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I was in DC in July and it was miserably hot. Looks like August wasn't as bad, but Congress was in recess all of August, and campaigning was in full swing, so t

by toast0 2y ago

I was in DC in July and it was miserably hot. Looks like August wasn't as bad, but Congress was in recess all of August, and campaigning was in full swing, so there was a lot of reason for people to be elsewhere. I have to imagine lead in pipes is less of an issue in developing countries. Many of them have very little water infrastructure and what infrastructure is in developing countries tends to be more recent, so it's should be more likely to have used other materials than lead pipe.

bluGill 2y ago
Developing countries are a mix. Some of them have cities that have been around for centuries and at some point someone put in water (not always for the whole city). Worse, since they don't have strong safety standards you cannot be sure that pipes put into today don't have lead in them unless you check (though odds are if it was done today they used plastic which is cheaper, though better depends on if they used a good plastic or not which you can't really know)
kjellsbells 2y ago
> I was in DC in July and it was miserably hot. That's the regional climate I'm afraid. You get used to it. Doesnt help that downtown is built on a low lying swamp, theres a giant river as a moisture source, and concrete everywhere. Dont let it put you off! Aug is recess season which matters more than campaign season in terms of emptiness. It also means the entire class of lobbyists, analysts, journos and hangers on evaporate too. Its a good time of year for us locals not in that space.