[pct-l] ''Believer'' - Water Purification

[Reinhold Metzger]

BRICK  WROTE............Nobody can guarantee that ANYTHING  is safe all the
time.
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BRICK,
So So nice to hear from you.
You are absolutely correct,  not even the  ''Jack Daniels''  is
safe.......until I drink it ........then I guarantee
it's safe from   ''Switchback the Plunderer''  for all time.
But, my  1.25 oz ( I weight it just to be sure ) liquid iodine bottle gives
me peace of mind and that, to me, is worth it's weight in gold.
With this I rest my case, of which I'm certain, and proudly announce  I'm
still a ''Believer''.

Hhhhmmm!!!.................does anybody know how much  ''Jack Daniels''  it
would take to purify the water?

DRINK  WITHOUT  FEAR, hic,..............THE  WATER  I  MEAN, hic.

JMT Reinhold
The Believer

----- Original Message -----
From: "Reinhold Metzger" <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>
To: "'PCT-L'" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 2:42 PM
Subject: [pct-l] ''Believer'' - Water Purification


> I am still a ''Believer''.
> I know you can catch it this way, that way and several other ways, but you
> can also catch it from the water.
> Nobody can guarantee that all the water is safe to drink everywhere all
the
> time.
> The conditions will vary from time to time and place to place.
> I prefer not having to worry if it's safe to drink here or there.
> I just want to fill up when I'm low at the closest water source.
> Needless to say I will not fill up if the water looks bad.
> I just as soon carry my 1-2 oz crystal iodine, which will treat about 3
> liters at a time, and not have to worry about the water.
> People can get ulcers from worrying to much.
> Like I said, some people have developed a resistance or immunity to
> ''Giardia'' and drinking the water straight works fine for them.
> I don't know if I'm one of those lucky ones and I don't want to find out
the
> hard way.
>
> I  JUST  KEEP  ON  DOING   IT  THE  OLD  FASHIONED  WAY............IT'S
BEEN
> 100% SUCCESSFUL  FOR  30  YEARS.............NO  NEED  TO  CHANGE  NOW.
>
> JMT Reinhold
> The ''Believer''
>