Tomorrow marks the end of spring break. I have worked hard all week playing catchup on things left neglected during the madness that was winter quarter. So that I can say to my students that I got away for some sort of a vacation (not that they need to think professors get to go on vacation during spring break), the Angry family is headed to an (ahem) indoor water resort not far from Ellesiouville.
It is named something like "Palm Springs," and boasts many large, open pools of water kept at a temperature perfect for culturing bacteria. I am hoping that the ratio of toddler urine to chlorinated water is very small. I am also trying not to think about this:
Or this:
Or this:
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And there's more. So much more.
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To add to your general pleasure, if you DO NOT think the word "rhinocerous"...turning on the taps in your hotel room will produce a flow of solid gold florins! Enjoy....
(my security word is "gbdqaib" - I think that's the antedote for toddler urine)
You can buy a great big container of rubbing alcohol for not much $$. Dump it in an hour before. Maybe it will help.
Sometimes too much knowledge in biology/bacteriology is a bad thing. I don't use sponges and after years of telling my inlaws about the horrors contained within sponges, they have tossed them as well.
Yup. We have a Great Wolf lodge near us, and the bear keeps lobbying HARD to go.
i am grossed out by the entire prospect -- aside from the ridiculous cost.
(I memed you...)
I would just like to say, apropos of nothing, that Ive been reading this blog for a good many months now, and as both a recent graduate of a large- albeit private- university, and a budding alcoholic, I am very much in love with you.
I would not worry about bacteria in the water. The Chlorine and Florine they use to kill the bacteria is far more dangerous to you than the bacteria.
Chlorine and Florine are powerful oxidents. They rupture the cell walls of the bacteria and break down the lycra in you bathing suit. If you swim a fair amount that is why you bathing suit falls apart after a few months.
The Chlorine and Florine rupture your cell walls too. The amount in the water is not high enough to rupture enough of your cell walls and kill you however.
The urine is quite safe. Unless the toddler has a bladder infection, it sterile and quite safe to drink.
Urine was used in the middle ages to white people's teeth. It worked because it had uric acid in it. Unfortunatly the acid desolved the enamel on their teeth and left the folks in terrable pain.
Enjoy the trip!
Ewww!
Mild paranoia anyone? (I think the same things when using the showers at the Y)
Hi there! I thought that you might find this article interesting (or slightly disturbing, like I did)!
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Nightline/FaithMatters/story?id=4467337&page=1
Rachele
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