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Old Posted Jun 28, 2019, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Inquizative View Post
I know I'm off the subject but from what I understand, Philly has the most public pools per capita of any city in the country, but they are swimming in a unfiltered public fountain? It's always been illegal from what I understand, but the citizens are insistent on putting their small children in the fountain. I've seen many a small child splashing around in that fountain, with swollen diapers full of water. Which is safe to assume the kids are not quite potty trained. I am sure you can fill in the blanks on what will happen next.
I don't know whether they still do, but I know the City used to put chlorine or chloramine in that fountain.
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