Bottled or Tap? - Page 3

Cutty72 · 12-15-2009, 04:15 PM

Growing up on the farm was great. Drank well water straight out of the hydrant. Sometimes we would use the rusty cup that hangs on the hydrant. It was (and still is) the best tasting water ever!

One time I put it in a glass. It was a light yellow/orange color, with things floating. After sitting for awhile, the color had cleared, but there was about 1/4" of "stuff" on the bottom of the glass

Maybe that's why I'm usually healthy, I got all my minerals as a kid

Dave · 12-15-2009, 04:20 PM

alright, i'll buy that. The germaphobics are a pet peeve

Homeslice · 12-15-2009, 04:25 PM

The real issue is pharmaceuticals in the water supply (probably both tap AND bottled). Britta and the other filter companies have never certified that their filters eliminate pharmaceuticals. In other words......they probably don't.

dReWpY · 12-15-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

The real issue is pharmaceuticals in the water supply (probably both tap AND bottled). Britta and the other filter companies have never certified that their filters eliminate pharmaceuticals. In other words......they probably don't.

u ppl knew the shit that was in all of the water now they would be pretty freaked out, some places are acctually experianceing such drastic changes as the sex of certain fish are being altered so that every individual is male when they are hatched

fasternyou929 · 12-15-2009, 05:35 PM

No doubt, tap water is better for the environment (and your wallet). But this is one of those blanket statements that just doesn't work everywhere.

In some places tap water is either too nasty to drink enough of it to stay hydrated, or it's downright unsafe. See: China. I have a souvenir bottle of water from there. You know what's listed in the ingredients after filtering? Strontium. And it's a non-zero value. You can't boil out heavy metals either, so imported bottled water wins.

z06boy · 12-15-2009, 05:40 PM

Tap for me...at least around here...the water is fine and I think bottled water is overrated.

Now when out of the country that's a different story and probably even parts of this country if it's well water. Well water around here seems fine too.

Kaneman · 12-15-2009, 05:42 PM

Despite a news piece I just read proclaiming Fort Worth's water supply as one of the cleanest we constantly get notices from the city that the tap water is not safe to drink on a continual basis. We also live next to the most polluted lake and section of river in Texas.
Still won't buy bottled water though. We have filtered fridge water and a PUR filter on the tap.

z06boy · 12-15-2009, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaneman

Despite a news piece I just read proclaiming Fort Worth's water supply as one of the cleanest we constantly get notices from the city that the tap water is not safe to drink on a continual basis. We also live next to the most polluted lake and section of river in Texas.
Still won't buy bottled water though. We have filtered fridge water and a PUR filter on the tap.

Dayum...that's messed up that you get notices like that. Well good that you get the notices

but bad that conditions warrant it.

Kaneman · 12-15-2009, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by z06boy

Dayum...that's messed up that you get notices like that. Well good that you get the notices

but bad that conditions warrant it.

What I really hate about it is there is no discount on our water bill! Inferior products should command lower prices, lol.

Homeslice · 12-15-2009, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by fasternyou929

In some places tap water is either too nasty to drink enough of it to stay hydrated, or it's downright unsafe. See: China. I have a souvenir bottle of water from there. You know what's listed in the ingredients after filtering? Strontium. And it's a non-zero value. You can't boil out heavy metals either, so imported bottled water wins.

And how was it filtered? Just by the local utility?

You can buy portable filtration systems (for camping) that will take care of pretty much anything (except maybe pharmaceuticals, like I mentioned before). I don't know what Strontium is, but if it's just a metal, a filter should easily take care of that.

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Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	alright, i'll buy that. The germaphobics are a pet peeve

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Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	The real issue is pharmaceuticals in the water supply (probably both tap AND bottled). Britta and the other filter companies have never certified that their filters eliminate pharmaceuticals. In other words......they probably don't.

12-15-2009, 05:35 PM	#5
fasternyou929 SFL Expatriate #2 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Moto: CBR1000 Posts: 2,043	No doubt, tap water is better for the environment (and your wallet). But this is one of those blanket statements that just doesn't work everywhere. In some places tap water is either too nasty to drink enough of it to stay hydrated, or it's downright unsafe. See: China. I have a souvenir bottle of water from there. You know what's listed in the ingredients after filtering? Strontium. And it's a non-zero value. You can't boil out heavy metals either, so imported bottled water wins.

12-15-2009, 05:40 PM	#6
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	Tap for me...at least around here...the water is fine and I think bottled water is overrated. Now when out of the country that's a different story and probably even parts of this country if it's well water. Well water around here seems fine too.