8 million gallons of water drained from reservoir after man urinates

[hillbilly123069]

"But David Shaff, an administrator at the Portland Water Bureau, defended the decision to empty the lake. "There are people who will say it's an over reaction. I don't think so. I think what you have to deal with here is the 'yuck' factor," "I can imagine how many people would be saying 'I made orange juice with that water this morning.' "Do you want to drink pee? Most people are going to be pretty damn squeamish about that." he said."
$36.000? I consider myself to be someone that is rarely surprised. I am blown away at the supreme stupidity exhibited, and tolerated here. This guy needs fired and sued for restitution. Idiot.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8582593/Eight-million-gallons-of-water-drained-from-reservoir-after-man-urinates-in-it.html

[Dr.3D]

Don't fish and other animals urinate in that water every day?
This is some crazy shtuff.

[Napoleon's Shadow]

All water eventually mixes and gets recycled through humans, animals, the clouds, rivers, streams, and the ocean. As long as it's adequately treated and filtered prior to use there isn't any problem.

[steph3n]

wow that is insane

[olehounddog]

1 cup urine to 1 gal water = exellent fertilizer

[Seraphim]

Queue the Twilight zone music....

[RileyE104]

lmao

[Travlyr]

A salute to the ignorance of the government schooling systems.

[hillbilly123069]

David Shaff. I have to send this guy an email thanking him for doing his part in protecting us from the ever evolving threat of natural body function.

[JoshLowry]

Bar just got lower than I thought it could get.

[Matthew Zak]

There is no bacteria in healthy pee. Not saying it's good for you, but you could do worse than drink one part urine to 16,000,000 parts water.

[steph3n]

No wonder the Mississippi River is so large and overflowing this year, all the politicos took a piss in the lakes up there in MN and the other skilled masters of the lakes and dams had to release all the water!

Imagine, Pawlenty pee, Bachmann pee. Ventura pee. all in the water. Maybe it will make some girl pregnant or something!!!
:eek:

[oyarde]

Bar just got lower than I thought it could get.

yep

[Dr.3D]

I have to wonder what they plan on doing to the man who took a leak.

[Danke]

There is no bacteria in healthy pee. Not saying it's good for you, but you could do worse than drink one part urine to 16,000,000 parts water.

"I think what you have to deal with here is the 'yuck' factor,"

[steph3n]

and oh yes, in San Fransisco, or LA, or somewhere in CA, they are drinking sewer that is treated. Yep. SEWER. these fools are draining a lake for nothing.

[Danke]

I have to wonder what they plan on doing to the man who took a leak.

They won't be telling him to piss off.

[pcosmar]

I have to wonder what they plan on doing to the man who took a leak.

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2009/2/13/128790470652513997.jpg

[Matthew Zak]

They'll tell him, "Urine trouble!"

[sailingaway]

There is a reason there are traces of anti-depressants etc in L.A. drinking water.

Seriously, though, I read somewhere supposedly Terr-ists are 'weaponizing bodily fluids'. What that means, aids, small pox, eating something nasty, I don't know, but maybe it had something to do with it. But he doesn't mention that. Just 'ewwww'.

[NewRightLibertarian]

We're living in idiocracy. It's that simple

[tropicangela]

What does he think about bird crap?

[Dr.3D]

Well, what ever you do, don't fart around that area, they will want to filter all of the air for miles around and throw you in prison.

[Dr.3D]

What does he think about bird crap?

He seems to have a pretty good supply of 'chicken shit'.

[Zippyjuan]

Unless you are drinking truely original source water (say rainwater you collect but that can pick up contaminants from the air) you are drinking water which somebody else has used to wash their car, from their toilet, used to clean (their home or factory). Virtually all the water you drink had somebody piss in it somewhere. And the further downstream you are, the more people who have pissed in it.

[HOLLYWOOD]

Unless you are drinking truely original source water (say rainwater you collect but that can pick up contaminants from the air) you are drinking water which somebody else has used to wash their car, from their toilet, used to clean (their home or factory). Virtually all the water you drink had somebody piss in it somewhere. And the further downstream you are, the more people who have pissed in it.Used Motor Oil is one of the most hazardous pollutants... all that used motor oil and transmission fluids, leaking from autos, trucks, trains, etc... runs off into ground water, lakes, & streams. They say one quart of used motor oil will contaminate 10,000 gallons of water... you see plenty of used motor oil puddles in parking spots, roadways, railways, that rain will push into ground water tables, streams, and lakes.

[ItsTime]

Don't fish and other animals urinate in that water every day?
This is some crazy shtuff.

Apparently a lot if he could not tell if it was water or sewage.


He apologised publicly for his behaviour, adding: "It was a stupid thing to do. I didn't know it was a water supply, I thought it was a sewage plant.

[Acala]

Seriously, though, I read somewhere supposedly Terr-ists are 'weaponizing bodily fluids'.

Eating asparagus

[dannno]

Used Motor Oil is one of the most hazardous pollutants... all that used motor oil and transmission fluids, leaking from autos, trucks, trains, etc... runs off into ground water, lakes, & streams. They say one quart of used motor oil will contaminate 10,000 gallons of water... you see plenty of used motor oil puddles in parking spots, roadways, railways, that rain will push into ground water tables, streams, and lakes.

As someone who surfs in the ocean after it rains, I will tell you that used motor oil is the greatest hair conditioner in existence.

[Philhelm]

They won't be telling him to piss off.

It's better to be pissed off than pissed on.

[Zippyjuan]

Precious bodily fluids- from Dr Strangelove:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAHJCPoWCC8

[Brian4Liberty]

Mr Seater had been out drinking with friends when he decided to relieve himself in the open air reservoir at 1.30am.

LOL, and after drinking too. If it was beer (a diuretic with a lot of water), he was probably pissing water that was purer than what was in the lake.

[Anti Federalist]

Even the cops think it's ridiculous:


"It's really an unfortunate incident that probably could have been avoided if he had just chosen a bush."

Bigger story here: he was caught by a security camera.


was caught on a security camera relieving himself in the pristine lake.

Out in the middle of nowhere.

How did "it" know who "he" was?

Hmmm, facial recognition software maybe linked in to a government driver's license database?

"Shaddup you conspiracy kook, there ain't no such thing!"

[Cowlesy]

I thought this was going to be a story from The Onion, but, nope.

[IBleedNavyAndOrange]

I wonder how many parts per million of toxic waste the city puts in the water in the name of fighting "tooth decay."

[Brian4Liberty]

I wonder how many parts per million of toxic waste the city puts in the water in the name of fighting "tooth decay."

With so-called "fluoride" from China, and they can't even figure out what's really in it. :eek:

[RoyalShock]

Even the cops think it's ridiculous:



Bigger story here: he was caught by a security camera.



Out in the middle of nowhere.

How did "it" know who "he" was?

Hmmm, facial recognition software maybe linked in to a government driver's license database?

"Shaddup you conspiracy kook, there ain't no such thing!"

I blame facebook. (for the record, I'm waiting for the day when a warrant is obtained to use their technology and database to capture a suspected criminal.)

[speciallyblend]

maybe this guy should have been told they have water filters??


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzkvFhlUcCU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzkvFhlUcCU

[mconder]

That's outrageous!! What about all the thousands of swimmers, skiers, wake-boarders, scuba divers in Lake Mead peeing in their all year round? Should we just not let Southern California have that dirty water? This is outrageous.

[James Madison]

Everyone does realize that urine is sterile, barring the absence of urinary tract infection?

[speciallyblend]

Everyone does realize that urine is sterile, barring the absence of urinary tract infection?

duh, but i can gladly fill you a glass full and we can call it tap urine just for you;) hehe yum yum bitter wheat style;) save water drink your urine, the new government save water campaign!

[flightlesskiwi]

duh, but i can gladly fill you a glass full and we can call it tap urine just for you;) hehe yum yum bitter wheat style;) save water drink your urine, the new government save water campaign!

where's the bear grylls picture??

[Anti Federalist]

I blame facebook. (for the record, I'm waiting for the day when a warrant is obtained to use their technology and database to capture a suspected criminal.)

Never even thought of that.

Good point.

(I'll never miss an opportunity to bash MyFaceSpaceLinkedBookIn)

+rep

Along the same lines, older story from April this year:



TomTom sorry for giving customer driving data to cops.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/27/tomtom_customer_data_flap/

[speciallyblend]

where's the bear grylls picture??

haha looking for one now ,not sure what happened to all the rpf avatars i tried to change avatar and now i do not see any avatars in rpf at all??? i figured rpf is having issues??

[heavenlyboy34]

haha looking for one now ,not sure what happened to all the rpf avatars i tried to change avatar and now i do not see any avatars in rpf at all??? i figured rpf is having issues??
Yeah, it's on your end. I see the avatars as usual.

[speciallyblend]

Yeah, it's on your end. I see the avatars as usual.

k yeah i fixed it ,it was on my end in settings!

[Maximus]

The government is just great for a good laugh once in awhile. This has got to be one of the dumbest overreactions ever.

[flightlesskiwi]

As more smartphones offer GPS navigation service, TomTom has been forced to compensate for declining profit by increasing sales in other areas, including the selling of traffic data.

uggggggggggggggg. this is disappointing. even if it is in the netherlands.


We are aware a lot of our customers do not like the idea and we will look at if we should allow this type of usage.

i don't think i'd choose to be their customer anymore.

[steph3n]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-knUOVCatfsg/TdagfWHAQvI/AAAAAAAAJmE/P2u7BxugCng/s640/Evlrh.jpg

[flightlesskiwi]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-knUOVCatfsg/TdagfWHAQvI/AAAAAAAAJmE/P2u7BxugCng/s640/Evlrh.jpg

lmao!!! haven't seen that one!!

[123tim]

According to the video (found at the bottom of the page at this link) the water is chlorinated before it enters this reservoir.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2004420/Reservoir-drained-man-urinates-Portland-Oregon.html

Do I believe this?

[steph3n]

What a load of bogus crap, you know that water is treated again before it goes to the system.
That duck poop in the water is more dangerous than his pee.

[1836]

Poor guy just had to use the loo, y'all.

[hillbilly123069]

I see this story popping up all over the world today. I see a marginal difference in the cost figure released varying be publisher. I'm sure this wasn't some under-the-radar attempt to syphon some taxpayer money that got media attention.

[tangent4ronpaul]

Hay - don't worry, be happy! - It was in the UK, that's California on steroids. Rest assured that this won't be the norm in this country for at least 5-10 years. :rolleyes:

[ForLibertyFight]

I have to say that's a nice lake

[Dr.3D]

Hay - don't worry, be happy! - It was in the UK, that's California on steroids. Rest assured that this won't be the norm in this country for at least 5-10 years. :rolleyes:

Huh?

Eight million gallons of water had to be drained from a reservoir in Oregon after a man urinated in it.

Health experts said the incident would not have caused any harm to people in the city of Portland, who are supplied with drinking water from the reservoir.

Where is Oregon again?

[ihsv]

http://bonaventuredesign.com/rpf/facepalm2.jpg