[ale] Way-WAY OT: In case you missed this inthe news...Climategate

[Geoffrey]

Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> I didn't know the Bahamas had issues with their water.  When I lived in
> Grenada I drank water out of the tap for several months without any ill
> effects.  I won't swear to it but I think I probably drank water out of
> the tap in Bermuda, St. Thomas and Puerto Rico in trips to those
> locales.

Well, we are out at a open air market and it was hot.  A group of folks 
were selling sodas and small bottle waters.  They were in the process of 
filling the small bottle waters from a larger milk jug size container. 
I opted for the soda.

> 
> PR was interesting at the time - if it weren't for all the Spanish
> language you'd not have known you weren't in mainland America.   I
> shopped at a mall there that looked like any you'd see here.  (Grenada
> for some reason couldn't clothe someone 6'3" hence my trip to PR.)  Of
> course these days even WITH the Spanish you might not know it.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Geoffrey
> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 2:24 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> Subject: Re: [ale] Way-WAY OT: In case you missed this inthe
> news...Climategate
> 
> Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> 
>> One thing the locals taught me in India - when you go out to eat and 
>> order bottled water make sure you tell them you want it opened it at
> the 
>> table - apparently it is common for many places to refill the bottles 
>> from the tap to save money.
> 
> Saw them doing this in the Bahamas.
> 


-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

"I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent
the government from wasting the labors of the people under
the pretense of taking care of them."
- Thomas Jefferson