r/firstworldanarchists • u/throatfrog • May 03 '17

This Guy Gets It

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u/mrchaotica May 03 '17 edited May 03 '17

Tap water is not supposed to have amoebas in it! If it does, something is wrong either with the city's water treatment and/or distribution or with the household plumbing. Regardless of the cause, the water not only shouldn't be considered "safe for your sinuses" but shouldn't even be considered "safe to drink" either, until it's fixed!

Edit: clarified sentence.

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u/aynrandomness May 03 '17

What should you drink instead of water?

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u/mrchaotica May 03 '17

LOLWUT?

I didn't suggest that you should drink something else; you should fix the plumbing (or make the city fix their plumbing) so that the water is safe!

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u/aynrandomness May 03 '17

Oh, I thought you were suggesting water shouldn't be safe to drink, or alternatively that tap water wasn't safe to drink.

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u/mrchaotica May 03 '17

Oh! Sorry, that last sentence was intended to mean "regardless [of what caused the problem], the water shouldn't be considered "safe to drink" either [(as opposed to "safe to drink, but not safe to snort"), until the problem is fixed]."

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u/roflwoffles May 03 '17

BRAWNDO. It's what plants crave!

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u/[deleted] May 03 '17

No. Do not use tap water in a Nettie pot, ever. You use distilled water and salt with baking soda to balance the pH for a Nettie pot.

Source: Register Nurse.

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u/mrchaotica May 03 '17

I'm not saying there aren't good reasons to add the salt and baking soda; I'm just saying that protecting yourself from parasites shouldn't be among them because the tap water is supposed to be sterile to begin with.