Don't drink the water!

N2 · Post by N2 » Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:45 am

OTTAWA (CP) - Airline passengers with compromised immune systems are being warned to avoid drinking any tap water on flights - and that includes tea and coffee.

The new Health Canada advisory follows a series of random tests that revealed both total coliform and E. coli bacteria in some airline water systems.
Health Canada said 15.1 per cent of airlines tested positive for total coliform, while only 1.2 per cent showed traces of the more dangerous E. coli.

The presence of total coliform usually suggests water is of poor quality or stale.

Most of the contaminated water came out of washroom taps.

While all airlines have taken steps to sanitize their water systems, Health Canada said tap water can still be a danger.

spoiler · Post by **spoiler** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:52 am

linecrew · Post by **linecrew** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:46 am

spoiler wrote:ewww

Seriously. Who the hell would take a swig of the tap water in the poopa-cabana on a plane anyway??!! Isn't that why god invented bottled water?

C-FABH · Post by **C-FABH** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:19 pm

even if they don't give out lousy packages of peanuts for free -- they'll still give you bottled water!

lilfssister · Post by **lilfssister** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:08 pm

And don't they post signs in the lavatories that say NOT to drink the water???

Hmmm...where do they get the water for making swill...I mean coffee

grimey · Post by **grimey** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:14 pm

They still serve water on planes?

Rubberbiscuit · Post by **Rubberbiscuit** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:03 pm

Drink beer. Requires ultrapure water.

Justwannafly · Post by **Justwannafly** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:45 pm

Rubberbiscuit wrote:Drink beer. Requires ultrapure water.

Na, just to be safe...stick to Vodka...that will kill any bacteria in your system...if you drink enough of it

WRX · Post by **WRX** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:02 pm

I can't say which airline or which city but I used to supervise at ground handling company.

When we're told to sanitize the water for the planes, we'd dump all the water from the truck somewhere and fill it up with tap water.
This happens once a month, if someone remembers it.
And the thing is the same guy who services Lav, drives the water truck.

And for the water to make tea and coffee, sometimes the guy who serviced the lav fill'em up.

lilfssister · Post by **lilfssister** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:21 pm

WRX wrote:And for the water to make tea and coffee, sometimes the guy who serviced the lav fill'em up.

Ewwwwwwwwww!

Mike Falk · Post by **Mike Falk** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:43 am

ooops, wrong topic