Brain-eating amoebas are lurking in our tap water

[DavidBrown]

I wish that this were only a B-horror movie, but it seems to be for real:

Researchers find deadly amoeba in tap water - latimes.com

 

[Zooplantman]

David, you're just becoming a source of up-beat stories, aren't you?

I admit, when I saw that the story was in the L.A. Times my immediate thought was "Well this explains all the horrendous movies of the past decade." But alas...Louisiana

 

[jbnbsn99]

Coming from Louisiana actually explains a lot more.

 

[DavidBrown]

David, you're just becoming a source of up-beat stories, aren't you?

I admit, when I saw that the story was in the L.A. Times my immediate thought was "Well this explains all the horrendous movies of the past decade." But alas...Louisiana

The worst part is that I read this article shortly after rinsing out my sinuses with tap water

 

[Zooplantman]

The worst part is that I read this article shortly after rinsing out my sinuses with tap water

Sorry about that... but on the other hand...who would expect that use of neti is popular in Louisiana?

 

[jbnbsn99]

The directions on the box clearly say Do Not Use Tap Water...