This just tickles me in a way that carbonation can't...
http://www.wric.com/Global/story.asp?S=6247401
It turns out the famed "natural mineral water" baths at New York's Saratoga Spa State Park are diluted with regular tap water.
A state parks official confirmed that today, after the New York Post first reported it.
The Post says that heated public drinking water is mixed with the chilly carbonated mineral waters that made Saratoga famous. The paper says that's been going on for about two decades, since the park's 1930s-era mineral water heater broke down.
Saratoga is known as a summer playground for rich people in awe of their own fabulous-ness. Guess the joke's on them, huh? You want hot bubbly water... here you go... Barnum would be so proud.
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Hey, if they believe the water has special healing powers (backed up by no science) then who are we to bust their bubble?
What's next, they're going to make Physics post signs saying they are diluted as well?
Pa-lease.
I can't imagine any wouldn't get it. Having grown up with a regular well, just knowing the hard water deposit you get from that.. I can't imagine what the funky mineral water would leave behind if not diluted.
Here's another Saratoga Secret. The "natural spring" water (non-mineral), is actually piped in the park. Obvious evidence was when they relocated nature from next to what is now the automobile museum across the street. Well that and the fact they can turn it off in the winter.
Maybe that is what keeps Mary Lou preserved.
Ding! Les wins.
ROTFL.
Funny Mary Lou story. One summer after the carousel opened in town, she basically gave a bunch of money to the town (or whoever) to let children ride it for free that year. Of course, opening day she's down there with the press hamming it up. She was walking around on the carousel while kids were getting on and decided to pick up my oldest son (I think he was 3 at the time) to put him on a horse. My wife and I nearly had a heart attack as the look of strain came over her face realizing he was a solid little guy that might have been a few pounds short of "Team lift".
That ol zombie probably learned a lesson that day. Its just not worth the publicity. Of course.. she got off much easier than Mayor Jennings did. When will these people learn to stop touching my kids.
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