It’s in the Water: We’re All Transsexuals Now

[Shana A]

 It's in the Water: We're All Transsexuals Now
By: Pauline Park

http://visiblevote08.logoonline.com/2008/03/18/its-in-the-water-were-all-transsexuals-now/

If you're drinking water out of the tap, then you're a transsexual. At least, that's the conclusion I come to from reading the Associated Press report on the drinking water supply in the United States.

After five months of investigation, AP found "a vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones" in the drinking water that Americans in 41 different cities drink. For example:

[cindianna_jones]

I'm wondering how pharmaceuticals get into the San Francisco water supply?  It comes straight from the mountains and into the system.  It's one of the most protected water supplies there is.  Curious.

Cindi

[Hazumu]

Ewww

Trans Cooties in the water!

Yuck!

=K

[lady amarant]

I'm wondering how pharmaceuticals get into the San Francisco water supply?  It comes straight from the mountains and into the system.  It's one of the most protected water supplies there is.  Curious.

Cindi

I imagine the entire planet is so saturated with our detritus by now that there are no pristine mountain streams anymore.

[soldierjane]

Good thing I drink bottled water and I'll never be one of those transsexuals...

[lady amarant]

Good thing I drink bottled water and I'll never be one of those transsexuals...

Ah, but if you drink water from plastic bottles all those yucky parabens and stuff leech into the water and turn you into one anyway! Ha! You cannot escape. There is no escape! Mwahahahahahahahaha!

I wanna go post on some fundie sites now...  >

[soldierjane]

Good thing I drink bottled water and I'll never be one of those transsexuals...

Ah, but if you drink water from plastic bottles all those yucky parabens and stuff leech into the water and turn you into one anyway! Ha! You cannot escape. There is no escape! Mwahahahahahahahaha!

I wanna go post on some fundie sites now...  >

Simone, you're an evil woman ;P

[lady amarant]

Simone, you're an evil woman ;P

Well, I do try.  >

[Alyssa M.]

I'm wondering how pharmaceuticals get into the San Francisco water supply?  It comes straight from the mountains and into the system.  It's one of the most protected water supplies there is.  Curious.

Cindi

That's a bit of a myth. Most water supplied to SF comes from significantly downstream from the Sierra Nevada, stored in reservoirs much closer to the city.

(All of which is really just an excuse to say: Restore the Hetch Hetchy!!! Free Glen Canyon!!!!! Damn the Dams!!!!)

But seriously -- it's not that different a system in SF than in NYC.