How To....Part 2

OK, well, I guess my problem with the water
reboiling is that allowing it to cool off in the
interim creates a perfect environment for
germ growth. Mrs. L claims the reboiling
kills the germs.

I grew up near a city with a really bad
chemical dump. The story they pushed
for years was that the smell was an old
tannery. We were supposed to believe that
there were dead cows spread out everywhere
that had just been abandoned, I guess.
Yep - just out there, rotting and stinking
in the sun for 20+ years.
It was pretty stupid.

Any time you took the train into Boston, though,
you could see piles of rotting metal barrels (not
cows). Hmmm......

Still - the "boil your water" myth was always around.
Now, maybe I'm naive....but if you have a pot full
of a dioxin mixture and you boil it....does it change
into spring water??

Thankfully, local governments have figured out what
to do with all of those pesky old chemical dumps:
cover 'em with what amounts to an over-glorified plastic
trashbag, throw a pile of dirt over them, and then....

BUILD PLAYGROUNDS OR BASEBALL FIELDS ON THEM!

Nice. Something to think about next time you see those
vent pipes on your kids' ball fields.

"Don't dig too deeply with those cleats, Billy!"

(Ah, don't worry - when was the last time a trashbag
fell apart on you?!?)

** DISCLAIMER **

Mr. L is not a scientist and uses only common sense
when evaluating the danger of exposure to toxic
chemicals!!! What an idiot.