It would probably pay for itself economically but the costs would be front loaded and the benefits accrue long after they’ve left office.
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There you go, the real reason: “I won’t benefit from it, so I’m not interested.”
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Yeah, you hit all the ‘good’ places. Here in Colorado Springs, about 75% of our tap water is snowmelt, some of it from the other side of the Continental Divide. It’s pretty good.
Another good place, perhaps surprisingly, is New York City. Their tap water is Adirondacks snowmelt.
My hometown, Lafayette, Louisiana, had good tap water, because the city drilled well-below the surface aquifer to pull water that hadn’t just recently seeped in from the marsh. It’s not so good now as I remember in my youth, not sure what they’re doing.
Yes.
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Ours tastes like it came from under the local oil change shop… nasty. Even after charcoal, etc., filtration it still tastes bad.
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I have had some good non-alcohol beers, recently. I don’t know the details on sugar content, but Blue Moon non-alcohol is very tasty. And last night, I had a Budweiser Zero, which is zero alcohol and zero sugar. It tasted very good to me. (These are in the U.S.)
My pet peeve is, since a good portion of the price of actual beer is the taxes on alcoholic beverages, why does alcohol-free beer cost the same?
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My local city sends us a water quality report, annually. The water is very clean and free of contaminants. The only downside is that I live in an area that is on a limestone base bedrock, so we have some of the highest concentrations of calcium in the country. On the other hand, the limestone is what makes our water so clean.
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Found this the other day: Herbert van der Beek on Instagram: "Impressive hunter"
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Those eyes are insane 
Bloodthirsty. I wouldn’t want to be on the end of that
I think this is much too cheap.
Q: WHY does politicians not benefit from spending money on profits for future generations?
A: Because YOU and ME won’t vote for them because WE are concerned whether WE will benefit from it TODAY.
The moment politicians sense that their constituency is really occupied by what world we create for our children and grandchildren, they sure will take initiatives in that direction.
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Impressive
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Some folks are. Impressive that is.
I read somewhere there was a Sherpa who on all accounts was declared dead and/or missing when they fell into a crevice, but they managed to survive on ice and chocolate alone and pull their broken self to camp or base camp. Maybe it is an old story or maybe not entirely true. It was just a skim. In any case, some folks have amazing life force (like my late father) that I try to emulate (a couple might say I am already there, but I personally think not).
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You give politicians more credit than I. I’ve seen too many promises, too often broken, too much self-serving. Oh well.
We’ll have to agree to disagree I guess.
You often hear stories about elderly people who die as soon as they stop moving and adopt a sedentary lifestyle. So hopefully he keeps going on trails until he no longer physically can 
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I am training for that too. 
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Everest guide survived six-day ordeal by eating chocolate and 'chewing ice' this BBC story and https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/14b0sbk/sherpa_team_rescues_a_person_fallen_in_a_crevice/
This reddit post might be interesting.
I guess I will pack a ton of chocolates if I ever went anywhere near that base camp. (hopefully)
I don’t climb mountains like the Everest, just hike, but I routinely carry calorie-dense foods simply because they are lighter (per calorie). Chocolate has around 600 kcal/100g, but as much as I like it, I can’t eat more than a few bites, eating more than, say, 40g is unpleasant for me. Also it melts in temperate climates if the backpack heats up even a bit (not an issue in the Everest I guess , but melted chocolate gets into everything can ruin a lot of things, including cameras and lenses).
I carry unsalted, roasted peanuts (again 600 kcal/100g), apples (pears get get mushy and again soil everything around them), granola bars (around 420 kcal/100g, but they have chocolate flavor). This means that I can carry about 1500 kcal in less than 400g.
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Why apple? Break the monotony and additional hydration?
Yes. I don’t like to skip fruits or veggies.
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I don’t think I will have that issue and as you said Everest might be colder than my refrigerator. My friend has some experience under his belt so I am hoping I can start trekking with him soon. Kanchenjunga is so inviting!
https://unsplash.com/s/photos/chandratal-lake He went here recently and this might be the biggest regret of the year that I cannot travel anywhere near as much as I would like to.
Thanks for the smart tips! I can bring some cashews and almonds with me. They bring maggie (instant noodles) on regular hikes but I don’t think I can everest would be a place to stop for that.
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