tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post8639401481783275518..comments2023-03-31T10:03:38.525+01:00Comments on Shelley's House: My Wife's BitterShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-10512044916685425132012-05-23T08:52:01.032+01:002012-05-23T08:52:01.032+01:00SL - No, I have not read it! I must look it up. ...SL - No, I have not read it! I must look it up. I have, however, been to the John Snow pub in London, signed the guest book and found many of my colleagues' names there. The amazing thing about John Snow is that he didn't know anything about the organism that caused cholera, he just figured out it came from a contaminated water well.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-40876996732160115602012-05-23T06:11:00.722+01:002012-05-23T06:11:00.722+01:00Have you read The Ghost Map? Fascinating book abou...Have you read The Ghost Map? Fascinating book about the doctor who discovered the cause of cholera epidemics during one of London's outbreaks in the 1850's. Bad stuff in the water, not "bad air" or miasma, as previously thought.SewingLibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510117234994583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-4654360175000906672012-05-22T09:35:21.814+01:002012-05-22T09:35:21.814+01:00Deb - Why thank you so much. Such nice compliment...Deb - Why thank you so much. Such nice compliments. I must admit to having fun playing with my post titles, even though as you say they don't give much of a clue as to what the post is about. I'll blame it on Bill, as he does much of that side-way sort of communication. Yes, Dave is a great neighbour, one of several we have around here.<br /><br />LR - Yes, the toilet bike was rather astonishing to see. <br /><br />Journal - Bill loves trying new beers, but beer - like wine - doesn't always travel well. Guinness, for example, is different in Dublin to anywhere else...somehow richer. New beers are fun anyhow. <br /><br />Terri - It's so fun to have such a character in the neighbourhood. <br /><br />Princess - I admire your courage to try such a strangely named wine! I used to hear the phrase 'tastes like panther piss' which always made me want to ask 'how do you know?'. Water filters would be very useful I think.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-12159220753014258652012-05-22T01:25:13.376+01:002012-05-22T01:25:13.376+01:00Hallo dahling! Sorry I've been away...catchin...Hallo dahling! Sorry I've been away...catching up with bloggy friends now :O)<br /><br />I love the name of the beer! My favourite wine name is 'Cat Pee on a Gooseberry Bush' :O) It's actually really nice wine!<br /><br />Friends of mine go to Laos for months and provide water filters etc. They have people sponsor a filter and put their name on it so the people who get it know who provided it for them.Suburban Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229769705478339351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-5143256621010808582012-05-20T06:00:26.201+01:002012-05-20T06:00:26.201+01:00I can tell that Dave must be a character...but one...I can tell that Dave must be a character...but one for a good cause. I have previously read about the impact that lack of potable water can have on women's lives and the health of all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-54800623405235061392012-05-19T20:20:56.995+01:002012-05-19T20:20:56.995+01:00I love the name of that beer! Must try to find it...I love the name of that beer! Must try to find it at our local beer pubs - a couple of which are really into importing interesting stuff.<br /><br />Great of you to get the word out about clean water and sanitation in general. Oh so easy for those of us in 'civilized' countries to pay no mind to these issues as we have the luxury of taking such healthful conveniences for granted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-78652497272088987872012-05-19T18:01:16.584+01:002012-05-19T18:01:16.584+01:00Great post Shelley. We take too many things for g...Great post Shelley. We take too many things for granted in this world, that's for sure.<br /><br />And I love the sense of humour you all have, esp the toilet bike! heheLacey Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061515113823754281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-15141871545324181452012-05-19T12:01:49.742+01:002012-05-19T12:01:49.742+01:00This is just a wonderful post. Admittedly, I didn...This is just a wonderful post. Admittedly, I didn't know where we were going when we set out at the post title, but you very cleverly crafted your paragraphs to pull us along to the plight you were highlighting. Great writing! As far as the subject matter, problems of lack of clean water, sanitation, or sufficient nutritious food supply seems so far removed from the "problems" we face every day! This was a great reminder to live outside our own consumptive consumerism now and again.<br /><br />Now, the neighbor who rides the toilet bike...dang, I wish I lived next door to him! Great sense of humor!Deb from WhatsInMyAttichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126246734744950335noreply@blogger.com