Having backpacked in hot dry weather I can relate to
the challenge here. Many of our boys, despite repeated
warnings to conserve, drink their canteens dry by
noon. I can see where they might be tempted to drink
that quart of water rather than risk priming the pump.
Good Analogy!
--- Duane Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Out in the dry dusty west.. water is scarce!
>
> A long time ago... some folks were stranded and had
> to make there way on
> foot
> across the burning sands... for miles they walked...
> until they had no
> more water in canteens. On the map they had.. was a
> location of a water
> hole!
>
> They pushed on... dreaming of water and ignoring the
> parched thirst that
> gripped
> them in the heat.. in time they came to the Oasis,
> only to find it DRY!
>
> In a sand-blasted old wood box, was a water pump and
> a note:
>
> "Howdy! This pump goes dry... and needs priming to
> get started..
> if yah look behind you under the big rock.. you'll
> find a quart jar of
> water..
> There's just enough to prime... Good Luck Pilgrim.."
>
> The pioneers turned and found a glass jar of clear
> cool.... water under
> the rock as expected.... and the thought crossed
> their mind...
>
> (*Hummm... I could trust the instruction or just
> drink the water...
> *what if I waste it
> on that dusty pump and don't get anything back!)
>
> WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
> -----------------------------
>
>
> Slowly the thirsty pilgrim poured the life giving
> water into the dry
> well...
>
> *chug..chug..creeeeek..gurgle...moan
>
> He lifted the handle and let it fall..... until
> slowly from the deep
> came
> dirty rusty fluid!... pumping continued and soon the
> water cleared and
> came out cool and pure! *Plenty for all and
> everything they could fill
> was filled...
>
> Last pump re-filled the jar... and it was replaced
> under the rock...
> with a note: *It worked!
>
>
>
> Rangernet!<G>
>
> *What do you think?
>
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