[Villages Kahuna]

We weren't here more than a few days when we got calls from at least two companies offering to test our water. Typically they offer a free dinner for two at a local restaurant. That fact is the tip that it's purely a sales pitch.

We made an appointment and a fellow came and mixed some chemicals to "test our water". In spite of the fact that TV provides a very complete annual analysis of water quality, the sales guy opined that we needed filtering equipment that ranged in price from $1,000 to over $3,000.

What he didn't know was that we had used a well as well as city water in the Chicago area for many years and were intimately familiar with the levels of permissable chemicals and contaminants in potable water. After we let him prattle on long enough to hang himself, we began to explain that we knew quite a little bit about water quality. He quickly shut up and headed for his car never to be heard from again.

If you get calls asking to test your water, be aware that it is purely a sales pitch for some polyrazzmatazz water filtering equipment. You'll find the quality of the water in TV is really quite good compared to many locales in the U.S. I'd recommend telling the prospective testers "thanks, but no thanks".