On Sun, 04 Sep 2011 11:22:46 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

>On Sun, 4 Sep 2011 11:15:03 -0500, Sqwertz >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 04 Sep 2011 09:11:10 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
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>>> 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

My dad had a buisness associate in the early 60's who had a summer
place in Canada. The tap water was pumped out of the lake. Even as a
young kid I liked it and could tell the difference.

Lou