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The tank with the missing roof means people in that building are drinking what amounts to surface water. Why on earth are they still using wood? By now I woul

The tank with the missing roof means people in that building are drinking what amounts to surface water. Why on earth are they still using wood? By now I would have expected them to have steel tanks with a steel roof on them, you know something a rodent can't just gnaw its way into. I'm glad I read this. Now whenever I go to NY, I won't drink any water without having boiled it for three minutes first.

ttul 8y ago
I had a water-borne illness from drinking (unbeknownst) surface water. It was utterly horrid. Cramping every morning. Always having to run for the toilet. Turns out I had not one but two parasitic infections. There is a reason water is treated and that water systems are inspected. I will never take water for granted again.
- LeftTurnSignal 8y ago
  /incoming rant but related to your story It sucks so bad. My brother and I got parasites from water at some restaurant in GA. Down there they were able to help him, but up in the north, the Drs have no clue on how to deal with parasites. The most help I got was the Dr calling the pharmacy for me. So my brother got meds from his Dr, sent them up here to get rid of the parasites. Now I'm dealing with some bacterial infections that no one can figure out. I asked to have the same test done that my brother had that found all his issues relating to this. They replied with "Yes, we can do that test." Then they sent me to CT and for a colonoscopy which took 2 months before I could get in... all the while they couldn't "give advice" because they "don't know what my system is like." I'm seeing the 4th opinion next week. It's been 4 1/2 months now, so maybe this one will care. This is with the "good insurance" I keep hearing about.
  - imtringued 8y ago
    How much did you have to pay for that colonoscopy? Good insurance can't make doctors better but it can lower the costs for you.
    - LeftTurnSignal 8y ago
      I'm in a bit of insurance hell at the moment. Depending on when I call them during the month, I might owe money or I might not.... Before the colonoscopy, they said I would owe $500 for my deductible, which is correct. Then I got there, they said I didn't need to pay anything, and I just got a bill yesterday for $2700. The insurance line items say they covered about $1300 of it. Now I get to fight insurance again because I shouldn't be paying anything over $500. I have 30 days before collections too. I love paying for the privilege of fighting for insurance coverage.
alexhutcheson 8y ago
Wood is a better insulator than steel or the other materials that you might use. This is important to keep the water from freezing in the winter or becoming a microbial breeding ground in the summer. Historically, wooden water tanks have also been a lot cheaper than those made of steel or other materials.
- gerbilly 8y ago
  Of course, the question answers itself: It's cheaper.[1] I guess there's no price you can put on health! (It certainly doesn't seem to count for much in this case.) [1] The Hitch-Hiker's Guide has already supplanted the great Encyclopaedia Galactica as the standard repository of all knowledge and wisdom, for though it has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate, it scores over the older, more pedestrian work [...] it is slightly cheaper

ttul 8y ago

I had a water-borne illness from drinking (unbeknownst) surface water. It was utterly horrid. Cramping every morning. Always having to run for the toilet. Turns out I had not one but two parasitic infections. There is a reason water is treated and that water systems are inspected. I will never take water for granted again.

LeftTurnSignal 8y ago
/incoming rant but related to your story It sucks so bad. My brother and I got parasites from water at some restaurant in GA. Down there they were able to help him, but up in the north, the Drs have no clue on how to deal with parasites. The most help I got was the Dr calling the pharmacy for me. So my brother got meds from his Dr, sent them up here to get rid of the parasites. Now I'm dealing with some bacterial infections that no one can figure out. I asked to have the same test done that my brother had that found all his issues relating to this. They replied with "Yes, we can do that test." Then they sent me to CT and for a colonoscopy which took 2 months before I could get in... all the while they couldn't "give advice" because they "don't know what my system is like." I'm seeing the 4th opinion next week. It's been 4 1/2 months now, so maybe this one will care. This is with the "good insurance" I keep hearing about.
- imtringued 8y ago
  How much did you have to pay for that colonoscopy? Good insurance can't make doctors better but it can lower the costs for you.
  - LeftTurnSignal 8y ago
    I'm in a bit of insurance hell at the moment. Depending on when I call them during the month, I might owe money or I might not.... Before the colonoscopy, they said I would owe $500 for my deductible, which is correct. Then I got there, they said I didn't need to pay anything, and I just got a bill yesterday for $2700. The insurance line items say they covered about $1300 of it. Now I get to fight insurance again because I shouldn't be paying anything over $500. I have 30 days before collections too. I love paying for the privilege of fighting for insurance coverage.

alexhutcheson 8y ago

Wood is a better insulator than steel or the other materials that you might use. This is important to keep the water from freezing in the winter or becoming a microbial breeding ground in the summer. Historically, wooden water tanks have also been a lot cheaper than those made of steel or other materials.

gerbilly 8y ago
Of course, the question answers itself: It's cheaper.[1] I guess there's no price you can put on health! (It certainly doesn't seem to count for much in this case.) [1] The Hitch-Hiker's Guide has already supplanted the great Encyclopaedia Galactica as the standard repository of all knowledge and wisdom, for though it has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate, it scores over the older, more pedestrian work [...] it is slightly cheaper