Boil water!

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*sigh* For the next three days, my area of town is under a "boil water" advisory after coliform bacteria was found in samples of our drinking water.

Makes me wish I had well water!

Subject: Re: Boil water! Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:03 pm

Uh-oh. Has this happened before?

Subject: Re: Boil water! Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:04 pm

I thought the baby was coming!!!

Ya, that's no fun. But it sure wouldn't be at all if you got a sip of that stuff!!

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I know....I'm wondering how long the bacteria has been in the water undetected. I thought I was heat-sick today, but maybe I'm a little under the weather from the water.

Subject: Re: Boil water! Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:10 pm

My town was always having to do that....hated it......haven't had to do it here........yet.... Hang in there.......better safe than sorry......

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Oops....Sorry, Rob...I didn't see your question. This is the first time I can remember having to boil the water before drinking it.

Subject: Re: Boil water! Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:14 pm

Well, just remember to let it cool before you drink it.

Subject: Re: Boil water! Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:18 pm

I'm sure she will Rob Laughing

Uh-oh... hopefully everything will turn out okay...

Subject: Re: Boil water! Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:52 pm

Rob wrote:: Well, just remember to let it cool before you drink it.

Unless you are making tea. Then it works out pretty well.
Any tea drinkers here? I love Lapsang Soushong. Its a dark woody smoky flavored tea. Dee-lish-ous!!

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Subject: Re: Boil water! Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:05 pm

Never tried Lapsang Soushong, Joe. I like Earl Grey and Darjeeling.

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Rob wrote:: I like Earl Grey and Darjeeling.

Those are two of my favorites, too. I like some of the herbal teas, too. Echinacea tea is delicious, and I like to make a blend of several kinds of mint that grow around my yard, too, with a little bit of lemon balm mixed in.

The city was offering free bottled water to anyone in the boil water zone, so I went down and picked some up. I'd rather not take a chance on the tap water not being boiled quite long enough to kill the bacteria.

Subject: Re: Boil water! Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:46 pm

I do the same thing, Savannah, on the rare occasion we've had to boil water. I don't want to take a chance with the tap water either under those circumstances and go with the bottled.

Subject: Re: Boil water! Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:45 pm

Savannah wrote:: Echinacea tea is delicious, and I like to make a blend of several kinds of mint that grow around my yard, too, with a little bit of lemon balm mixed in.

It sounds therapetic. And you can't Gomer me for that... you know why.

I haven't had any tea for quite a while, but this thread is making me want some.

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Rob wrote:: It sounds therapetic. And you can't Gomer me for that... you know why.

To quote a wise man I know, "I'll be the judge of that."

Yes, it's quite a therapetic tea.

Subject: Re: Boil water! Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:46 pm

It once happened in Argentina some 15 years ago. But happily nothing too dramatic occured and there were not any fatal victims to complain. Don't worry... Smile

Vanesa.

Subject: Re: Boil water! Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:16 am

Vanesa wrote:: It once happened in Argentina some 15 years ago. But happily nothing too dramatic occured and there were not any fatal victims to complain. Don't worry...

Vanesa.

Sounds like a book I wanna read. Ooops

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Thanks, Vanesa!

I'm happy to hear that nothing dramatic happened in your instance. I could use a little less drama in my life.

I used to lead such a boring life....

Subject: Re: Boil water! Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:21 am

Savannah wrote:: I know....I'm wondering how long the bacteria has been in the water undetected.

That's the first thing I thought Savannah. scratchead

Scary stuff....I hope this gets resolved soon! Nice that they're giving out bottled water though---I can only imagine how much of that they'll be needing!! OhMy

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We're hearing reports that the water may have been contaminated for up to a month.

No official word yet, though.

Subject: Re: Boil water! Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:43 am

Oh my!!

Subject: Re: Boil water! Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:38 pm

Savannah wrote:: We're hearing reports that the water may have been contaminated for up to a month. No official word yet, though.

That's very reassuring. Yikes

I think the last time we had to boil water was during that huge power outage in the north eastern part of the country. However many years ago that was.