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Originally posted by flexmore3 fairly common systems for water purification are
i don't get it. what is this?
1. charcoal based filters (usually countertop 'brita' type things)
2. distillers (expensive in terms of power consumption)
3. reverse osmosis (forces water through a selective semi-permeable membrane separating the gunk)
we liked #3 the best.
this is a pretty good link on RO:
http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/h2oqual/watsys/ae1047w.htm
(btw, the prices here seem to me to be a bit high - ours cost $500 and the filter sets are only $45)
actually, we rarely drink water since we primarily eat raw foods - but it's new year's eve so .... 😀
in friendship,
prad
Yeah, drinking on a budget forced us to make some pretty lousy alcohol purchases. Milwaukee's Best (affectionately referred to as The Beast), Rainier, and Bud were staples. Henry's was a luxury item!
I had a long love affair with Pyramid Hefeweizen after college, though. But the only way I could drink even that was with about four sliced lemons crushed into the glass.
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Originally posted by flexmoreso we have RO and this could be LIS (long intestine separation)!
i pour any-old-thing in my mouth and my long intestine separates them out.
that's must be where the term 'intestinal fortitude' comes from 😀
in friendship,
prad
ps where are you from again? was it australia or new zealand? (don't know my flags too well)
Originally posted by royalchickenGood stuff here, had a good laugh- you're a pretty witty guy royalchicken 😀😀😀
Seriously, I've never participated but isn't Holy Communion essentially similar to a very awkward cocktail party? Everyone's bored and silent, you're all standing about eating dry crackers and drinking bad wine, and the best-dressed guy there is mumbling something in a dead language...🙄
NC🙂
