Re: Re: RE: hum

Thanks. Pat and I think the city should be paying for the bottled water
since they're still charging us for unclean water. What a colossal
ripoff.


Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Kitty
Sent: 6/28/2004 10:44:28 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: RE: [CHAT] hum

> Good luck with the water.  Some people think it's fine for you to drink

> arsenic.  Thank goodness for bottled water.

> Kitty

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>

> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>

> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 9:14 PM

> Subject: Re: RE: [CHAT] hum

> 

> 

> > That IS scary. After the TMI (3 Mile Island) fiasco in 1979, I wonder

> > about the safety of those things. Dickinson College was 18 miles as the

> > crow flies from there and our Physics Dep't professors were sneaking out

> > there and getting way higher readings than were reported by the press.

> > Haven't grown two heads though. Yet. Just found out our municipal water

> > supply is contaminated. Turbidity due to complete lack of maintenance at

> > the water treatment plant - pumps and filters are shot. No idea when it

> > will be fixed. Sugar's drinking bottled water. I'm drinking wine. How

> > nice.

> >

> >

> > Pam Evans

> > Kemp, TX

> > zone 8A

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: Donna

> > Sent: 6/28/2004 8:26:23 PM

> > To: gardenchat@hort.net

> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] hum

> >

> > > Oh Gees.... thanks guys... you made me feel so safe here :)

> > >

> > > Actually I had heard (but not sure it is true!) that the worst fault

> > > line in this country is situated in southern Illinois area. Even worse

> > > than the popular Calif one.

> > >

> > > Problem is -- where it hit -- is not far from three nuclear power

> > > plants. Now that is scary!

> > >

> > > Donna

> > >

> > >

> > > >

> > > > james singer wrote:

> > > > > Yeah. Ohio River valley is a soft spot. It has had at least one

> > > major

> > > > > quake in the last 200 years. Not meaning to spook anyone, but this

> > > baby

> > > > > shake could be a prelude to something more substantial.

> > > > >

> > > > Two or three, 1811-13; they were called the New Madrid quakes due to

> > > their

> > > > location in New Madrid, MO. Reported that the ground in the vicinity

> > > had

> > > > _waves_ in it 6 feet peak to trough. I'd have liked to been in an open

> > > > field

> > > > securely seated when those went by... If one or two such were to hit

> > > > again,

> > > > say farewell to Memphis and St. Louis. Estimated magnitude in the 7.5+

> > > > range.

> > > > -jrf

> > > > --

> > > > Jim Fisher

> > > > Vienna, Virginia USA

> > > > 38.9 N 77.2 W

> > > > USDA Zone 7

> > > > Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]

> > >

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