Tap, (Faucet), Water or Bottled Water?

Mike

Mike

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What do you drink?

I use bottled water for tea and coffee and for drinking,
but tap water for cooking, this is a bit crazy I know, but
it is how I do it anyway.

In London and many other cities I am sure, waste water
is cleaned and recycled.

Recently it has been reported that there are traces of
drugs in our water supply, both prescription and illegal
drugs, this has been found in drinking water!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2625659/Cocaine-use-Britain-widespread-DRINKING-WATER.html

There was a case several years ago in California, where
there was a chance of the chlorine added to a reservoir
would mix with the bromide in the water and produce a
carcinogen called Bromate. This was in the Ivanhoe Reservoir.

What did the Department of Water & Power do?

They covered the surface of the lake with 4 inch black plastic
balls to stop the sunshine causing the chlorine and bromide
from amalgamating.

http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jun/10/local/me-balls10

I reckon that the bottled water untreated is better for
your health than any "Cleaned" for drinking, there are so
many additives in our tap water that cannot be good for
anybody.

Something to clean all the pies etc., we drink that.
Something to make it clear and bright, we drink that.
Fluoride, for children's teeth, we drink that.
Chlorine to kill germs etc., we drink that.
Plus many others that I don't know about and of course
the drugs.

So I will take my chances with the bottled stuff.

Mike.
 

I use filters on my faucets (Pur) for drinking and cooking, doesn't remove everything, but good enough.
 

It's a mixed bag .. I have well water where I live, and it looks/tastes fine for the most part. I cook with it.
But I do buy bottled drinking water, and wonder where is this water REALLY coming from :confused:...
 
I use tap water for cooking etc; but our water is so hard I filter it first.
i really don't like water to drink; so if I have to, I drink sparkling water...anything to relieve the boredom!
 
My fridge has a filter in it for water & ice cubes so that's what I drink. Use tap water for cooking.

Actually, our "tap water" isn't all that bad; before we got the fridge, that's what we used for everything.

I sometimes drink that.
 
My urologist says "drink lots of water to prevent further kidney problems(stones)", I ask what bottled water is best,he says "I cant recommend which brand to drink" so I ask "what brand do you drink?" He says "I've been drinking Aquafina for years."

So thats what ive been drinking for the last 16 years.
 
I use the Filtrete water station for drinking water and tap water for everything else. In Florida, our frig has a filter system.
Filtrete water station: A little hard to see but there four bottles you fill all at once and then into the frig to cool off.
 

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We have a water distiller, and we distill all of the drinking water. We also have one of the PUR filter pitchers, and use that for the rest of the things we do with water, like making coffee or tea.
The water here is from a reservoir, but they add chlorine and fluoride to it, and the smell and taste are bad when it is not filtered.
The distilled water has a wonderful taste, and I make all my ice cubes with the filtered water since it is easy to fill the trays with the PUR pitcher.
 
I live in a hard water area and have been drinking tap water for years with no ill effects.
 
We have well water so we don`t drink it. I know we can because we`ve had it tested and there is no bacteria or anything but it is/was the hardest water you`ve ever seen in your life-and loaded with iron. We just got a new water softening system so it`s much better now but we`re just not in the habit of drinking it. I do cook with it though. We drink bottle water but only spring water and only Crystal Geyser brand because we know the owners of the company. They say "purified water" is nothing more than tap water that`s been treated. Really though,about the only water I really drink is Metromint Water-Spearmint Flavored. It`s just flavored with mint but has no sweetener or anything in it. Hard to find though....
 
Mrs. Robinson said:
We have well water so we don`t drink it. I know we can because we`ve had it tested and there is no bacteria or anything but it is/was the hardest water you`ve ever seen in your life-and loaded with iron. We just got a new water softening system so it`s much better now but we`re just not in the habit of drinking it. I do cook with it though. We drink bottle water but only spring water and only Crystal Geyser brand because we know the owners of the company. They say "purified water" is nothing more than tap water that`s been treated. Really though,about the only water I really drink is Metromint Water-Spearmint Flavored. It`s just flavored with mint but has no sweetener or anything in it. Hard to find though....
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Mrs. Robinson. Amazon has a large selection of Metromint waters. Maybe you already knew this. Pappy
 
We replaced our well with city water and replaced water pipes with copper a year ago. We drink tap water exclusively. I found a video of a guy who can run a torch and his car on water, and will start a separate thread rather than dragging this one off topic. I think bottled water is an unregulated rip-off.
 
I use a Britta pitcher filter for all drinking & cooking, tap water for everything else. Our tap water is very hard, makes deposits everywhere, comes out of the Rio Grande, kind of icky. Occasionally I'll buy a bottle if I'm out & need one & haven't brought one with me, no favorite brand.
 
Tap water for everything.For some reason I hate drinking water.Whisky with a little ice YES LOL

Wodonga Hospital gives patients iced water (from tap) in a jug

Albury Hospital (sister hospital) gives patients refrigerated bottle water
 
Phantom said:
Tap water for everything.For some reason I hate drinking water.Whisky with a little ice YES LOL

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I was never a fan of drinking water a lot. I do it now that I'm dieting because if I don't I don't lose weight. I completely fill my glass with ice. Ice cold water I can handle.
 
I drink regular tap water. A lot of bottled waters (cheaper ones) are nothing but tap water run through carbon filters)... I actually like the TASTE of Figi bottled water and could pick it out in a blindfold type test! :) Who knows if its really from Figi!--but its a heck of a lot better for you than soda pop...
I have lived in places where the water is so hard you could walk on it without calling it a miracle.. .(ok small exaggeration! :) ) and when there, I would filter my water.
 
Pappy said:
Mrs. Robinson. Amazon has a large selection of Metromint waters. Maybe you already knew this. Pappy
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Thanks Pappy-I did,but I got spoiled when my Safeway always had them on sale for 4/5.00 or even 10/10.00. Now they don`t carry it at all.
 

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