Flint Water System
 

Hey Tony, are you affected by the issues with the Flint water system? I hope not, sounds like there's some nasty stuff in the water there.

I didn't think about it before. They were just talking about it on the news and Lynda asked if you were on that system.

Don't $&@:- worry about me

What is going on with the water system up there ?

The water here is what's been wrong with me for 50 years. Who do I sue? Oh wait, maybe it's all the lead paint chips that I used to eat. Yeah, that's the ticket, sue the painter, the store he bought it from, and the manufacturer. No wait, I forgot what I was thinking about. Is this Tuesday?

That whole water deal has been WAY overblown. I sure would like to see some "poor black kids" lead-level tests from a decade ago. There won't be shit for differences since the switch from Detroit water. We have been getting raped by DPW for years. We pay for all the lazy bastards that are on the payroll. Even the dead ones. We pay to subsidize the "poor folks" that refuse to pay their bill, pay for the ridiculous retirements for the ....ahh nevermid.

The lead content has always been there. Especially in the homes that have copper water distribution systems. There are no "lead service pipes" left anywhere near here. A good friend was the Supervisor for the Flint Water Dept a while back. He has the real deal info, but the news people don't want to hear it. They want headlines that scream "Snyder is KILLING the poor folks in Flint"!!!!!

You live in Fenton, actually Tyrone Twp. Didn't think Flint water would affect you, does it?

Always wondered what made you so "special". So no real change? Water has always been shitty? Glad I have a well and septic.

Flint was getting water from the Detroit water system. It's a huge system the serves a lot of southeast MI. The water comes from Lake Huron and the Detroit River and is pretty decent water. The way the system is run, well Tony said it all. That has changed since they've formed a regional board to run the system.

Anyway, Flint started sucking water from the Flint river to save money. The claims are the nasty Flint river water is leaching lead from pipes and everyone in Flint will be dead in a year, maybe two. So they switched back to Detroit water until a new system that draws water from Lake Huron is completed. You can google it, it's been on the national news.

I was just curious as I used to install water and sewer mains in the Metro Atlanta area and northward .Saw some nasty stuff with the old lines sometimes ,asbestos pipe tie ins ,lead joints in old cast iron pipes ,solid lead header pipes feeding into new lines.

Yeah we are on a well and septic system and would not have it any other way. In my whole life I only had city supplied water for 2 years of my life from the Fenton City well system.

Tony I would have thought you were on a well out there in Davidson

Ric, I have my old well hooked up in the shop and City water for the house. We are still on Detriot system here. I cayght a little shot of the whore Hillary spouting off about the water deal in Flint. She said something to the effect of "we are killing the black children". The fact checkers could have a field day with that, but they will let the pig get away with saying it.

I have been seeing the Flint Water stuff on our news down here ,Obamy will fix it for ya'll like he did the ACA .Good luck up there .

Saw this and felt it fit the situation...

Ok, that was funny. :D

The Flint water problem is going to take years to fix. From what I understand the pipes are now coated with lead and even using the water from the Detroit Water system, that there is still a problem with lead in the water.

The residents were given water filters for their homes. Not enough and didn't work.

Now one of the issues that is coming up is that all these people have sent bottled water to the city and the residents are using it. But what is happening to all the plastic bottles that are being thrown away. They are trying to get the recycling trucks out a few times a week but not everyone is aware of how to recycle. There is also a large hispanic community and many think that they are still using the water out of the fountain and boiling it. The only problem with boiling it is that the lead becomes more potent. It is a huge mess that is going to take years to clean up.