On Thu, July 21, 2005 8:35 am, gemgram said: [...] > But does anyone have an explanation for the yellow water coming out of > the tap of the houses on my block yesterday? My teeth still feel > gritty and I am going to use bottled water to brush them this morning. > I can live with ring around the body, but water the color of urine is > not at all appetizing to run over the old sonicare brush before > putting it in your mouth.
Mike Skoglund: This happened to us last Sunday morning, in the Bancroft neighborhood. We called the city, and they told us it happens when someone opens a fire hydrant. It could have been the fire department, or it could have been people trying to beat the heat. It went away after 2 or 3 hours, and our water has been okay since. On a completely different note, does anyone on the list have a suggestion for backup recycling containers? The teeny-tiny one we got from the city is completely inadequate for all the stuff we accumulate every two weeks, and paper bags inevitably lead to clutter. The city's website says we can use our own large container, provided it is less than 30 gallons. Have any of you found a good replacement/backup? I'd like to buy a separate container for each material we recycle. Mark Anderson: My wife bought four large Rubbermaid bins from Target a few years ago, and we throw all our recyclable metal, glass and plastic in them. They work a whole lot better than paper bags. By the way, we live in Bancroft too, and we didn't see any yellow water. I don't know if we are on the other side of a line that goes through the neighborhood, or we just didn't turn on the water at the applicable time. Mark V Anderson Bancroft REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
