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kpete

(72,898 posts) Thu Jan 16, 2014, 12:21 PM Jan 2014

Would YOU Drink This? [View all]

The sight, the smell, the taste of freedom!

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I live in Charleston, WV. We have been w/out WATER for 6 days. The ban has lifted -- but would YOU drink this? pic.twitter.com/XL6rukC2ez

Poorest at Risk, Skepticism High as Officials OK Water Safety in West Virginia

Though officials announce water back at 'safe' limit, scientists and vulnerable residents not so sure

After the ban was lifted, residents were quick to post photos of the allegedly "safe" water online.

MORE HERE:
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/01/15-6

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Would YOU Drink This? [View all] kpete Jan 2014 OP

Homer: Whaddya have to wash that awful taste outta my mouth? onehandle Jan 2014 #1

Are rusty pipes the new progressive cause? cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #2

So, the question remains, Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #3

No, I would tend to run the tap until it was more clear cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #4

how about a sink full of water rather than a bathtub? kpete Jan 2014 #6

Would a false claim persuade us of anything? cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #11

Eeep! ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #5

Since the contaminated water OnyxCollie Jan 2014 #7

Perhaps the Tank ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #15

The pics are a hoax. riqster Jan 2014 #8

is this also a hoax? kpete Jan 2014 #10

The contamination is not a hoax. riqster Jan 2014 #12

Yipes shenmue Jan 2014 #9

Some of us are calling it "libertarian perrier" Triana Jan 2014 #13

Not quite as dramatic as the "flaming fracking faucet" Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #14