Received: from hplabs.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA24884; Tue, 4 Apr 1995 15:16:55 -0700 Return-Path: <westes@usc.com-DeleteThis> Received: from netcomsv.netcom.com (uucp6.netcom.com) by hplabs.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1SU) id AA299883814; Tue, 4 Apr 1995 15:16:54 -0700 Received: by netcomsv.netcom.com with UUCP (8.6.9/SMI-4.1) id OAA04314; Tue, 4 Apr 1995 14:55:43 -0700 Received: by usc.com (NX5.67d/NX3.0M) id AA14742; Tue, 4 Apr 95 14:45:32 -0700 From: Will Estes <westes@usc.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <9504042145.AA14742@usc.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: speaking of safety packs... To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Date: Tue, 4 Apr 1995 14:45:31 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <9504042121.AA24022@w0159dev.schwab.com-DeleteThis> from "jim wolfgram" at Apr 4, 95 02:28:26 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 965
'jim wolfgram says:'
> waterbottles along with the storage. They looked like they might be handy, I
> often end up coming in because I'm feeling dehydrated. I think they cost about
> $48
Unless you really love Giardia and other intestinal parasites, I would
not recommend putting water bottles on your fanny pack. Aside from the
inevitable few drops of Bay water that you would suck in on the lid,
there is inevitably some leakage that will allow bay water to slip
into the bottle. They tell us when backpacking to treat even the
pristine water you get in the Sierras with iodine or filters to get
out Giardia, bacteria, and viruses. I can only guess what kind of crap
lurks in Bay water. Get a discovery scope sometime and scoop up some
bay water into it and take a look inside. Pretty disgusting
assortment of microscopic critters out there....
-- Thanks, Will Estes Internet: westes@usc.com-DeleteThis U.S. Computer Saratoga, CA 95070
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