Arsenic in Drinking Water

[tm37]

<< The direct effect of the rule will be to save about ten lives annually in the future. >>




TEN? Save TEN peoples lives? Come on now we can spend this money much better else where!

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

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Don_Vito, as happy as you will be to leave Oklahoma, the Okies will be even happier to see you go. >>



God bless 'em! This state is one big horror show. I have never lived anywhere with such an unappealing blend of natural ugliness, high crime rates (I myself have been a victim of four property crimes in two years, with a total cost of nearly $25,000), unfriendly people, and near-total absence of interesting activities. The OKC metro area has among the highest teen pregnancy rates and lowest rates of postsecondary education of any metro area in the US. The arsenic (and tarantulas, and the baby rattlesnake that was in my apartment when I moved in) just constitutes the icing on the cake.

 

[shiner]

I keep telling you to get out of Western Oklahoma...come to Tulsa...the Eastern side of the state is nothing like where you are. I'll agree that Western Ok sucks!!!

 

[Squisher]

>>Health issues should be at arms lenghth form the corprate boardroom. They are part of the problem,not the solution.<<

If I remember correctly 75% of all health care costs are expended in the last 6 months of someones life. Someone has to put the brakes on or health care insurance premiums would skyrocket. Do I think HMO's have made big mistakes? Sure I do, but what incentive do the providers of health care have to turn off the spicket?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

<< I keep telling you to get out of Western Oklahoma...come to Tulsa...the Eastern side of the state is nothing like where you are. I'll agree that Western Ok sucks!!! >>



In all fairness I should be more specific. Tulsa seems pretty nice, actually, and I apologize for my overgeneralization.

Get a load of my experiences in OK in a nutshell:

There was a baby rattlesnake in my apartment the day I moved here. After a couple of weeks, the (largest in American history) tornadoes came. After a few months, someone vandalized my brand-new Acura Integra GS-R in my apartment parking lot (which just aggravated the hail damage it sustained the day of the tornado). About two weeks after the (body-shop) paint had dried, someone came and stole it. It was recovered a couple of days later, minus its wheels, engine, transmission, dashboard, seats, sunroof, carpet, airbag . . ., plus its contents, which included a variety of valuable stuff. I didn't really have much better luck with the car I bought to replace it - it ended up needing a replacement windshield after a rock chip spidered out, and then someone came and stole my license plate (and, curiously, replaced it with another stolen plate).

A friend had his apartment building burned down by a rogue meth cooker, and another was carjacked and robbed at gunpoint by two assailants.

I don't mean to get too carried away by my slander of OK, as I am sure there are plenty of nice folks here and I have certainly met some good people and dated some HOT women here. On balance, though, I have not been overly pleased and I look forward to moving to Seattle in about a month.

 

[shiner]

Sounds like you've had some hellish expereinces in Norman. Sorry to hear that but you are in the middle of football Mecca.

I agree though...OKC and that area seems to have the majority of A-Holes in the state, higher crime, the worst terrain, the worst weather, and the least to do.

Good luck in Seattle.

 

[Daniel]

Odd that I'm just seeing this now cause a guy was at my door today handing out info on this, asking for money, which I didn't have but I listened to his rap anyway.