On 9/4/2011 12:15 PM, 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.

When I first got married we lived in a mobile home with well water. If I
can help it, I won't live in a place with it again. The weather and
other conditions like the pumps being shut down for maintenance would
cause the water to be undrinkable and really unusable for days. I don't
recall sulpher, but I do recall rust.