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!