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belchingmatt
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Windscreen water infection risk.Seems fairly logical, I just wonder why it took so long to do a little research. 
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If one is diving so close to the limits that +/- 1% will make a difference then the error has already been made.
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HeatherKay
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Oh no! It's the bugs! They're out to get us! Run for the hills!  _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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jonbwfc
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I understand the hills aren't exactly clean either... Run for the lowlands!
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eddie543
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The cleanest sources of untreated water you'll find are usually on the top of hills. Waugh's well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wwell.jpg
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ProfessorF
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There are people driving around without screen wash in their washer bottles? 
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HeatherKay
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Yep. Most folk seem to think putting tap water in is sufficient. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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belchingmatt
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Well if you live in a nice tropical climate where freezing isn't an issue then water works fine by itself.
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If one is diving so close to the limits that +/- 1% will make a difference then the error has already been made.
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ProfessorF
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Did you miss the bit about this being in the UK?  Water might be ok, but water + screen wash is even betterer.
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Amnesia10
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Plus you do not need that much. Well the death rate when I had it was much higher than that. It is easily treatable now. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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belchingmatt
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Treatable maybe, but as the majority of infected are men they will no doubt shrug it off as man flu and not seek treatment until the symptoms are very bad.
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Amnesia10
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That is what happened with me. I could barely breath before I went to the hospital. I was on the wrong antibiotics for a week before I knew. By which point it was considerably better. It took more than a decade to not get a relapse every other year, when I would just get weezy for the winter. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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l3v1ck
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Logical but pointless. Anyone here know someone who's been struck down by this? Me neither.
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Nick
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Erm, amnesia just talked about his experience in the previous post. _________________
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Zippy
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I drive such a lot and use such my washers a lot, so I tend to just put water in once the chance of frost has gone and only put washer fluid in during the winter. I heard about this on the radio this morning though, and will be putting washer fluid in my reservoir first thing in the morning. I've had Legionella training and have no wish to flirt with the symptoms  _________________The Official "Saucy Minx" This above all: To Thine Own Self Be True "Red sky at night, Shepherds Delight"..Which is a bit like Shepherds Pie, but with whipped topping instead of mashed potato.
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belchingmatt
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Now why do I have images of an annoying celebrity chef wearing army uniform who is deadly in martial arts?
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