Guest guest Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 >>>>With all the processed food that is causing cancer and other terrible things and our children having to take these shots, not to mention the air quality.........makes you stop and wonder what the heck is going to happen next ?>> It is awful scary actually! I live in a small town that is still governed by a City Manager. This means that none of the utilities are governed by any *watchdog* types such as " The Corporation Commission " etc. Basically, the " good ole' boys " get to do whatever they want. We have been getting notices in with our water bill for the last several years telling us that *oops, we've gone over EPA standards for safe drinking water because of Halo Acetic Acids " . They go on to tell you that it really isn't THAT bad of a thing, you needn't run out & buy bottled water etc. i started researching it, and tho I don't totally understand it all, a wonderful chemist turned attorney has explained it all to me Seems the Acids that are there are because of HOW they treat the water to make it drinkable......so basically, the City is putting this acid in our drinking water for us! All of this got me more interested when 5 or so female friends of mine came up with UTI's.....and it had been years since any of us had had that problem. A friend of mine went in to her local pharmacist and he told her since she had so many health problems, she should really consider getting a water filter system. He told her that 1/2.....yep, 1/2 of his clients were women treating severe UTI's. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm As it turns out, while the Halo's won't directly give you UTI's, it does suppress your immune system. Isn't that great? Here comes the punch line......you can sue the City.....but you have to give them written notice, and they have 60 days to comply, and if they do this, the suit is dropped. Course, all I want is for them to fix the water! There is an entire Senior Citizen's building down the street from me, and I happen to know of a few ladies that live there. They had never seen a notice about this......because they don't pay the water bill!!!! This attorney asked us if we were using this water to cook with, and of course, prior to becoming alarmed about it, we did. Bad idea.....seems the Halo acids, when heated, will cause yet another chemical reaction. He told us that the only sure way was to get a filter system hooked up directly at the in-valve.......they only run around $800 Here's another cute little story about our lovely government in this city. The City decided to buy newer, highly functioning trash trucks. In a nice letter they told us that this would save us all so much money in the long run because they were automated, meaning less man hours, less work comp etc etc. Yet, in that same letter, they raised trash rates for home owners a few dollars per month....to I think $12.50/month. My shop trash went from $12.50 to $25! When asked if we could have another company to take our trash, we were told NO....we can't separate that in our billing program. Sheesh, give me a break! LOL Can you tell I don't particularly care for the city I live in? Before anyone asks why we don't move.....hubby's father is all he has left for family, and he just turned 76. He won't leave this area until his Dad is gone. I need to call that attorney tomorrow I just love being a squeaky wheel! Chris Kelly ---------- --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.762 / Virus Database: 510 - Release 9/13/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 You go girl! I am sometimes the squeeky wheel. We live in the country don't have water piped in but have a well. Our house is on a piece of land that was farmed for years. I just hope the chemicals he used will come back to haunt us. Kathy - Chris Kelly 9/15/2004 10:17:52 PM What could happen next? >>>>With all the processed food that is causing cancer and other terrible things and our children having to take these shots, not to mention the air quality.........makes you stop and wonder what the heck is going to happen next ?>> It is awful scary actually! I live in a small town that is still governed by a City Manager. This means that none of the utilities are governed by any *watchdog* types such as " The Corporation Commission " etc. Basically, the " good ole' boys " get to do whatever they want. We have been getting notices in with our water bill for the last several years telling us that *oops, we've gone over EPA standards for safe drinking water because of Halo Acetic Acids " . They go on to tell you that it really isn't THAT bad of a thing, you needn't run out & buy bottled water etc. i started researching it, and tho I don't totally understand it all, a wonderful chemist turned attorney has explained it all to me Seems the Acids that are there are because of HOW they treat the water to make it drinkable......so basically, the City is putting this acid in our drinking water for us! All of this got me more interested when 5 or so female friends of mine came up with UTI's.....and it had been years since any of us had had that problem. A friend of mine went in to her local pharmacist and he told her since she had so many health problems, she should really consider getting a water filter system. He told her that 1/2.....yep, 1/2 of his clients were women treating severe UTI's. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm As it turns out, while the Halo's won't directly give you UTI's, it does suppress your immune system. Isn't that great? Here comes the punch line......you can sue the City.....but you have to give them written notice, and they have 60 days to comply, and if they do this, the suit is dropped. Course, all I want is for them to fix the water! There is an entire Senior Citizen's building down the street from me, and I happen to know of a few ladies that live there. They had never seen a notice about this......because they don't pay the water bill!!!! This attorney asked us if we were using this water to cook with, and of course, prior to becoming alarmed about it, we did. Bad idea.....seems the Halo acids, when heated, will cause yet another chemical reaction. He told us that the only sure way was to get a filter system hooked up directly at the in-valve.......they only run around $800 Here's another cute little story about our lovely government in this city. The City decided to buy newer, highly functioning trash trucks. In a nice letter they told us that this would save us all so much money in the long run because they were automated, meaning less man hours, less work comp etc etc. Yet, in that same letter, they raised trash rates for home owners a few dollars per month....to I think $12.50/month. My shop trash went from $12.50 to $25! When asked if we could have another company to take our trash, we were told NO....we can't separate that in our billing program. Sheesh, give me a break! LOL Can you tell I don't particularly care for the city I live in? Before anyone asks why we don't move.....hubby's father is all he has left for family, and he just turned 76. He won't leave this area until his Dad is gone. I need to call that attorney tomorrow I just love being a squeaky wheel! Chris Kelly ---------- --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.762 / Virus Database: 510 - Release 9/13/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 Hi Chris, Yes it is scary. I remember when it was safe to play outside in your neighborhood as a child. Can't do that now ! There are a lot of small towns that are like the one you live in. I happen to be stuck in one too. Hopefully we will be able to sell our little ranch this year and move. Our water company was so bad that it was taken over by the state about 12 years ago. Since then it has been passed to this company or that company ect.. We do not drink our water. We are lucky that we have ponds here that stay full all year round so our horses have decent water to drink. In the next town up they have something sort of like what you have. The electric company pretty much runs everything. The electric, the water, the trash pick up and the cable is all on one bill. I don't know if they are regulated or not because I don't live in that town. But I can tell you the bills seem very high for the service they get. When we first moved out here it was long distance to call the local sheriffs . They are not the fastest guys to answer 911 calls. Recently a situation came up where someone blocked our road leading out of this little area and it took the sheriff's 5 hours to get around to coming out to see what the problem was. lol Nice, huh ? Makes you feel safe to live out here ! lol Hugs, Sally - Chris Kelly<Purrrdy < > Wednesday, September 15, 2004 9:17 PM What could happen next? It is awful scary actually! I live in a small town that is still governed by a City Manager. This means that none of the utilities are governed by any *watchdog* types such as " The Corporation Commission " etc. Basically, the " good ole' boys " get to do whatever they want. We have been getting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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