In the late '70's I worked for a company that made equipment for sewage
treatment plants. One of the things I discovered was that most people don't
digest tomato seeds. They just pass through. And if the effluent from a
treatment plant is sprayed on a field, you can get some impressive tomatoes.
Very well fertilized tomatoes.
BTW, the VP of the company had a saying: "It may be sh*t to you, but it's
bread and butter to me." That was usually good for a chuckle, a few groans,
and some funny looks.
BillG
Newalla, OK
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From: shop-talk-bounces+bill=gingerich.us@autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-bounces+bill=gingerich.us@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Steven Trovato
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 8:17 PM
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] plumping question
This is interesting, because New York City's system is still
combined. A heavy rain routinely overloads the system and discharges
raw sewage into the environment.
http://riverkeeper.org/campaign.php/pollution/the_facts/986
And in nearby Hoboken, the city has tomatoes sprouting all over,
allegedly from seeds in sewage that flooded the area.
http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2007/10/attack_of_the_killer_tomatoes
.html
http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2007/10/crappy_tomato_plants_growing_
b.html
I don't know if it's true, but it makes an amusing story.
At 10:11 AM 10/30/2007, pethier@comcast.net wrote:
>We used to have combined sewers here, but a Federal Court Order
>caused us to separate the entire system a few decades ago.
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