Hi, >> There's also at least one 'lost' canal - the New River, an aquaduct >> which was built in the early 17th century to bring drinking water to >> London from a spring in Hertfordshire (one of the counties to the >> immediate north of London). It's still flowing, and supplying us with >> some of our drinking water.
> I managed to fall in that, so I wouldn't drink too much of it..... They do say that all our drinking water has already been through at least 7 people... I suspect I have a cast iron stomach. Before my first trip to Ethiopia I bought a water purifier, and memorised all the rules about being careful what I drink, peeling fruit, not having ice in drinks, etc. etc. Then I go and stay by the side of Lake Tana and start to clean my teeth in tap water. When I look at it I see a lot of brown murk and small living creatures. So I spit and spit, then follow the pipe out of the building, and all the way into the lake. So now I've got a stomach full of African lake. I spent the next 10 days on the toilet*. But since then I've been able to drink practically any water from any source**, with no ill effects. It's great. * I also lost an awful lot of weight. I'm sure there must be a million to be made from writing "The Tana Diet", by Bill Hartsear. ** within reason. I wouldn't want to drink from another African lake. -- Cheers, Bob
