Re: The joys of living in the country....

"Charles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| No way it was me! It was "Heidi" <[email protected]>!
| > "Charles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| >> No way it was me! It was "Spamvireslayer" <[email protected]>!
| >>
| >> > OH NO......is IS being spread nearby, in the field right outside my
| >> > window..........wah......
| >>
| >> If you're truly in the country, then your water is from a well.  You
| >> really should have it checked for coliform.
| >
| > It's at the office, and I think there's an artesian well, but I'm
| > going to ask tomorrow.
|
| LOL.  I mean, like they'd tell you!  Anyway, dude, an artesian well?  Next
| to raw sewage?  Well, like, duh.  Of course your water is infected.  Oh,
| yeah, yeah, it may not be, but I would bet that it is!
|
|
| > I don't drink it anyway, unless you can get something from hand washing,
| > I should be safe.
|
| Well, hey.  That and the testing bit and you should be fine.  I mean, just
| because I'm a pessimist (and know people whose wells have been infected in
| that manner) doesn't mean doodly compared to testing...

Artesian wells are under pressure so unless there is a break at the top of
the well pipe there is no local incursion from surface water.  That does not
mean that an injections well from around the area might not contaminate the
aquifer but that requires a plan and some power.