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Skriven 2013-06-27 16:32:26 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 1792 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: travel water 773
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Hi Michael,

 RH> We weren't that much into the bottled water either until we moved to
 RH> AZ. Even the time we spent in TX, we didn't use it that much. Actually,
 RH> for home use/going out, we used refillable bottles a lot of the time in
 RH> AZ. We still make sure we stay well hydrated when we visit that area of
 RH> the country.

 ML> In AZ I can understand that - the water tastes kind of
 ML> lousy (but is by far not the worst I've had). And carrying
 ML> some along with you at all times for your benefit and that
 ML> of your car, definitely a good idea.

Definately a good idea to have water whenever you go out in AZ. I didn't
think it tasted that bad, but we were there for 8 years so I got used to
it. We ran it thru a distiller for a while, until the machine died on us
and never bothered to replace it. Probably it was almost worn out from
the time we were in Berlin and it had to process so much water with
sulpher in it.


 ML> dodgiest places, you additionally have to wipe down the
 ML> lip of the bottle with an alcohol prep or similar.
 RH> Not a bad idea at all. The alcohol taste will be there briefly but it
 RH> should knock off a lot of the nastier germs and such like.

 ML> You can always wipe the alky off with a dry tissue as well.

True, or your shirt tail. (G)


 RH> Also glad I don't have to walk half a day with a jar on top of
 RH> my head, carrying the water home.

 ML> Indeed. Though walking with the jar will allow mud and
 ML> twigs and stuff to settle, so it doesn't taste as horrid
 ML> as it once was.

Yes, and if it's the water you're brought up drinking, then your system
is used to its bugs.



 ML> I suppose. It should be possible to get turtle eggs in
 ML> coastal parts of Asia, but they're likely to be scarce
 ML> if not illegal.
 RH> Definately illegal with a lot of the turtle species I'm familiar with.

 ML> The biggest turtles are not supposed to be disturbed
 ML> anywhere, but in some places ordinary turtles are not
 ML> regulated, so one can get the eggs, even if these are
 ML> likely to be on the small side. By the way, it's not
 ML> really clear if the eggs of more abundant turtles are
 ML> illegal here: the law says that turtles under a certain
 ML> size (box turtles = 6" I think) are protected, and it
 ML> would take a lawyer to figure out if eggs count as
 ML> turtles under 6".

Don't know but the turtle that was on our porch a few weeks ago was only
about the size of a man's fist. Don't know if it was a male or female so
have no idea if it was looking for an egg laying spot or not.

 ML> Nepali Shrimp Momo
 RH> Looks like sort of a shrimp won ton or similar.

 ML> Pretty much - very like a pot sticker, which is kind of
 ML> like a wonton.

And some day I'll be in a place that has actual pot stickers. Seems I
see more won tons and things like that on the menus of Asian places I've
been to.

 ML> Nepali Seafood Masala
 ML> categories: Nepal, spice
 ML> Yield: 1 batch

 ML> [Though where they get seafood is anyone's guess.]

That thought crossed my mind too.


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