And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I took a sip once out of a small 'stream' found about halfway between Durango and Telluride, CO. Water was clear and very cold. No ill effects whatsoever. Probably straight from a spring.
Mr. Fields was right. Fish f**k, p*ss and s**t in it.
ReplyDeleteThe giardia will love you.
ReplyDeleteNope. Been there. Done that. Never again.
ReplyDeleteNo thanks. Not a masochist.
ReplyDeleteI took a sip once out of a small 'stream' found about halfway between Durango and Telluride, CO. Water was clear and very cold. No ill effects whatsoever. Probably straight from a spring.
ReplyDeleteI'd take a drink...through a filter straw or after using a decontamination tab, or boiling for 15 minutes. Otherwise I don't think so.
ReplyDeleteSawyer is your friend.
ReplyDeleteA few years ago, after testing, the conclusion was that all surface water, flowing or standing in the US, was contaminated with hazardous entities.
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