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Old 07-08-2015, 12:50   #1
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Water contamination (Lancashire)

It may not effect us in Accrington but it may effect some of your nearest and dearest:
Lancashire residents urged to boil drinking water | Environment | The Guardian

http://news.sky.com/story/1531702/wa...hrough-weekend

I guess,You could go all medieval on this outbreak and just drink alcohol to be on the safe side
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Old 07-08-2015, 13:34   #2
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Re: Water contamination (Lancashire)

"A Lancashire county council spokesman reiterated............that there were no plans to close schools in the area “at this stage”."
That made me laugh, don't they know it's school holidays?
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Old 07-08-2015, 13:42   #3
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Another example of councillors coming from another planet.
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Old 07-08-2015, 14:35   #4
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Re: Water contamination (Lancashire)

Our water suppliers rely on chlorine to make water safe but it doesn't kill this parasite.

Chlorine is toxic. I have a Berkey filter tank to remove chlorine, and it removes this parasite too.
Berkey Water Filter Systems - World Leader in Portable Water Purification
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Old 07-08-2015, 16:13   #5
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Re: Water contamination (Lancashire)

Stick to gin, it's safer!
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Old 07-08-2015, 16:18   #6
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Re: Water contamination (Lancashire)

Not much good for making a cuppa though
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Old 07-08-2015, 18:23   #7
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Re: Water contamination (Lancashire)

United Utilities map of effected areas:-

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Also,all rumours that it was I who urinated in the reservoir are purely hearsay
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Old 07-08-2015, 18:32   #8
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Not much good for making a cuppa though
Maybe not but the bug can't live in it and if you put a dash of tonic in you won't get malaria either!
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Old 07-08-2015, 18:58   #9
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no good for cooking spuds in either.
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Old 07-08-2015, 19:02   #10
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good with iron bru
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Old 07-08-2015, 19:19   #11
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Yeuuuk!
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good with iron bru
Eh? Spuds!
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Old 07-08-2015, 19:34   #13
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I think he meant Gin.
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Old 07-08-2015, 21:12   #14
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Im on annual leave from work at the moment, the guys on my ward must be finding it hard work, i hope the trust are supplying everyone with bottled water
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Old 07-08-2015, 21:15   #15
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Blackburn Hospital hasn't been affected.
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