I drink bottled water. Quite frankly, if I drink the water in the area I live in I break out into a rash. I live close to Fort Meade, MD and I first noticed this problem when I was in junior high-- when I first moved to the area from Tucson, AZ.

The rash back then was on my forearms. Today it is mainly contained to my ring finger on my left hand. The problem now-- I never drink tap water nor use it to cook with. I am also allergic to citric acid-- oranges, lemons, limes so this may have also caused the problem. A citric drink popular on Fort Meade when I first moved here -- was called Teem. It was mainly a fountain drink I that I ordered when I ate at Fort Meade eateries. So it may not have been the water back then. Is citric acid used to purify water? According to a Google search-- yes. So if the Fort meade area used some sort of citric acid in their water purification process that would explain it.

When I first moved to Hanover in 1996-- I started having the problem again. I went to the doctor and they gave me a cream that did not help. What was I consuming back then? Skittles -- in great quantity. What have I been eating a lot of lately? Mike & Ikes. Both containing citric acid. So it may not be the water.

That said-- I never had the rash when we moved to Odenton. I never had the rash when I lived anywhere else. I did not consume a lot of Teem back then-- because we did not go out to eat a lot on Fort Meade. Yes, I did like the Orange KoolAid like drink from McDonalds - however here again-- I worked at McDonalds when I was in the 11th grade and had that drink all the time with no problems. So why only Hanover and Fort Meade?

Another problem I have now? Sometimes when I drink bottled water, my face tends to swell and I get a headache. I started freezing pint sized water bottles because I wanted to make ice cold KoolAid and Iced Tea. This is when I [several years ago now] noticed something really odd. The water when I opened it had a sludgy texture like a slushy from Seven 11. If you ever make candy with a candy thermometer it was almost like a softball texture. I knew the water should not have been like this so I threw it out. I now believe that is what was causing my headaches... For some reason-- I am thinking a fine mesh of wood pellets. So why would this be in my bottled drinking water?

So why do I think Wood Pellets or something like that? Not sure-- a dream really. It may have been felt it was a cleansing tool for the water-- or it may have been something more. I do not have aids nor the virus associated with AIDS-- HIV. But if my symptoms are only a swollen face and headache-- what else might happen? Well if I did have AIDS, might these tiny splinters [if they are indeed splinters] cause problems for AIDS patients-- especially if they cause internal bleeding?

The water with this trait-- in my opinion tastes chalky. Sometimes I see photos of people whose heads sometimes seem larger and then smaller [or normal] in other photos.

With or without AIDs this looks bad for anyone consuming this water. No I am not going back to tap water-- but I am very cautious with bottled water. My face also swells because of monthly issues-- however I do not often get headaches. I do after drinking water sometimes-- and after eating some of my favorite candies. Have you noticed this? Slightly freeze your water.. does it seem like a slushy? Did your face swell after drinking it? Why?

Abstract noise provides that insurance issues in Washington may have caused an AIDs problem. I believe many feel that because I have ties to Washington they are now wondering how I escaped. I know of 3 of my boyfriends over the years who have died. I do not have health insurance [rarely used before I cancelled it in 2008 or so] and if I did have Aids it would be evident. I was also tested and it came back negative. I was also never into oral sex and only once when I was in love in the early 80s. I was pregnant [once] in late 1990 but lost the baby within 2 weeks. Miscarried-- but someone may have given me something without my knowledge. So i am offering this post-- because I am wondering about boyfriends who have died too young. i have not seen Cheryl, Roni, Jan nor many of my family members. Abstract noise provided something may have happened to one of them because of AiDS and a drink. The dream associated the problem with AZT. Not sure why I wanted to post-- just did. the other problem- I like men and two of the guys that died were long term lovers. All too young to die. I simply did not have too many more and do not know of bad news only because I do not know how to reach them. The real problem-- 3 is too many for the total number of lover I had.

my small Business [qisoftware] and "why me" have bascially kept me out of the social scene-- and I was never into oral. Also I tried marijuana in high school but nothing else-- no needles. So why is washington ignorning my rights violations and allowing others to steal from me-- either they want to blame me for my clean life style and not partaking in the dc orgy or they are just idiot... take your pick. I do not owe the crap in Washington and expect legal types to correct the horrific injustice I have suffered for too long-- in short order. I gave no one aids. I have never had it. I do not think there is a cure [yet]-- but I do believe many are living with aids.

wood pellets might be a means to control aids vips in washington. I just gave them a clue. i am tired of washington blaming me-- because they wanted to be important and they had to insure-- ala-- Nineth Gate, DaVinci Code, Eyes Wide Shut... I developed the Blogger Calendar and the technorati ranking tool. Idiots it put me on the map... clean this shit up.