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Leith

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8. My Prediction: We're Going to See a Lot More of This

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Jan 26, 2016, 01:10 PM

Jan 2016

After the latest debacle in Flint, now Sebring, people are going to pay water a lot more attention. Cities where the public water systems haven't been upgraded since the 1960s are going to find that they have similar problems.

This is horrible and it's going to get worse.

I am from Flint though I live out west now. Their latest crisis has hit me hard. It makes one wonder why we have such a bloated military when our country is falling apart around us.

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Lead Poisoning Strikes Another U.S. Town [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 2016 OP

Presidential Candidates Finally Begin to Speak Up on Flint Water Crisis Judi Lynn Jan 2016 #1

Now the rest of the story Elmergantry Jan 2016 #2

Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Jan 2016 #3

please cite a link for this, and explain what you mean about "the house", as though a single niyad Jan 2016 #9

It was two houses to be exact afaik Elmergantry Jan 2016 #17

please tell me that you forgot the sarcasm icon, because that story makes no sense at all. niyad Jan 2016 #18

Why doesnt it make sense? Elmergantry Jan 2016 #20

please link to a legitimate, reliable source, since the entire town does not drink out of niyad Jan 2016 #21

How does CBS news sound? Elmergantry Jan 2016 #23

my apologies. was thinking of flint, not sebring. niyad Jan 2016 #24

No problem. NT Elmergantry Jan 2016 #25

Thanks Judi Lynn. K&R Duval Jan 2016 #4

Can somebody remind me why the fucking water pipes are made of lead in the US? Helen Borg Jan 2016 #5

oh they take the diamonds out of the mines & throw the corpses in ... cloudythescribbler Jan 2016 #6

lead is cheap. niyad Jan 2016 #10

Virtually every zentrum Jan 2016 #13

I know - it's crazy csziggy Jan 2016 #15

They dont Elmergantry Jan 2016 #19

Pipes were made out of lead. Travis_0004 Jan 2016 #28

Nobody knew lead was unsafe Travis_0004 Jan 2016 #27

lead poisoning widespread in US (link) cloudythescribbler Jan 2016 #7

My Prediction: We're Going to See a Lot More of This Leith Jan 2016 #8

because this country was invaded by colonialist, brutal, war-mongering thugs, and it has niyad Jan 2016 #11

Dick Cheney's 2005-06, Energy Act, allows governments and workers to ignore DhhD Jan 2016 #12

Where ever republicans govern you will see this... Madmiddle Jan 2016 #14

Could it be? Helen Borg Jan 2016 #16

Can we get every household a lifetime supply of Pur water filters? OrwellwasRight Jan 2016 #22

Lead being uses in laying water pipes Elmergantry Jan 2016 #26