Comments on: … And Nary a Drop to Drink…

By: mAn[S]o0r aD3nWa|a

mAn[S]o0r aD3nWa|a — Mon, 15 May 2006 13:31:00 +0000

Lol! I’ve had a similar experience with my grandma. They used to go and buy Nestle 1.5 Litre water bottles every day, so one day we decided she should have a water dispenser. As luck would have it, the only water bottle i could find for it was AVA. After using it for a day or two, my grandma declared AVA to be unfit for consumption as it tastes bitter :/

And once again, she’s back to buying Nestle Water Bottles. So much for the water dispenser. By the way, IMHO Osmosis water is kind of better, while in all Fontalia rules! But thats just my opinion.

By: Slippy

Slippy — Fri, 12 May 2006 04:00:00 +0000

A great post after a month long dry spell. Pun intended.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 11 May 2006 10:45:00 +0000

I too was visiting South Asia recently and the first thing I did when I got back to Canada was drink water from the tap.

Gotta admit, it’s the best feeling in the world. Even drank water while in the shower!!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 11 May 2006 02:28:00 +0000

Yay! The blogger is back!
That water letter is hilarious.
Inform re: plans for trip to Canada as soon as possible – can’t wait to see you.

By: Sin

Sin — Sun, 07 May 2006 00:43:00 +0000

Hehe. Of all the things to cut back on, it was that Rs.20/month for drinking water. I mean, can we say “false economy”?

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 06 May 2006 07:19:00 +0000

…you can try that, but you won’t like it.

The ‘Best Drinking Water’ moniker was removed because they found coliform 5 or 6 years ago. It had been pretty good but in the last year or so the main has broken, causing contamination, boil orders, chlorine, etc.

99% of the “contamination” is at town office and 3 or 4 houses surrounding the office.

Long story short, the water will be chlorinated until September. I don’t mind it but you might ask your mother to pick up a Brita filter. :-/

By: The Dave

The Dave — Sat, 06 May 2006 03:37:00 +0000

Please feel free to inform your husband that I consider Texas far more frightening than Pakistan any day of the week.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 06 May 2006 01:22:00 +0000

Hi,
I’ve just read your complete blog in about a span of 2 days. Am originally from Khi but living in Houston for about 8 years now. I’m married to an American, and was hoping to visit Khi sometime soon, but my spouse is always worried about the ‘political conditions’, anyway, long story short, this blog has helped me a little to soften his heart and let him know it’s really not that bad. now i have to convince him to come along too! By the way, whatever happened to Khurram Bhai? Is he okay now?

By: Off the Grid

Off the Grid — Fri, 05 May 2006 10:30:00 +0000

I used to drink straight from the tap, but then these so-called “experts” showed up at my door and charged me 50 bucks to run a water test.

“Oh dear! Your well is contaminated! We can shock it for you at a reasonable price.”

“So I can drink chlorinated swimming pool water instead? Fuck you, buddy! I’d rather get that water cooler I’ve been eying at the supermarket.”

And that’s exactly what I did.

By: Abbas Halai

Abbas Halai — Fri, 05 May 2006 07:06:00 +0000

heh. at least it’s a bit better than the water my aunt decided to order. i kid you not, the name of the water company was “Flu Water”. apparently they were trying to work fluorine into the name somewhere and decided to go with Flu. brilliant!