1- How much filterization does run-off water (you know- from, like, curb and gutter) go through before city water puts it in my tap?

2- How much can I wash down my drain if I don't have a disposal? I have a septic tank too.... How does that all work?

3- So...is yogurt old curdled milk that has sugar? I mean...what's up?


4- How can poor people vote for republicans? (serious question) Are they in denial that they're poor? Or the fact that they depend on federally funded programs?

5- How long would it take to feasibly drive from southern most NC lighthouse, Oak Island, to the northernmost: Currituck? I want to see each light house along the way, too.

11/1/2012 9:21:34 PM

6 - How do men and women feel when they see shit like this? I mean.... is it universally realized that it's a situation where women are talking shit JUST because they know that no one is going to challenge them on this subject?

11/1/2012 9:26:25 PM

11/1/2012 9:27:15 PM

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"1- How much filterization does run-off water (you know- from, like, curb and gutter) go through before city water puts it in my tap? "

None. You're drinking my pee.

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"2- How much can I wash down my drain if I don't have a disposal? I have a septic tank too.... How does that all work?"

Stop when you smell rotten eggs

11/1/2012 9:30:29 PM

#5 has websites devoted to it

http://www.outer-banks.com/lighthouse-society/lighthousetour.asp

11/1/2012 9:31:48 PM

1-a ton. This water is tested and the requirements are regulated by the EPA

11/1/2012 9:31:50 PM

1. None, water is not filterized
2. As much as you want, it's your septic system and repair bill to pay
3. Bacteria makes it thicken
4. The majority of poor people vote democratic
5. Hwy 12 is washed out, so it will take a week or two while they repair and may take longer for some parts.

11/1/2012 9:33:50 PM

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"4- How can poor people vote for republicans? (serious question) Are they in denial that they're poor? Or the fact that they depend on federally funded programs?"

If they're really religious the topic of abortion might be a deciding factor. But I think they may realize there's really no difference.

7 - Why do people call 911 when they see a UFO?

11/1/2012 9:35:03 PM

This thread is closed. ^ Thanks!

11/1/2012 9:36:09 PM

1. enough to make it suitable for bottling, under standards set by the EPA and state and local regulators

2. idk

3. Even fresh milk has sugar; it's just that instead of the sucrose and fructose you know and love, it's lactose, which nearly all adult mammals (and most adult humans) are unable to digest.

4. It could be the social issues, or it could be ideological beliefs about the proper role of government in the economy; despite what you might think, people do not primarily vote in their own economic self-interest: http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/bcaplan/e854/pc4.htm

5. idk

6. Obvs. the woman's breast cancer hasn't become so severe and metastatic that she's bedridden...

7. They think it's an emergency, of course!

11/1/2012 10:25:58 PM

6) No i will not go out with you

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

11/1/2012 10:27:02 PM

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"5- How long would it take to feasibly drive from southern most NC lighthouse, Oak Island, to the northernmost: Currituck? I want to see each light house along the way, too."

did this once as a kid with my granny. i don't remember how long it took, but it felt like forever. I was so bored by the 3rd lighthouse.

11/1/2012 10:29:08 PM

11/1/2012 10:35:18 PM

As far as #1, most states/cities have separate stormwater and wastewater systems, and very few are directly connected to drinking water supply. NYC and larger cities still have CSOs (combined sewers) I think, though the numbers are diminishing. Stormwater runoff that does not go through a CSO is discharged naturally, into streams, lakes, rivers, or the ocean; if it isn't routed to a stormwater best management practice (BMP) first - retention ponds, wetlands, bioretention cells, sand filters, etc. Thus it is evaporated, infiltrated, or conveyed as surface flow and ending up in the ocean/lake eventually. Thus the water is naturally treated and it is typically a long time until that water ends up coming through your tap. Wastewater is treated to levels safe for release into natural waterbodies; though the pollutant levels aren't as strict as drinking water standards.

Again, very few cyclic systems (stormwater/waste water directly connected to drinking water) exist, and the water still goes through the wastewater and drinking water treatment processes.

CSOs either treat all water entering the wastewater treatment facility (stormwater + wastewater) or discharge all water without treatment during times of excessive inflow (large rainfalls).

Further, drinking water is often pulled from reservoirs and groundwater and treated thoroughly. EPA and state regulations dictate fairly strict pollutant levels; however, "new" pollutants are of concern, primarily pharmaceuticals, whose levels (AFAIK) are not yet regulated as this is a "new" problem.

The only real stormwater to tap short circuit is stormwater runoff into drinking water reservoirs, but again, the drinking water treatment process is designed to remove pollutants in these waters; not to mention, dilution of stormwater within normally huge reservoirs plays a major role in making this water safer.

The amount of filtration depends on the source water, pollutant types, and pollutant concentrations; however all drinking water is filtered quite a bit. Sand filters, activated charcoal, osmosis, etc. are all used, in addition to adding coagulants to form precipitants in slow moving water so that heavier particles will settle.

For #4, for reasons other than economics? And maybe some realize that this country can't afford to support so many entitlement and welfare programs and understand that some cuts have to be made. And not all poor people are dependent on government. Some are staunchly against government assistance.

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11/2/2012 9:39:26 AM

but how much filterization does it have?!

11/2/2012 9:44:10 AM

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"5- How long would it take to feasibly drive from southern most NC lighthouse, Oak Island, to the northernmost: Currituck? I want to see each light house along the way, too. "

A couple of days, realistically. Google Maps lists the travel time involved as 12.5 hours; it's only 360 miles but there are five ferry trips involved (Southport -> Bald head and back, mainland -> Harkers Island, Harkers Island -> Ocracoke, Ocracoke -> Hatteras). Add in 30 minutes to an hour at/around each lighthouse, plus time to eat and enjoy the scenery, and you're looking at an exhausting day. Plus the only places to stay in the Currituck/Corolla vicinity are expensive so you'd need to add another 30-45 minutes travel time, at least, to get to where you're staying at the beginning/end of your trip.

11/2/2012 9:56:17 AM