SLUDGE!

Lesson learned: Don't EVER drink out of NYC public drinking fountains!

Last night I was strolling along the Hudson River Park Walkway and I got thirsty. Conveniently, I found a drinking fountain ("bubbler" in Wisconsinese) and let it run for quite a long time to run out the impurities and such. I waited a bit more, satisfied with the water's coldness and clarity, I bent down and took a few gulps. All of a sudden, I was choking on some horrible sludge! Yack! This slimy mysterious grey-brown goo that must have released its hold from the linings of the plumbing just in time for me to take a drink. Luckily I instantly gagged and spit it out, but it scares me to think what this glop really was!

Beware the SLUDGE!