Why was it ok to swim and row in the filthy waters in brazil 2016 but not the filthy waters in france 2024?
this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2024
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It's a disgrace really. Waterways older than the cities that sat below where the cities are today, polluted to fuck by a mix of general disregard for the environment, and shitty (literally) utility policies.
The Oxford Cambridge boat race had a similar ending this year - where competitors fell ill afterwards, and never even did the celebratory self-yeet into the river after the race because of the number of jobbies in the water.
That is however a very British view, and Thames Water have some less-than-minor problems of their own.
The Seine and the Thames have been super polluted since Roman times. If anything, they are less polluted now that there's less direct sewage, discarded animal carcasses and corpses in them.
It was so bad in the 19th century in London that this happened-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stink
I'm not saying this is adequate, because it isn't, I'm just saying it's better than it used to be.
That's some serious "privatized profits, socialized losses" deal with thames water
The collective noun for the people in charge of this shithousery is "cockwombles".
Let them fail.
Leave Curious did a great video about this. It's not just Thames Water, it's many more water companies in the UK. 72 billion pounds has been paid out in dividends since the water companies were privatised in the 80s, meanwhile the companies say they don't have money to do the necessary investments in the infrastructure. Privatisation of public infrastructure is the biggest scam in history. https://youtu.be/wDO81MUWWEY?si=adnbxPvHX3aq9FRZ
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As a triathlete it really has become an area of concern for any fresh water competition. If I am racing every other weekend, I don't have the time nor inclination to track down water reports for the body of water I am about to swim in. Ocean reports are very easy to find but I don't have a clue where to go to look for fresh water river stream and lake testing.