Re: it's the water [was: apologia]

[Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Perelman wrote:
> I wonder how Dr. Cox would feel however if
> groggy firefighters who are supposed to save his house were already exhausted from
> their other job.

he may live in an area where "fire services" are privatized, where the
fire-fighters simply drive past burning houses whose owners haven't
paid their retainers.

Max Sawicky writes:
>There is some paranoia because of stories about NYC water being at
least temporarily contaminated, also some episodes here in D.C. area.
<

I remember when there was a temporary scare about the water in LA (in
what year I don't know, 1987??). Suddenly there was a surge in the
demand for bottled water, one that's never been reversed (even though
the tap water is fine). This is one of these cases where a conspiracy
theory may apply. If nothing else, the bottled water peddlers milked a
real problem to the max (as it were).

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Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own
way and let people talk.) --  Karl, paraphrasing Dante.