A LESSON FROM MICHIGAN ABOUT TAKING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

As a self-proclaimed 'Michigander" I am proud to say that those old fashioned values of pulling together as a community still exist.

This text is from a county emergency manager out in the western part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan after a severe snow storm.


The Mining Journal, Marquette, MI

WEATHER BULLETIN

Up here in the Northern part of Michigan we just recovered from a Historic event --- may I even say a weather event of Biblical Proportions --- with an historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow and winds to 90 MPH that broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds of motorists in lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads, isolated scores of communities and cut power to 10's of thousands.

FEMA did nothing.
No one howled for the government.
No one blamed the government.
No one even uttered an expletive on TV.
Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton did not visit.
Our Mayor's did not blame Obama or anyone else.
Our Governor did not blame Obama or anyone else either.
CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC did not visit - or even report on this category 5 snow storm.

Nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards.
No one asked for a FEMA Trailer House.
No one looted.

Nobody - I mean Nobody demanded the government do something.
Nobody expected the government to do anything either.
No Larry King, No Bill O'Rielly, No Oprah, No Chris Mathews and No Geraldo Rivera.
No Shaun Penn, No Barbara Striesand,
No Brad Pitts, No Hollywood types to be found.

Nope, we just melted the snow for water.
Sent out caravans of SUV's to pluck people out of snow engulfed cars.
The truck drivers pulled people out of snow banks and didn't ask for a penny.
Local restaurants made food, and the police and fire departments delivered it to the snow bound families..
Families took in the stranded people - total strangers.

We fired up wood stoves, broke out coal oil lanterns or Coleman lanterns.
We put on an extra layers of clothes because up here it is "Work or Die".
We did not wait for some affirmative action government to get us out of a mess created by being immobilized by a welfare program that trades votes for 'sittin at home' checks.

Even though a Category 5 blizzard of this scale is not usual, we know it can happen and how to deal with it ourselves.

I hope this gets passed on.
Maybe .....
SOME people will get the message ......
The world, including the U.S. government, does Not owe you a living.

Thank you for your support in Healing The Planet one bottle at a Time!

Faith Paulus

Founder – Back To The Tap…for a Healthier Planet

www.backtothetap.com

President – Interiors By Faith www.interiorsbyfaith.com

Author of Popcorn Poppin on the Apricot Tree

We believe the lack of safe drinking water and sanitation facilities are the root causes of hunger, disease and poverty throughout the developing world.

~globalwater.org

UNHEALTHY TAP WATER? BACK TO THE TAP HAS THE SOLUTION WITH ITS PURIFICATION SYSTEM.

By now, everyone has probably at least heard about the New York Times 6 page report, and its candid investigation of the Los Angeles Reservoirs - and the mysterious black plastic balls which have been neatly laid to prevent sunlight from reacting with the potential 60,000 cancer-causing chemicals contained within our confused waters. The initial fact that the Joneses were not happy with the cosmetic appeal of this obvious environmental faux paus, covered up the more startling questions that lie beneath that blanket of balls - the quality of our drinking water.

Okay, so this is not fresh news - we KNOW that the same regulations that have been used for the last 35 years are still being utilized for our federal drinking water standards - even though the number of contaminants that we are being exposed to - as well as their known perils - have multiplied tremendously. The National Academy of Sciences, suggests that millions of Americans become sick each year from drinking contaminated water, with maladies from upset stomachs to cancer and birth defects.

But then, why are we continually expecting our government institutions to babysit us? The EPA testing for all of our drinking water is mandated by ONE - we repeat ONE person - to uphold and mandate those regulations. And we simply cannot expect an overnight miracle within our federal and state budgets for improving those current conditions. The fact is that we Americans have become very complacent with our way of doing things - and often refuse to change our habits until its WAY too late.

It's time to stop playing the "victim role" and take responsibility for learning about alternatives for our health, and likewise making pro-active choices for our families.

So, we urge you to 1)take a deep breath, and slowly unleash your grip from that disposable water bottle (easy now...we know you can do it) 2)properly dispose of it in a plastic bin if you can find one in your community, and 3)consider this new resolve for 2010:

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And by the way, to all you Disposable Water Bottle people that have not yet 'seen the light'......The truth is those same black balls would be needed to keep the Bisphenol from leaching into the atmosphere, if someone wanted to 'Foot The Bill' for doing so.

However, do we really need our Martian neighbors turning up their little green noses at our earthly taste as they try to comprehend the blankets of black balls covering our water reservoirs and landfills? I think not....After all, we just back into the good graces of our European friends since (You Know Who) got out of office.....

The Back To The Tap Campaign thanks you in advance for helping us Heal The Planet one bottle at a Time!

FAITH PAULUS

FOUNDER - BACK TO THE TAP.....FOR A HEALTHIER PLANET

www.backtothetap.com

Turn your Wounds into Wisdom

~ Oprah Winfrey

That Tap Water is Legal but may be Unhealthy
New York Times
Published December 16th, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/us/17water.html?pagewanted=4&_r=1