Entries tagged with “water”

New York Magazine details what’s in the waters around NYC

The list of 28 things include teredos and gribbles, shipwrecks, a Formica dinette, and 1,600 bars of silver worth about $26 million.

The silver sounds tempting, but you have to contend with the dead bodies.

My Tap Water Just Isn’t Appetizing

Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 11:00 PMNo comments

All I wanted was a quick glass of water.  What came out of the tap was less than appetizing.

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It looked more like skim milk than water.

I know it’s just aeration due to apartment living, but it still looks ugly.  When it finally cleared up, it looked like someone hocked a luggie in it.

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Looks like I’ll be stopping by Bed Bath & Beyond, again, and picking up some Brita water filter stuff.

Twenty-four pounds. Tons of fun.

The Citibōt is a foldable kayak for city dwellers.  From the description:

Ever want a quality kayak you can easily store in your apartment closet or keep in the trunk of your car to throw into that beautiful body of water you happen to be driving by? Well, meet Citibōt.

You don’t know how many times I’ve woken up on a Sunday and thought, “You know, I’d love to go kayaking in the East River today.  Too bad I don’t have room for a kayak in my apartment.”  Problem solved.

Actually, kayaking around Manhattan is a popular attraction, but you have to be on the Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge by 6am.  It’s a major chore for me to be up at 7am on a weekday.