Tap Water...
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Re: Tap Water...
Thanks FS, appreciated.FreeSocrates! wrote:023 305 401
012 995 552
070 212 400
Mine just came.
Not sure why there is so many numbers. I think sometimes they can speak ok English, but probably easier to just get your maid to arrange it and fill them up before you're out.
I think you will need at least 3-5 bottles for one month. ($5 deposit/each bottle + $1 for refills)
Bodge: This ain't Kansas, and the neighbours ate Toto!
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Think you'll find Ezekiel was born a bit before that. I know these things are important to you.vladimir wrote:Yes, a Christian fundamentalist sect told me Ezekiel gave them a promise...
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Re: Tap Water...
The Drink water in Phnom Penh's reservoirs is supposedly one of the best in the world. Apparently one of the few positive remnants of imperialism the French left behind.FreeSocrates! wrote:Never drank it here, I always buy the 20 Litre jugs for 1 dollar, but they are closed tonight. (Obviously).
I had some tonight after boiling it and putting it in the freezer and it tastes kinda funny.
Have you ever drank the tap water here? In the provinces or otherwise?
What happens from when the water leaves the reservoir until it leaves your faucet seems to be the big issue. Most Khmers I know either boil or use he 20 litre jugs (as I do),
Taxi, we'd rather walk. Huddle a doorway with the rain dogs
The Rum pours strong and thin. Beat out the dustman with the Rain Dogs;
The Rum pours strong and thin. Beat out the dustman with the Rain Dogs;
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This could happen anywhere in the world. What is your point?[/quote]vladimir wrote:Duncan wrote:ali baba wrote:I drink the tap water. It tastes bad because of the chlorine and occasionally it comes out milky or cloudy but the 20l bottles are too much hassle to replace constantly.
Get a filter if you want.
For those wanting to use a filter try this. Put some food colouring in the water on the supply side and see if your filter removes it. IT WILL NOT REMOVE IT. Now imagine if that food colouring was DDT or some liquid horticulture spray that was being used kilometres away and got into the supply.
A very simple point,, If you want to see if your filter is working ,, Do as I just described. And you are right. it can be done in any part of the world.
Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
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Bragger!FreeSocrates! wrote:Mine just came.
Jesus loves you...Mexico is great, right?
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And let one assume, for the purposes of argument, that it is not. What should one do?Duncan wrote:A very simple point,, If you want to see if your filter is working ,, Do as I just described. And you are right. it can be done in any part of the world.
It's like saying, 'There is injustice'... but not suggesting a cure.
Jesus loves you...Mexico is great, right?
Re: Tap Water...
The tap water is taken from the Mekong before being treated and piped around town. The system has won awards and is considered one of the best in the world. It was rebuilt in the 90s after severe neglect and misuse all but destroyed the previous infrastructure.Rain Dog wrote:The Drink water in Phnom Penh's reservoirs is supposedly one of the best in the world. Apparently one of the few positive remnants of imperialism the French left behind.
What happens from when the water leaves the reservoir until it leaves your faucet seems to be the big issue. Most Khmers I know either boil or use he 20 litre jugs (as I do),
Scarier than malaria.
Re: Tap Water...
Yup, but of course it is held in reserve before distribution, and the role of the French Engineering Consortium Safege should not be discounted.ali baba wrote:The tap water is taken from the Mekong before being treated and piped around town. The system has won awards and is considered one of the best in the world. It was rebuilt in the 90s after severe neglect and misuse all but destroyed the previous infrastructure.Rain Dog wrote:The Drink water in Phnom Penh's reservoirs is supposedly one of the best in the world. Apparently one of the few positive remnants of imperialism the French left behind.
What happens from when the water leaves the reservoir until it leaves your faucet seems to be the big issue. Most Khmers I know either boil or use he 20 litre jugs (as I do),
An interesting background article:
http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/how-phn ... ter-supply
Taxi, we'd rather walk. Huddle a doorway with the rain dogs
The Rum pours strong and thin. Beat out the dustman with the Rain Dogs;
The Rum pours strong and thin. Beat out the dustman with the Rain Dogs;
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That's why it's a good thing they're treating the water in the supply and not relying on cheap home filters which mostly just remove mineral content and large particle. Everyone being overly paranoid about the PP water is amusing, considering stuff like this:Duncan wrote:ali baba wrote:I drink the tap water. It tastes bad because of the chlorine and occasionally it comes out milky or cloudy but the 20l bottles are too much hassle to replace constantly.
Get a filter if you want.
For those wanting to use a filter try this. Put some food colouring in the water on the supply side and see if your filter removes it. IT WILL NOT REMOVE IT. Now imagine if that food colouring was DDT or some liquid horticulture spray that was being used kilometres away and got into the supply.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/b ... acceptable
At a recent Ministry of Environment conference, an official broke the seal of his
Eurotech water bottle, drank a glassful, then detected a strange taste. He discovered
to his horror that insects and larvae were floating in the bottle. "And this
was at the Ministry of Environment!" he exclaimed.
Although sick for two weeks, he continues to drink Eurotech water. "I'm sure
it was a fraudulent bottle," he said.
So while all of the studies have shown the city water to be fine, and all of the studies have shown most of the bottled water to be suspect or worse... you still suggest bottled over tap!?Two out of three (68%) of the samples from the city's bottled-water factories were
"unacceptable," according to a Ministry of Health (MoH) survey conducted
last year. Seven per cent were "acceptable," while a quarter were "suspect."
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And let one assume, for the purposes of argument, that it is not. What should one do?vladimir wrote:Duncan wrote:A very simple point,, If you want to see if your filter is working ,, Do as I just described. And you are right. it can be done in any part of the world.
It's like saying, 'There is injustice'... but not suggesting a cure.[/quote]
Thought you would already know the cure ,but for you here's the answer. Just don't tell anyone.
DRINK MORE BEER.
Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
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