To: bearcub who wrote (7835 ) 8/8/1999 12:44:00 AM From: C.K. Houston Respond to of 9818
Hey bearcub, <on a more serious water note, those who are eyeing water in neighborhood streams lakes and streams as their 'y2k contingency plan' you might want to jot down this address and contact them for a postage paid 'sample bottle' for FREE water purification testing of your planned backup resource before peeling off $249 PLUS SHIPPING for a katadyne water filter hand pump. >What good is it to get water evaluated NOW for some streams or lakes in a neighborhood ? Couldn't it change in the next day, week, or month or two? People usually do this kind of test when they're evaluating well water. Or, even possibly a "protected" pond on your own property. Even that's a long-shot. But, not some open stream, lake or pond.Do you expect the people living in NYC to jot down the address, which you might eventually post, to test the water from the Atlantic Ocean or the Hudson River? Besides, it would only confirm that people should have an adequate supply of drinking water and/or water purifier ... and "dirty" water for hygeine. I used to drink water from streams in the Sierras when I packpacked years ago. Cool, pure glacial water. Now you get warnings to not do it, because of because of "micro-organisms". When I climbed Torres del Paine in Patagonia several years ago - got the same warning. I drank the water and didn't get sick. But, some did. All depends upon our immune system I guess. But, I sure wouldn't drink water from a stream or lake or resevoir near any populated area ... without a water purification unit. Better yet, I'd have bottled water on-hand. Cheryl P.S. Does anyone know if these water purifying things work with "salt water"? Can you drink "salt water" that has been filtered and purified? I'm not near an ocean. Just thought about others who might use that as a water source.