Sure drinking it out of desperation is a tale. A shit ton of us grew up drinking water on the philosophy "clear+fast=safe" it's just that "I was a kid and half

Sure drinking it out of desperation is a tale. A shit ton of us grew up drinking water on the philosophy "clear+fast=safe" it's just that "I was a kid and half a mile from my house and thirsty" isn't much of a story to tell. Not that I under the impression that it's inherently safe just that none of the umpteen millions of us who surive and don't think it's a story.