Am I going to die?

**Carbo** · 10-03-2010, 00:10

Originally Posted by le loupe

Just came back from a section near Bear Mtn. NY- Water was extremely scarce. I really didnt get enough and drank from nearly every fetid little muddy trickle...

Just curious, why didn't you make holy water out of it and boil the hell out of it?

**le loupe** · 10-03-2010, 17:12

Originally Posted by Carbo

Just curious, why didn't you make holy water out of it and boil the hell out of it?

who has time for that...

**10-K** · 10-03-2010, 17:49

Originally Posted by sheepdog

they were old in their 40's and about half of them died before the age of 1

That's the first thing I think about when people talk about the "good ol' days". The life expectancy of a white male in 1930 was 58.1 years old. (black male was 48.1) http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005148.html

Infant mortality in the USA in 1940 was 47 per 1000 births. (it was 6.7 per 1000 in 2005) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5714a6.htm

**weary** · 10-03-2010, 18:00

Okay, le loupe, it's been a week. How do you feel?

**wolf** · 10-03-2010, 20:33

Rip............

**weary** · 10-03-2010, 20:42

Originally Posted by 10-K

That's the first thing I think about when people talk about the "good ol' days". The life expectancy of a white male in 1930 was 58.1 years old. (black male was 48.1) http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005148.html

Infant mortality in the USA in 1940 was 47 per 1000 births. (it was 6.7 per 1000 in 2005) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5714a6.htm

Athough the infant mortality rate in the United States has declined steadily since 1933, it is consistently higher than that for many other industrialized countries. The pace of decline in the US infant mortality rate has not equaled that of other industrialized countries. In 1988, the United States ranked 23rd in the world in infant mortality; in 1960, it had ranked 12th internationally.

**le loupe** · 10-04-2010, 10:53

Originally Posted by 10-K

That's the first thing I think about when people talk about the "good ol' days". The life expectancy of a white male in 1930 was 58.1 years old. (black male was 48.1) http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005148.html

Infant mortality in the USA in 1940 was 47 per 1000 births. (it was 6.7 per 1000 in 2005) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5714a6.htm

No worries about maintaining health insurance for an 80 year lifespan though, eh?

Its been a week- I'm about 98%, still sniffely and congested but otherwise fine.

**fiddlehead** · 10-04-2010, 13:34

What happened to you is what happened to many of us.
We drank some suspect water, found out it didn't kill us and so, stopped treating water as it's mostly hype from the filter and chemical people trying to scare you.

As some have said, people have been drinking water for a long long time.
I used to carry a straw for the strict purpose of drinking out of mud puddles (hopefully not too muddy)

**sbhikes** · 10-04-2010, 13:46

Our average life spans are longer but people lived nearly as long if they made it out of childhood. Our long lives seem only to be used to serve the Machine for more decades. Kind of a waste if you ask me.

Yeah the paranoia about water is mostly hype. I rarely filter or treat anymore if it's halfway decent a source. I drank some sub-inch-deep water from a warm stream this summer. Algae growing in it. Downstream from a campground with only a pit toilet. I figured since between me and the campground the creek was dry, this water had been cleaned by running through several yards of soil. I didn't die and the water was surprisingly good.

**sheepdog** · 10-05-2010, 19:23

drank water from an old horse track and was glad to get it

first liar doesn't stand a chance

**DavidNH** · 10-05-2010, 21:23

You likely will just get very sick. Get to a doc if possible.

But in the event it gets more serious than that, do you have any gear we might be interested in? perhaps put up for a whiteblaze auction?

DavidNH

**sheepdog** · 10-05-2010, 21:29

hahahahahahahahaha

**warraghiyagey** · 10-05-2010, 21:31

Originally Posted by sheepdog

hahahahahahahahaha

Iocaine powder, I'm sure of it. . .

**sheepdog** · 10-05-2010, 21:36

Originally Posted by warraghiyagey

Iocaine powder, I'm sure of it. . .

the battle of wits has begun

it ends when you drink from your glass and me from mine

**gunner76** · 10-06-2010, 16:39

They still haven't come up with a treatment for death

It's called a funeral.

**Speakeasy TN** · 11-18-2010, 05:43

Originally Posted by le loupe

found a reference to this stream on another website- one of interesting mineral collection sites. Apparently there are lots of iron ore tailings above this area.

I was pretty sure it was just iron- the water had an iron-y taste but still less than some peoples houses. Just got to thinking about what kind of bacteria might like an iron rich environment.

I am pretty sick, however it's primarily a head cold. I blame it on the physical exertion and dehyrdation making me vulnerale. I find out my kids were sick with runny noses while I was gone- maybe they exposed me just before i left.

I understand you can die just from the exposure!

**Appalachian Tater** · 11-18-2010, 08:08

Iron toxicity is one of the leading causes of death in children due to non-intentional digestion. It is corrosive to the digestive tract and causes cellular damage to organs such as the liver.

Like many things, some is necessary for life but too much is harmful.

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/815213-overview

I wasn't familiar with this problem, thanks for raising the topic.

**Diet Orange Soda** · 12-05-2010, 15:35

HaHaHaHa I needed a good laugh

**Wise Old Owl** · 12-05-2010, 16:05

Originally Posted by wrongway_08

Your good as dead. Might have 3 days at most.

Send me all your hiking gear now - before you die, so it doesnt go to waste. I'm not going to pay you postage either - I'm cheap and you''ll be dead before repayment reaches you - so it'll be a waste anyways.

Now, go mail your gear to me.

Damn it, hurry up ..... if you die before mailing my* hiking gear .... I'll be pissed!!!

*may as well call it mine - your about to die.

Stop wasting time reading my crap and run to the post office ..... damn, you don't listen at all!!!!

Priceless...................

**Wise Old Owl** · 12-05-2010, 16:09

Originally Posted by Appalachian Tater

Iron toxicity is one of the leading causes of death in children due to non-intentional digestion. It is corrosive to the digestive tract and causes cellular damage to organs such as the liver.

Like many things, some is necessary for life but too much is harmful.

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/815213-overview

I wasn't familiar with this problem, thanks for raising the topic.

I am sure you have seen Mr. Science take a bag of Corn Flakes Cereal and add warm water and hold a magnet to the bag. Only to collect the Iorn in the cereals.

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