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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: Ben on April 28, 2024, 08:11:37 AM
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I guess this is the MSM topic of the week, because I've seen it pop up several times in my newsfeeds. It's anything from "daily showers are bad for your health" to "daily showers are destroying the Earth". With the solution being to only shower from a few times a week to once a month.
https://www.foxnews.com/health/daily-showers-could-be-harmful-skin-health-experts-claim
I can't imagine showering only once a month, even if I was just sitting around not doing anything all day. Though I do recall that when I was a little kid, the standard for kids seemed to be getting in the bathtub on Saturday night so you'd be clean for church on Sunday morning, unless you somehow got extra dirty during the week. Otherwise it was just washing up daily, as in hands and face. I'm thinking it was sometime during Junior High that I started taking daily morning showers. I'm sure it had something to do with girls. :laugh:
Back when I was working, I almost always took a shower first thing in the morning just to wake up if nothing else, but also it seemed like the thing you do before you go into the office. Sometimes the shower was at the gym after my morning workout. On field days, like if I was out diving, sure, I'd skip the morning shower since it didn't make sense, but I sure took one as soon as I got back home, and on multi-day boat trips, always at least took a hose shower on the fantail when dive ops were done for the day, partly to be able to get a good nights sleep, hitting the rack clean.
I will say that I am currently at "old man stage", where depending on what I've been doing and/or the time of year, I might skip showering for a day or two, like in the dead of Winter when I'm inside all day and my only physical activity has been the daily yoga and maybe a short stint on the exercise bike or rower, and then I'll still grab a body wipe afterwards for a whore's shower. During Summer, I absolutely shower every day. It's hot, and even if I just have a few hours of farm work, there's no way I'm going to bed feeling dirty and sticky from all the sweating. In fact on a lot of Summer days if I'm doing farm stuff, I take a whore's shower before I sit down for lunch and then a regular shower when I'm done for the day.
Anyway, from reading, I think there is a case for maybe if circumstances allow, skipping daily showers for the health reasons, but screw that showering once a month to save the Earth. Save that crap for your hippie commune, you dirty commies.
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This story stinks
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My Mom's doctor was telling her that she should really only shower 3 times a week, otherwise she's just stripping the natural protection off her skin.
I can't imagine not showering almost every day. Like you, sometimes I'll skip a shower for a day or two, but generally I start my morning with a good sluicing.
If I've let my hair get long? I have to shower. I can't stand the feeling that my hair isn't clean. If I have short hair I may skip a shower.
But, if this is the left's new "YOU'RE KILLING THE WORLD!!!!!", well, then, die Mother Nature, die.
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"However, daily showers do not improve your health, could cause skin problems or other health issues — and, importantly, they waste a lot of water."
Isn't it the same water the dinosaurs drank and peed out? Do some people not know that we filter and re-use it over and over ad infinitum?
I shower in the morning as part of my wake up routine, and again after work in the warmer months. In my former career, which included snow removal, I'd go a few days at a time without, but I was single and sitting in a recliner playing video games all day.
I have a few co-workers who don't seem to know what a shower is, what deodorant is, or even washing clothes. Fortunately, I don't work in close quarters with any of them.
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"I have a few co-workers who don't seem to know what a shower is, what deodorant is, or even washing clothes. Fortunately, I don't work in close quarters with any of them."
I've worked with people like that.
Absolutely grim.
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At some point, around 30 years of age, I found I had to wash my hair right before bed, or my head would feel hot on the pillow and I wouldn't be able to sleep. (Yes, like Pedro.)
I also shower every morning, unless it's one of those Saturdays where I'll be working around the house all day. I just feel more comfortable when I start the day clean. Besides, I don't want to be smelly when I'm at work, or anywhere else I'll be around people.
So that's at least two showers most days. I might take three or four showers on a summer day.
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(Yes, like Pedro.)
You know, now that you brought it up, you really do seem more like Pedro than Perd. I think a name/avatar change is in order. =D
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You know, now that you brought it up, you really do seem more like Pedro than Perd. I think a name/avatar change is in order. =D
Should we put it to a vote?
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Should we put it to a vote?
:rofl:
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Should we put it to a vote?
Never in all my wildest dreams did I see this coming.
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To be honest, I'm thinking more Paco that Pedro...
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Look, Pedro, I don't know how they do things down in Juarez, but here in Idaho we have a little something called pride. Understand? Smashing in the face of a pinata that resembles Summer Wheatley is a disgrace to you, me, and the entire Gem State.
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When I smell someone standing near me, turn around, and there's nobody there . . . I know it's time to shower. :rofl:
Well, I'll admit, maybe I don't shower 7 days a week . . . but at least 6. Rarely as few as 5.
Less than 5 and I couldn't stand myself.
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Vote for Pedro. I also shower daily since that is where I shave my head.
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I have way over active oil glands and I'm not going anywhere without my morning shower otherwise I'm a grease ball all day and after a quick shower before bed I sleep much better.
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Let's not forget Pablo or Puck.
As I have gotten older and more sedentary I may skip a day or two in the shower but that is only if I am sticking at home. After decades of showering every day prior to work it is a hard habit to break. Usually if I am going anywhere, other than Walmart, I will shower prior to leaving the house. Walmart is not too concerning because after all, it is Walmart. ;)
bob
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I have way over active oil glands and I'm not going anywhere without my morning shower otherwise I'm a grease ball all day and after a quick shower before bed I sleep much better.
I’m the same way. Sweat heavily even inside doing nothing so I shower daily. When I was in the shop it was pretty much a morning and evening shower situation. Ain’t hurt me yet.
In fact our company dress code states that you will shower and wear a fresh laundered uniform in good repair daily so it’s enforceable by write up.
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As I have gotten older and more sedentary I may skip a day or two in the shower but that is only if I am sticking at home. After decades of showering every day prior to work it is a hard habit to break. Usually if I am going anywhere, other than Walmart, I will shower prior to leaving the house. Walmart is not too concerning because after all, it is Walmart. ;)
bob
Yeah, I'm the same. If I hit the city on a day I would otherwise skip showering, I take a shower.
I will say that during the covids I was pretty much showering every day. Not because of germs, but for the 6ish months that I lost my sense of smell, because I could never tell if I was stinky or not. :laugh:
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Another reason I shower most mornings is because drenching my head with water is the only cure I've found for bed-head. It's the only thing that makes my hair mostly lay down and behave itself. (Unless I become a Dapper Dan man, or something.) It's also the best way to wash off shaving goop.
So evening and morning, I have to soak my head.
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IMO, if you are showering often, use a milder soap. I have found some soaps will dry skin more and make me itch.
I just feel a lot better if I am clean. If I need to do it with less water, then I can do that.
There was a short period a couple years ago where the city I live in had an incident and did a boiled water notice for a few weeks. I could clean and rinse with about 6 or 8 water bottles. Surprised me a bit.
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Should we put it to a vote?
What am I offered for my vote??
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What am I offered for my vote??
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There was a short period a couple years ago where the city I live in had an incident and did a boiled water notice for a few weeks. I could clean and rinse with about 6 or 8 water bottles. Surprised me a bit.
What kind of incident? You can bathe in non-potable water.
As long as it isn't like, ya know, really, really non-potable.
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Your mom goes to college.
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Get outta here, Ben! You're ruining everybody's lives!
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Get outta here, Ben! You're ruining everybody's lives!
I'll be happy to oblige as soon as my time machine arrives in the mail.
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A must-have!
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Where's the skyintifikil resirch on how we have to redoose how often we pick our noses? I saw recintlee how the irth is being roont by too many flicked and smeared boogers.
Terry, 230RN
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Picking your nose is white supremacy.
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Picking your nose is white supremacy.
Well my nose is white
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What kind of incident? You can bathe in non-potable water.
As long as it isn't like, ya know, really, really non-potable.
Someone died from some sort of bug at a public water slide (I forget what it was). They found dead legs in the water system that weren't getting treated properly and switched to a chlorine anti-microbial treatment. The chlorine was pretty heavy for a bit when they shocked the system. They were also handing out cases of water for residents.
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Someone died from some sort of bug at a public water slide (I forget what it was). They found dead legs in the water system that weren't getting treated properly and switched to a chlorine anti-microbial treatment. The chlorine was pretty heavy for a bit when they shocked the system. They were also handing out cases of water for residents.
When I was in India, even in the highest end hotels, I made sure to shower with my mouth closed. Used bottled water to brush teeth. Ate nothing that wasn't cooked, or could be peeled.
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Well my nose is white
You need to acknowledge your privilege and pick a nose of color. Olfactory justice now!
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I'm doing my part to hasten the demise of the planet -- I took a long shower last night.
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I'm doing my part to hasten the demise of the planet -- I took a long shower last night.
Yeah, I will worry about that when they outlaw swimming pools to conserve water. But water isn't scarce yet so none of that is really necessary.
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I'm doing my part to hasten the demise of the planet -- I took a long shower last night.
According to some on the left I just denied an African village water for a year.
Never understood how me saving water in an area with more water than we know what to do with somehow makes a difference to someone 10,000 miles away. What water I do and don't use just goes down the Ohio, down the Mississippi, and out to the gulf.
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According to some on the left I just denied an African village water for a year.
Never understood how me saving water in an area with more water than we know what to do with somehow makes a difference to someone 10,000 miles away.
By that logic, we should go ahead and cut down the rain forests in South America since it takes water that is needed in Africa.
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On the water conservation, I always cracked up in California, where during one of the "water shortages"*, the weirdo limousine liberal hippies in Santa Barbara were all promoting families showering together, letting #1 and even #2 sit in the toilet for long periods, and all kinds of other stuff that might save their household 200 gallons per week. In the meantime during that same period, the farmers in the San Juaquin Valley were running 1000GPM pumps 24/7 for like two weeks on, one week off all Summer to water crops. :laugh:
* Which, it's hard to justify a "water shortage" when you divert hundreds of millions of gallons of water every year from humans, letting it dump straight into the ocean, to "save" a tiny fish that you can't even get a population number on because they are likely already extinct.
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On the water conservation, I always cracked up in California, where during one of the "water shortages"*, the weirdo limousine liberal hippies in Santa Barbara were all promoting families showering together, letting #1 and even #2 sit in the toilet for long periods, and all kinds of other stuff that might save their household 200 gallons per week. In the meantime during that same period, the farmers in the San Juaquin Valley were running 1000GPM pumps 24/7 for like two weeks on, one week off all Summer to water crops. :laugh:
* Which, it's hard to justify a "water shortage" when you divert hundreds of millions of gallons of water every year from humans, letting it dump straight into the ocean, to "save" a tiny fish that you can't even get a population number on because they are likely already extinct.
Meanwhile those very same limousine liberal hippies have swimming pools the size of a small country and hot tubs.
Then they hop on their private jet to go to some exotic place to get together with other limousine liberal hippies who did the same to tell me I need to stop driving my car to save the planet. Then pose for photos then go partying with the others
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Britain's Keeper of Arms and Artillery takes a look at the firearms from Fallout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsP9CGq3dL8
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Britain's Keeper of Arms and Artillery takes a look at the firearms from Fallout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsP9CGq3dL8
Don't change the subject :rofl:
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I worked with a guy who always pooped at work.
Said he did it to save his septic field.
And my dad used to pitch a bitch about flushing evey piss, for the same reason. Come to find out, he just liked to make up reasons to pitch a bitch.
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When I was driving over the road, and basically living at truck stops, I'd be able to grab a shower every few days usually. If you buy enough fuel, they are free. Still have the loyalty card. Basically, an overnight run would buy me one shower.
Truck stop showers, at least in the Pilot/Flying J system, are great.
When I was in college, I'd usually shower in the morning, and then after working out.
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I worked with a guy who always pooped at work.
Said he did it to save his septic field.
And my dad used to pitch a bitch about flushing evey piss, for the same reason. Come to find out, he just liked to make up reasons to pitch a bitch.
Weekends must be tough. He could just set up a small outhouse in the back of the yard if it was that much of a concern.
I used to work around a guy who was the opposite. He didn't want to sit on someone else's toilet. He worked 12 hour shifts.
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He could just set up a small outhouse in the back of the yard if it was that much of a concern.
Now that you mention it, he did have an outhouse!
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I used to work around a guy who was the opposite. He didn't want to sit on someone else's toilet. He worked 12 hour shifts.
I mean, I can kinda relate. For the first 3/4s of my career, my office was in a Naval Reserve building that also housed a Maritime museum, and after the museum came in, they separated the gov offices and the museum with a shared entryway/restroom area, so essentially, public restrooms. Which were also available to tourists in the harbor who were hitting restaurants and bars. So you can imagine what the restrooms looked like.
For those times when I couldn't hold in #2, you can bet your ass that I quadruple gasketed the toilet seat. Even taking a leak, I had to be a gymnast to position myself so that I wasn't standing in piss.
The last 1/4 of my career, we were in our own building with our own private bathrooms and a shower area people used either after dive ops or PT or whatever. Whatever else I could complain about regarding my coworkers, everyone was at least civilized in how they treated our bathrooms and showers.
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One semester in college, there was a poor kid on my dorm floor, in the football dorm, who had signed up late for the rooms, who was scared to death of either taking a dump in the communal restrooms, or taking a shower. He would walk to his own dorm to do so.
Because he'd come out as gay.
And he was SURE that the horrible football players would harm him.
We told him that our Very Damn Good kicker was probably gay, but that didn't faze him... he was sure...
Which is probably where some of the "progressive" fears still lurk.
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I was on division president's staff for awhile when I worked at SAIC, working in the eastern region HQ in Virginia.
Worked with a LOT of former high ranking military and civilian gov... including several generals and admirals and one former deputy director of the CIA.
None of those idiots apparently knew how to use a urinal. By noon the men's room floor was awash in piss. It was disgusting. Only thing I could figure is that they were so used to having lowly enlisted cleaning up after them they didn't care.
I NEVER used the men's room on our side of the building after mid day -- I always went to the other wing, which was under construction and didn't get much use. And the people who used it weren't idiots.
It got so bad that I hung printouts over the urinals -- STAND CLOSER, IT'S NOT AS LONG AS YOU THINK, YOU'RE PISSING ON THE FLOOR.
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I was on division president's staff for awhile when I worked at SAIC, working in the eastern region HQ in Virginia.
Worked with a LOT of former high ranking military and civilian gov... including several generals and admirals and one former deputy director of the CIA.
None of those idiots apparently knew how to use a urinal. By noon the men's room floor was awash in piss. It was disgusting. Only thing I could figure is that they were so used to having lowly enlisted cleaning up after them they didn't care.
I NEVER used the men's room on our side of the building after mid day -- I always went to the other wing, which was under construction and didn't get much use. And the people who used it weren't idiots.
It got so bad that I hung printouts over the urinals -- STAND CLOSER, IT'S NOT AS LONG AS YOU THINK, YOU'RE PISSING ON THE FLOOR.
A reminder to never underestimate the weird thinking of arrogant/egotistical people.
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One of my pet peeves in life in walking into a restroom and there's a F'ing puddle in front of each urinal. Look at the toilet and it's covered in piss too. I'm like really? WTF is wrong with some people?
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One of my pet peeves in life in walking into a restroom and there's a F'ing puddle in front of each urinal. Look at the toilet and it's covered in piss too. I'm like really? WTF is wrong some people?
I walked into the restroom one day when one of our team (different position from the one described previously) was absolutely laying into one of the other employees. Guy had walked into the restroom and second guy was in a stall pissing all over the seat, apparently on purpose.
And more than once I described the state of the men's rooms when I was working at a State Dept. facility in Washington, DC. Some absolutely disgusting, borderline insane activities in the men's room...
Stuff like people crapping ON the floor beside the throne, someone smearing *expletive deleted*it all over the stall, and probably my favorite, taking the entire box of ass gaskets, stuffing them in the bowl, crapping ON the ass gaskets, then attempting to flush everything. Result? Fecal flood.
That last one happened several times and resulted in a global e-mail from management.
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One of my first jobs was a Convenient store and the boss let the local homeless guy use the restroom. Guy crapped on the toilet, not in but on, and threw his *expletive deleted*it filled underwear on the floor.
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I walked into the restroom one day when one of our team (different position from the one described previously) was absolutely laying into one of the other employees. Guy had walked into the restroom and second guy was in a stall pissing all over the seat, apparently on purpose.
And more than once I described the state of the men's rooms when I was working at a State Dept. facility in Washington, DC. Some absolutely disgusting, borderline insane activities in the men's room...
Stuff like people crapping ON the floor beside the throne, someone smearing *expletive deleted*it all over the stall, and probably my favorite, taking the entire box of ass gaskets, stuffing them in the bowl, crapping ON the ass gaskets, then attempting to flush everything. Result? Fecal flood.
That last one happened several times and resulted in a global e-mail from management.
Spreading **** all over happened at a plant I worked at. Thankfully it wasn't a restroom I used. If I remember right, the supervisor got rid of the two contractors who were hired right before it happened and it didn't repeat.
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It is a bit sad that we all have stories like this. Just a reminder that civilization society isn't quite as uniform as everyone would like to believe.
And if Govt people makes decisions like that about using the bathroom, who knows what sort of decisions they make with regard to spending our money and such.
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It is a bit sad that we all have stories like this. Just a reminder that civilization society isn't quite as uniform as everyone would like to believe.
And if Govt people makes decisions like that about using the bathroom, who knows what sort of decisions they make with regard to spending our money and such.
A disturbing large % of the govt people I've met are people cleanly scraped from the bottom of the gene pool barrel
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A disturbing large % of the govt people I've met are people cleanly scrapped from the bottom of the gene pool barrel
Yeah, but at least we know how to spell "scraped". =D =D =D
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Yeah, but at least we know how to spell "scraped". =D =D =D
All this talk about p made me put an extra one in :lol:
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Yeah, but at least we know how to spell "scraped". =D =D =D
"Scrapped" kind of works for me in that usage.
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"...They found dead legs in the water system that weren't getting treated properly and switched to a chlorine anti-microbial treatment."
That threw me for a while untul I had my second cup of coffee. "Dead legs" as in sections of piping. "Hot leg," "cold leg," "chlorinated leg" and the like.
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Jeeze, Terry, wake the ef up!
Terry, 230RN
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"...They found dead legs in the water system that weren't getting treated properly and switched to a chlorine anti-microbial treatment."
That threw me for a while untul I had my second cup of coffee. "Dead legs" as in sections of piping. "Hot leg," "cold leg," "chlorinated leg" and the like.
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Jeeze, Terry, wake the ef up!
Terry, 230RN
I knew of a length of watermain installed with a tree branch inside. Think "kids screwing around on a construction site". It wouldn't pass testing no matter how much chlorine was pumped in. They finally localized the zone and dug it up.
I imagine a dead leg would cause the same amount of consternation
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My father was engineer of a town of about 10,000 in Pennsylvania in the last stage of his career. Town had been founded in the late 1700s.
They were doing water main renewals in part of the town and came across several sections of wooded water mains that, as far as anyone could tell, had been installed in the early 1800s.
Still perfectly functional.
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I knew of a length of watermain installed with a tree branch inside. Think "kids screwing around on a construction site". It wouldn't pass testing no matter how much chlorine was pumped in. They finally localized the zone and dug it up.
I imagine a dead leg would cause the same amount of consternation
In my local case, I think it was a water slide the city put out in the warm months. They were using some sort of chlorine alternative for the water system that apparently wasn't as good. Then the line in the area of the water slide had "piping dead legs that rarely got circulation so they never saw any treatment chemicals. The report I saw for the aftermath seems to point to a combination of things which is usually the case with things like that.
The end result for my neighborhood was a boil water notice, the city handed out cases of water each day for residents, and the water smelled strong of chlorine for weeks afterward. It was a good experience to try to use water bottles, but I didn't keep doing that the entire time.