In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote in news:Omelet-
> :
>
> > We've saved glass 4 liter wine bottles over the years and purchase all
> > our water from the Wal-mart vending machine at $.25 per gallon. :-)
> >
> > It's quite pure and quite good.
>
>
> At the farm in Renovo, PA we had a mountain spring water well just feet
> from the main house.
>
> http://www.tinypic.com/14w81h0.jpg
>
> Down the road there was a spillway pipe from another neighbor's well
> ending at the side of the road that ran non-stop. Lots of folks would
> drive up and fill their water jugs with free mountain spring water.

You are very fortunate... ;-)
We DO have a rather large artesian spring here, so large it creates the
San Marcos River.

Unfortunately, I'd have to don my scuba gear to fill my bottles. <G> The
outlets are about 20 ft. down, underwater.
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Peace!
Om

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