[SOC] Insidious DHMO

[Carl]

At our very back door is Badger Lake.  This beautiful lake is full of 
Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO), and there is apparently nothing that can be 
done.  In just a couple of months, this chemical will begin to soidify 
as the weather cools.  Every year DHMO forms an insidious crust - often 
covering the entire lake.  The crust is very dangerous and has killed 
several of our neighbors in the past.  This summer there were dozens of 
unsuspecting sportsmen that caught trout and bass that had been swimming 
in DHMO - it is gruesome to even contemplate that most of these doomed 
fish were actually taken home and eaten!

Usually in the winter, DHMO precipitates and slowly collects.  Sometimes 
the deposits become so thick that it must be manually removed - often 
resulting in debilitating heart attacks and strokes in the older 
population.  DMHO restricts the mobility of almost everyone living in 
cold climates, and can inundate entire populations- even those in the 
tropics.  Following the Tsunami in Japan earlier this year, DMHO was the 
cause of thousands of deaths.

I fear there is nothing that can be done - we are all at the mercy of 
DHMO  :-(