'Do not drink' advisory lifted for last W.Va. water customers

[jakeXT]

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- West Virginia American Water lifted the "do not drink" order for all water customers Saturday, but pregnant women were advised they should continue drinking bottled water for the time being.

After discovering chemicals had leaked into the water system January 9, the company started testing and had been giving customers in nine counties the go-ahead to drink water on a zone-by-zone basis. On Saturday, company spokeswoman Laura Jordan said the advisory had been lifted for all customers.

But many people are unconvinced the water is safe.

"If they're saying that they don't want pregnant ladies to drink the water, hey, I'm not going to drink it," Larence Armstrong of Nitro told CNN affiliate WSAZ. Armstrong said he and his wife, Cindy, will keep drinking bottled water and showering with a garden sprayer until they're sure the water is safe.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/18/us/west-virginia-contaminated-water/

[pothos]

1. they also said the air was safe to breathe at ground zero

[gvstn]

2. +1

It is so predictable.

[scorpiogirl]

6. My thoughts exactly! n/t

[Brigid]

16. I once read somewhere . . .

That many of the search and rescue dogs that were used at Ground Zero were dead within a year or so of their service.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. R I I I I G H T.

[valerief]

4. This outrageous crime, with criminals at every point, is sooooo tragic. nt

[cosmicone]

5. Now they can stop drinking the moonshine ... n/t

[Brigid]

15. Right now, the moonshine is probably safer.

[texanwitch]

7. I am so sure the water is safe.

[llmart]

8. Well, alrighty then.......

That should make everyone feel so much better.

[UCmeNdc]

9. "West Virginia American Water" and you trust this entity?

Here drink the kool aid, trust me, it will be Okay.

[former9thward]

10. It wasn't the company, it was the state.

[CreekDog]

18. what difference does that make?

are you trying to insert some anti government talking points as if government involvement was the problem with the water there?

nice try, though it won't be working this time.

[former9thward]

19. It is you that say the government inspectors are covering something up.

Why are you attacking professional inspectors? You know something they don't? Nice try, your stuff won't be working this time.

[CreekDog]

20. No, didn't accuse gov't inspectors of anything, that's a nasty lie

whatever your agenda is, keep me out of it or I'll be talking to the admins about your trolling for the right.

[former9thward]

21. Keep you out of it???

YOU were the one who attacked me when I pointed out it was state inspectors who gave the all clear. It was not the company as the poster I was replying to said it was. I have no idea what YOUR agenda is. Why were YOU trying to take their side? The posts speak for themselves.

[CreekDog]

22. yes, do not include me in your lies, as you just did

former9thward (8,490 posts)
19. It is you that say the government inspectors are covering something up.

Why are you attacking professional inspectors?

that's a bald faced lie. i didn't attack inspectors, i didn't even criticize them. you just completely made that up for what reason, we don't know.

now since you can't tell the truth, i'll just assume that the reason is because to win or advance whatever agenda you're working on here, the truth simply won't effectively convince people and advance it.

[JoePhilly]

11. Bottle it and send it to Boehner.

Let's see him drink it.

[durablend]

12. Nothing more to see here folks...

Now back to your regularly scheduled Ben Gazi-IRS-Obamacare update!

[Herself]

13. Load Up A Tanker

Where are the protestors in the streets in W.VA?

Load up a tanker full of this safe drinking water and take it to your legislators. Set up a stand outside the state house, give it away - Free W. VA Safe Drinking Water-

WTH, is everyone asleep up there?

[Brigid]

17. I don't get that.

These are the people whose recent ancestors brought us the Battle of Blair Mountain.

[Baalzamon]

14. It's all good.

They called up BP and the Exxon Valdez captain and got some great clean up advice.