On Sun, 4 Sep 2011 11:15:03 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 04 Sep 2011 09:11:10 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>> Interesting either way. . .never thought about it, just pumped until
>> ice cold water splashed out into the speckled tin cup hanging beside
>> the pump handle.
>
>I wouldn't drink well water. Our neighborhood's well water had a high
>sulpher content - we called it egg water. The local amusement park
>also used well water. The water rides were not very pleasant
>smelling. The whole park smelled of rotten eggs.
>
>-sw
This was way north Wisconsin in the 50's and the cottage only had well
water. It tasted lovely and was so sparkly clear.
Janet US