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Brainless Portland
April 17, 2014 at 1:26 pm
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Quote:Portland, Oregon is flushing 38 million gallons of drinking water down the drain because a 19-year-old man urinated in an open reservoir early on Wednesday morning, city water officials said.
The 50-million-gallon reservoir was taken off line and was tested for possible contamination and the results will be known Thursday. But in the meantime, the city has decided to "discard" 38 million gallons of water and clean the reservoir, Shaff said.
"That water goes directly into people's homes," David Shaff, Portland Water Bureau administrator said. "There is no way to re-treat it."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sns...9943.story
Clearly, Portland is not smart enough to understand that a small portion of urine is not going to contaminate a huge supply of water.
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RE: Brainless Portland
April 18, 2014 at 12:43 pm
Quote:Portland teen denies urinating in Mount Tabor reservoir
Teenager Dallas Swonger has denied urinating in Portland’s drinking supply, saying he actually took a leak on a wall next to it.
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-li...6889329712
Video included if you want to watch it.
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RE: Brainless Portland
April 18, 2014 at 12:50 pm
Maybe they believe in Homeopathy.
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RE: Brainless Portland
April 19, 2014 at 11:40 pm
Think about what those customers would do when that video those kids were shooting on their cell phone went viral. The company did what they had to do. What they were supposed to do.
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RE: Brainless Portland
April 20, 2014 at 6:50 pm
38 million gallons? That represents less than what flows through Portland's rivers each minute of every day. (The Columbia river flows at over 100 million gallons per minute.). Portland's water supply is limited by treatment facility capacity - and considering the time of year, we have plenty.
In addition, Portland's water bureau falls under the authority of a single elected city council position. You think that person is going to risk reelection by not dumping drinking water that's contaminated by human waste, regardless of the lack of health risk?
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RE: Brainless Portland
April 20, 2014 at 7:14 pm
The first thought that crossed my mind is that if they drained it because a guy peed in or near it, what are they doing to keep animals away from it? No, bears don't always crap in the woods, and human children aren't the only creatures who will relieve themselves while taking a nice swim.
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RE: Brainless Portland
April 20, 2014 at 11:05 pm
(April 19, 2014 at 11:21 pm)Heywood Wrote: I don't see this as being any different than providing ass gaskets at restrooms. It isn't necessary but it makes people feel better.
I'm scared to google what an "ass gasket" is...
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