Ah wiz listenin tae radio 4 the other day an a heard thit acordin tae a survey done in the UK, only 11% oh parks huv still goat drinkin fountains.So ah wiz thinkin aboot how we went aboot gettin the wet stuf when we wir bairns. Now thir wir a couple oh fountains in the Meadows but a kannie remember thit they ivvir worked. So ye hud a drink oot oh the tap afore ye left the hoose an efter that ye wir a camel! We nivvir hud money fur a boatle oh juice an the only coke we saw wiz when ye wir at the lavvy. If ye wir in a gairdin where thir wiz a hose then ye hud a quick slug before ye went oan yir way, we drunk oot oh rivirs an streams an if ye wir up the Park then thir wiz the fountain there where ye could git a drink an that wiz the closest we came tae mineral water but that wiz it.
So ah dinnae kenn whit thir moanin aboot a reckon thit thir wiz less thin 11% oh parks wi a fountain when we were bairns but wir oh still goan strong.
If ye want tae read aboot how unfortunate the bairns ur nowadays then huv a quick deek yersel!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/may/31/drinking-fountains-campaign
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Aye I can mind o that barry well or spring set intae the rocks near St Margarets Loch. It had metal bars roond it. Thon fountains in the Meadows rarely ever worked though.
Drinkin oot the tap in the public lavvies (the one marked "this is not drinking water") wis an option if ye didnae mind the smell and the auld poofs hingin' aboot hopin fer a swatch at yer knob.
Ah mind thon drinkin' fountains at the Commie Pool were ye put yer mooth over and pushed the wee lever. I heard tell that some dirty bastards use tae pit snotters doon them, so you always had tae let them run a bit before drinking tae make sure ye didnae swally a big Pansy Potter
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