At 01:56 PM 5/28/2003 -0500, gumbie tygress wrote:

>> >If you drink the water, you're in a state of flux . . .
>> 
>> And if you wash with the water and a certain detergent, you're in a 
>> state of Lux.
>
>Go out to the pond and you'll get a spate of ducks....

Sometimes drinking the water requires a box of Chux.

>> >> >resist the snide comment>
>> 
>> Oh, you ain't seen snide if you think that one is!    
>> Actually, not
>> far off the mark in many instances.  The water here is very high in
>> minerals, some of which cause some people to have the runs.  
>
>Try Klamath Falls' water -- they're in Volcano country, and some wells
>pump it out eau d' rotten eggs.

Water right out of the Floridan aquifer likewise.  Our water here has a
faint amount of it, after being double-filtered -- once at the pump and
once under the kitchen sink.  Not quite as bad as in volcano country,
though, I would imagine.

>Of course, in Bath England, they sell a glass of aromatic water for
>2-Pound. (ok, maybe not that bad)
>Leave it in the Fridge and it would out gas -- but required some special
>conditioner for hair washing.

The Fountain of Youth (so-called) tourist attraction in St. Augustine is
very rotten-eggy, as it does come from a spring, which originates in the
aquifer.  On a field trip when I was in elementary school, I visited the
place, and we each were given a little paper cup of the water.  Echh . . .
couldn't get it past my nose.

But, yes, letting it stand (even at room temp) does allow the odor to
dissipate.  Our water IS wonderfully clear and makes great coffee.

>
>> water.  She was fine after that, and eventually her system became
>> accustomed to the water.  Terrible thing for someone who's BORN here 
>> not to  be able to tolerate the water!
>
>don't drink the water, there seems to be something ailin' every one....

Maybe we should all emulate W. C. Fields -- "never touch the
stuff."  Heehee.

Of course you do know what Winston Churchill's opinion of water was, don't
you?

According to story, he didn't care to drink it, he said:  "Fish f*ck in
it."  Well, that is direct and to the point, I suppose . . .
 
>> Veloci--weird place, Florida--raptor
>
>won't argue with a native, tygress....

Native by default, I suppose.  By de fault of my mudder who moved us here
when I was 7.

Veloci--Keys and the daughters ARE natives--raptor



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