Toledo to residents: Don't use or drink the water

[unhappycamper]

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/08/02/3313842/ohio-city-issues-water-warning.html?sp=/99/261/

Toledo to residents: Don't use or drink the water
By JOHN SEEWER
Associated Press
August 2, 2014 Updated 5 minutes ago

TOLEDO, Ohio — About 400,000 people in and around Ohio's fourth-largest city were warned Saturday not to drink or use its water after tests revealed the presence of a toxin possibly from algae on Lake Erie.

The warning left residents across the Toledo area searching for water after they were advised not to shower with it or boil the water because that would only increase the toxin's concentration.

People bought carts full of bottled water, bags of ice and flavored water, emptying store shelves within hours of the advisory that was issued overnight.

"It looked like Black Friday," said Aundrea Simmons, who stood in a line of about 50 people at a pharmacy before buying four cases of water. "I have children and elderly parents. They take their medication with water."

[Lint Head]

1. Wonder if this is the beginning of privately owned water?

[blkmusclmachine]

5. Hmm.

[No Vested Interest]

2. Lesson: Keep our Great Lakes clean! Fresh water is

one of our greatest assets.
Fresh water sustains life.

[safeinOhio]

3. A recent LTTE in our paper

here in N. Ohio, a farmer was complaining about a new law on spreading farm fertilizer and how it was such a burden on those small businesses. How about the burden of millions of people with out water?

[FarPoint]

4. The " me_me" thinking of the farmers has threatened Toledo area now maybe for years!

The environmental balance was ignored. Isn't this the same age that was found I'm Lake St. Marys? That stuff still learks there I believe. What has it been 5-6 years?

[liberal N proud]

6. About the first of August every year, our water gets a funky taste - from Lake Erie

We get our water from Lake Erie further east than Toledo and stop drinking the water about this time of year. Usually lasts for the month of August and part of September.


But speaking of undrinkable water, we spent the week in southern Ohio and couldn't stand the smell of the water. Showers, washing your hands or dishes was unbearable. We drank bottled water. The water had a terrible sulfur odor.