Okey, someone did not think this through...!

Jorath Calar · 10-10-2002, 05:17 PM

As most of you know (that is those who bother reading my meaningless drivel) I live in Iceland, and one of the two good things about living here is that there is plenty of fresh water (the other being all the endlessly beautyful women ), you can just turn on the kitchen faucet and enjoy Cool pure and fresh H2o... which is something to be thankful for in todays world.
Anyway, I just came from my local supermarket and guess what, they are actually starting to sell IMPORTED water from Italy for about $3!

I don't know about you but I think someone was high when they came up with this idea... "lets charge people for something they can get free".

johnny · 10-10-2002, 05:22 PM

I don't get it.... what's so special about Italian water ?

RevRuby · 10-10-2002, 05:23 PM

maybe you should bottle your tap water and say it's from somewhere exotic, you could make some bucks!!!!

Timber Loftis · 10-10-2002, 05:24 PM

I predict, and I am not the first, that water will be a primary cause of many wars 2 decades from now. Not the least of which will be India/Pakistan (which also has many other factors). I have read predictions that in all of the first world (I guess Iceland gets and exception to this - geography causes limitations on population size and development there) you will not get clean water 20 years from now unless you purchase it.

BTW, Evian spelled backwards is...

[ 10-10-2002, 05:25 PM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]

LennonCook · 10-10-2002, 05:40 PM

I wonder how much they`ll make for it ?? [img]smile.gif[/img]

The Trickster · 10-10-2002, 05:51 PM

Now, if you could turn on your tap, and have all those beautiful women come out, that would be something to get excited about!

Attalus · 10-10-2002, 06:09 PM

LOL, once we were on a family visit to the Big Bend, here in Texas, which is in the middle of the desert of West Texas, and stopped at one of those combination gas station and convenience stores. My dumb brother-in-law was right in front of me, and he was buying one of those bottled waters. He asked, how much and the dried up old lady behind the counter said, two dollars. "BiL" says, "I can't belive that you charge two dollars for a bottle of water," and the woman snaps back, "Yeah, I can't believe that you tourists pay that much."

T/-/alali · 10-10-2002, 07:42 PM

I'm moving to Iceland I don't want to be in another war.

johnny · 10-10-2002, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The Trickster:
Now, if you could turn on your tap, and have all those beautiful women come out, that would be something to get excited about!

Nah, too skinny.

Jorath Calar · 10-11-2002, 04:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by johnny:
I don't get it.... what's so special about Italian water ?

Not sure but it's bottled, and called "Peregrino" or something.

And Timber, the main reason there is so much fresh water here is the geography, if you see a map of Iceland there are 4 major glaciers here, and when just a small portion of them melts every year (in the summer) it goes underground and just cleans up (not sure how, ask a geologist) and ends up in water supplies that are tapped.
Basicly I read that each Icelander has access to 666.666 liters of water each year... how they came up with that exact number I'm not sure, but it sounds enough [img]smile.gif[/img]

10-10-2002, 05:22 PM	#2
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 59 Posts: 16,981	I don't get it.... what's so special about Italian water ? __________________

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RevRuby Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Limbo Age: 45 Posts: 1,720	maybe you should bottle your tap water and say it's from somewhere exotic, you could make some bucks!!!! __________________ peek-a-boo

10-10-2002, 05:24 PM	#4
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	I predict, and I am not the first, that water will be a primary cause of many wars 2 decades from now. Not the least of which will be India/Pakistan (which also has many other factors). I have read predictions that in all of the first world (I guess Iceland gets and exception to this - geography causes limitations on population size and development there) you will not get clean water 20 years from now unless you purchase it. BTW, Evian spelled backwards is... [ 10-10-2002, 05:25 PM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ] __________________

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10-10-2002, 06:09 PM	#7
Attalus Symbol of Bane Join Date: November 26, 2001 Location: Texas Age: 76 Posts: 8,167	LOL, once we were on a family visit to the Big Bend, here in Texas, which is in the middle of the desert of West Texas, and stopped at one of those combination gas station and convenience stores. My dumb brother-in-law was right in front of me, and he was buying one of those bottled waters. He asked, how much and the dried up old lady behind the counter said, two dollars. "BiL" says, "I can't belive that you charge two dollars for a bottle of water," and the woman snaps back, "Yeah, I can't believe that you tourists pay that much." __________________ Even Heroes sometimes fail...

10-10-2002, 05:17 PM	#1
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	As most of you know (that is those who bother reading my meaningless drivel) I live in Iceland, and one of the two good things about living here is that there is plenty of fresh water (the other being all the endlessly beautyful women ), you can just turn on the kitchen faucet and enjoy Cool pure and fresh H2o... which is something to be thankful for in todays world. Anyway, I just came from my local supermarket and guess what, they are actually starting to sell IMPORTED water from Italy for about $3! I don't know about you but I think someone was high when they came up with this idea... "lets charge people for something they can get free".

10-10-2002, 05:40 PM	#5
LennonCook Jack Burton Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux Age: 38 Posts: 5,452	I wonder how much they`ll make for it ?? [img]smile.gif[/img]

10-10-2002, 07:42 PM	#8
T/-/alali Baaz Draconian Join Date: September 8, 2002 Location: Cornelius,NC Age: 37 Posts: 700	I'm moving to Iceland I don't want to be in another war. __________________ I am the Ferret king, master of the hordes, allied to Someguy\'s mighty pinguins, we will soon rule the world!

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