quality awards, too. But when they competed against Memphis....sorry Charlie.
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11-29-2007, 07:10 AM #4
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Mr. Silver- I meant CLeveland Mississippi- only about 35 miles north of GVL.
My husband works (ed) in radio- he mananged a station in Greenville - and then bought into a group of stations in Cleveland & Clarksdale.-
Hey, I'm from England Arkansas- so I've always lived in the Delta, I just didn't know it for a while- I love the flatland- flat as a flitter!
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11-29-2007, 07:17 AM #5
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No need to apologize. That is really frightening. I think I'd investigate a serious whole house filtration system if I lived in that area. Seriously - ick!
Originally Posted by bmccasland
Who thought building all that stuff there was a good idea?!?!?!Most days in life don't stand out, But life's about those days that will...
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11-29-2007, 11:03 AM #6
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That's easy. People who live someplace else. Originally Posted by CA_in_NC
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11-30-2007, 04:22 AM #7
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People who live up river. Oh the things on water quality - like the fact that the meds we take are not completely utilized by our bodies, and apparently survive the sewage treatment plants, so wind up in rivers and streams; one of the suspects in the reduction of fish fecundity. Or the fertilizers that run off from midwestern farms, get in the river, and cause the algae bloom (red tide) that then becomes the Dead Zone in the Gulf. We feel the effects of something that happens far up river. Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Can I have some well water, please?Beth
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