Yeah Sure!

[slim 1,525]

And yes, the soap left behind a soapy film on the dishes. Like one of those ads on TV. Guess who is washing everything by hand!

Alla when she gets home?

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Alla when she gets home?

No, but good suggestion. Pasha did so he would learn his lesson.

[Brad and Vika 129]

OK - here's another one. Vika was very concerned about all the chemicals in our tap water here. We use a filter attached to the kitchen sink spigot (brand name PUR). There is a little indicator light on it that goes from green to yellow, then red when the filter is bad. We have never seen the red. When the thing turns yellow, Vika runs up one side of me and down the other to replace it, saying that it is red, red, RED!! I want to show her what red looks like, and even showed her the package - that has pics of the indicator lights for those who presumably can't read. She will have none of it, and asks why I want her to poison herself with the terrible, chemical water

Yellow light is now red, blue sky is green, red car is white - whatever you say

[visaveteran 1]

OK - here's another one. Vika was very concerned about all the chemicals in our tap water here. We use a filter attached to the kitchen sink spigot (brand name PUR). There is a little indicator light on it that goes from green to yellow, then red when the filter is bad. We have never seen the red. When the thing turns yellow, Vika runs up one side of me and down the other to replace it, saying that it is red, red, RED!! I want to show her what red looks like, and even showed her the package - that has pics of the indicator lights for those who presumably can't read. She will have none of it, and asks why I want her to poison herself with the terrible, chemical water

Yellow light is now red, blue sky is green, red car is white - whatever you say :lol:

I'm a bit color blind. Could that explain this issue?

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

OK - here's another one. Vika was very concerned about all the chemicals in our tap water here. We use a filter attached to the kitchen sink spigot (brand name PUR). There is a little indicator light on it that goes from green to yellow, then red when the filter is bad. We have never seen the red. When the thing turns yellow, Vika runs up one side of me and down the other to replace it, saying that it is red, red, RED!! I want to show her what red looks like, and even showed her the package - that has pics of the indicator lights for those who presumably can't read. She will have none of it, and asks why I want her to poison herself with the terrible, chemical water

Yellow light is now red, blue sky is green, red car is white - whatever you say

Those chemicals are good for her immune system.

Really, Brad, if you want to take out the chemicals you need the 3 stage charcoal filter. The "media" filters only take out rocks and birds and stuff.

When Alla arrived she made me drink tap water in front of her and stared at me like she expected me to drop over dead...then said "we will see later if you vomit" THEN she said it was some unexplainable North American hardiness because we were all descended from people who lived in the wilderness.

Probably just part of her act as a spy.

[Brad and Vika 129]

Those chemicals are good for her immune system.

Really, Brad, if you want to take out the chemicals you need the 3 stage charcoal filter. The "media" filters only take out rocks and birds and stuff.

When Alla arrived she made me drink tap water in front of her and stared at me like she expected me to drop over dead...then said "we will see later if you vomit" THEN she said it was some unexplainable North American hardiness because we were all descended from people who lived in the wilderness.

Probably just part of her act as a spy.

That's just it. The filter IS a three stage charcoal. The issue is not being able to tell red and yellow apart - or just not caring.

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That's just it. The filter IS a three stage charcoal. The issue is not being able to tell red and yellow apart - or just not caring.

A number of years ago I installed a true water filtration system under my kitchen sink. It's a 5-stage system based around the reverse osmosis technology. It reduces water contaminants to almost zero. You change three filters every two or three years and the reverse osmosis bladder every 5 years. This is a serious system for clean drinking water. The system cost about $300 plus installation but I was able to install it myself. I think most reasonably handy men could install it. The sink tap systems are not very effective but maybe better than nothing.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

That's just it. The filter IS a three stage charcoal. The issue is not being able to tell red and yellow apart - or just not caring.

Ok, I got it Brad. I was just tossing in a technical thing for you (one of the things I do is design filtration systems for non-municipal water supplies) Boring, I know.

Tell her the filter really doesn't do anything anyway, the lights are just fake to get you to buy more filters.

Alla will be back Tuesday, she is on the way back to Donetsk from Moscow tonight. Pasha finished school today and then drove us up to the DMV office and we changed or addresses on our drivers licenses/permits. He almost hit a post in the parking lot at the DMV (with Alla's car) and then tells me that Alla actually DID hit that post when she took him to pick up his permit. "She hit it pretty hard too!" She must have forgotten to mention that. (So I guess this means he will tell her we were shooting guns in the basement. Oh well, she will get over it) He had his last day of school today and eeked out straight A's so I am scanning his final exam scores and grades to Mom and Babushka. Now just to clean up a bit so no one notices she was gone, sweep up the .22 shell casings in the basement...

The animals are still alive and around here somewhere, most of the plants will survive. Sergey will come back with her and we will outnumber the girl 3 to 1. Hope she is ready to cook. I am tired of my cooking. Pasha only cooks macaroni or turkey sandwiches with pickles or Cocoa Puffs...oh #######...the cocoa puffs....

[Brad and Vika 129]

Tell her the filter really doesn't do anything anyway, the lights are just fake to get you to buy more filters.

Cocoa Puffs...oh #######...the cocoa puffs....

She doesn't care about how it works, unfortunately she has been completely sucked in by the advertising.

And definitely get rid of the cocoa puffs, then go straight to confession.