[MD] thought on terrorism

[MarshaV]

At 02:53 PM 6/21/2007, you wrote:
>Quoting Arlo Bensinger <ajb102 at psu.edu>:
>
> > [Marsha]
> > I meant bottled air would definitely limit my freedom.  I'm one of
> > those who have adjusted to bottled water already.
> >
> > [Arlo]
> > All of us have (including me), I'm afraid.
>
>Since I'm the contrarian around here, at least politically, it will come
>as no surprise that I'm not included in Arlo's "all of us have" adjusted
>to bottled water. For the life of me I fail to understand why someone would
>pay extra for, shop for and lug around something which is as close 
>and convenient
>as one's kitchen faucet. Perhaps I've just been fortunate enough to live in
>places where the water is potable. But perhaps bottled water has been fostered
>on an unsuspecting public by those crafty capitalists and their manipulating
>advertisers just to earn obscene profits. Either way, please count 
>me out of "all."

Hi Platt,

I live on an island with a well.  The water is hard water 
green.  Prior to that I lived in a medium sized city.  The water 
there smelled so strongly of chlorine it made nauseous.  You are, 
indeed, fortunate.

Marsha