David Hansen wrote:

On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 08:46:51 +0100 someone who may be Edward Cowling
London UK wrote this:-

We're all getting too damn soft and the media don't help. When I was
a kid we just called it hot weather and got on with it. Now there are
endless announcements to carry water and if you believe the news
we're all about to suffer heat stroke.

As others have said, this is the fashion for "mineral" water.
Personally if I want water I turn on the tap and water comes out. I
did this when I lived in London too.

Last I checked there weren't any taps on the underground platforms, or
on underground trains. If you're stuck on a tube train in very hot
weather, water definitely helps. I think it's a sensible precaution on
the tube in hot weather.

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