Deer Island is the wastewater treatment plant that is something like 90% of the reason why Boston Harbor is now a body of water in which people routinely paddle, swim, and enjoy themselves, as opposed to the pre-Clean Water Act times in which someone who fell into Boston Harbor was generally advised to get themselves to the nearest emergency room as quickly as possible. It cleans up the water for 43 communities in the Boston area. According to the sign I saw on a visit to the trail and biking system that surrounds the water plant, it basically purifies the water for half the population of the state of Massachusetts.
A surprising number of people hear 'Deer Island is seeing higher levels of virus in the water now than they have since last December' and automatically assume that what I am trying to say is 'I am afraid to drink the water that comes out of Deer Island because it's more dangerous than usual', and proceed to make jokes about not drinking poo water being a good way to avoid getting sick in the first place.
I have gotten tired of explaining to them that I am not afraid of Deer Island or its output, I am afraid of every single human being who has provided input, and of what it means to interact with them.
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Date: 2021-12-17 07:04 pm (UTC)A surprising number of people hear 'Deer Island is seeing higher levels of virus in the water now than they have since last December' and automatically assume that what I am trying to say is 'I am afraid to drink the water that comes out of Deer Island because it's more dangerous than usual', and proceed to make jokes about not drinking poo water being a good way to avoid getting sick in the first place.
I have gotten tired of explaining to them that I am not afraid of Deer Island or its output, I am afraid of every single human being who has provided input, and of what it means to interact with them.