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[femmelf]

I just got a notice in the mail today dated 10 days ago, that my house has a lead water service line.
It is from my water company. It says they can replace their part of the service line if I replace mine.

God damn it what? Nobody told me this for how many years? Thankfully I have a Brita Filter that says it removes 99% of lead.
Still why? Who the hell put in a lead service pipe way back when? Why the hell? Just why the hell? Did someone save $20 (probably $200 in today's money)?

So I just got this letter and I can't call a plumber until Monday. Until I get this fixed, I'm drinking bottled water.
It's probably going to cost me a nice amount of money of who knows probably $1000 to $2000 I'm guessing? I don't know.
I'm also guessing I can't get the water department to pay for my costs, but it does say they have to replace their part of it. 

I was focusing on my health and trying to get as good as it can get given all the other crap wrong with me.
Great, just great. If the EPA didn't force the water company to say anything, then they wouldn't have.
Just add another thing probably wrong with me that I wasn't prepared for at all.

Drink more water.... It's healthier and better than alcohol or soda pop....
God damn lead! I just can't win. Hurray society is just trying to poison me more.

Edit: O look. Here's why I'm getting a notice probably https://apnews.com/article/lead-pipes-epa-flint-biden-wisconsin-4aae63134894762cbe904ee460e62708
Edit 2: Q: "We're not gonna make it are we? People I mean? A: "It is in your nature to destroy yourselves." (I'm afraid the terminator was right).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xlo9PB8HKIA

[hector13]

You might want to get in touch with your local authority. My city subsidized replacing lead inlet pipes a while back, but they were replacing all the street side stuff at the same time.

They did also appear to forget about it because they sent us a letter about it a few years later.

You’re probably alright still using the filter though, just gotta make sure you’re on the ball about replacing the filter regularly.

Lead pipes are technically okay to drink from, but the water going through it has to be treated properly. This is one of the causes of the Flint water crisis, when they changed the water source and improperly treated the water, causing lead to leech into it.

You can also buy a test kit from a hardware store to test the water from your filter.