Bottled Water

*Godfather* · 03-27-2006, 11:56 PM

I find this an interesting topic.

Now I've travelled pretty far and wide for my age and know a touch about what drinking water is like in other places. I found the water in Paris godawful, London not much better. I once was in Arizona and the water was obviously heavily chlorinated.

However, I dont find water here tastes like anything at all. Clean and clear. I understand that may be largley because I was born here, (and I'm a proud Vancouverite) and water tastes as I know it to. Yet listening to a study recently, Vancouver water is reportedly among the safest and cleanest in the world for a multitude of reasons (heavy rainfall, closed off watersheds, mountains and the works) yet compaired to other places in Canada, over 45% still would rather have bottled water, several percent higher than other places in the country. I understand that in other places where it may not be the same, but here, there is no legit concurn...so why do we do it?

Bottles for water take 1000 years to decompose, yet even in a city where the citizens can feel perfectly safe with cool clean water, millions chose store bought, and even those of you not in a city so trustworthy, I have heard little of real concurns about safety. Does the water actually taste bad the entire time even to your mouth that has drank the water for years? Conveinience aside, why if any of you take bottled water first, do you do so?

wyeast · 03-28-2006, 12:10 AM

The water could rock, (ours does too) but you still have to deal with old water mains, old house pipes, etc.

Vampyre · 03-28-2006, 02:59 AM

I drink tapwater unless I'm abroad. Its always avisable to drink bottled water when abroad, wherever you are, because the water will be very diferent with different components and the sudden change can make you ill. But at home, whilst I agree botled water tastes nicer I drink tap.

*G_Man* · 03-28-2006, 06:05 AM

People also forget that the bottles they use for bottled water are cheap grade, which means you end up drinking some of the plastic, too.

I live over North America's largest aquifer, so our water is fine. However, I've drank tap water from all of the country/world.

If you really want my opinion of bottled water, go get a bottle of Evian and hold it up to the mirror. What do you see when you read the label in the mirror?? (I am serious about this)

Vampyre · 03-28-2006, 06:16 AM

Well it wont say niave, the letters would be backwards

*Godfather* · 03-28-2006, 08:28 AM

Quoting: G_Man

People also forget that the bottles they use for bottled water are cheap grade, which means you end up drinking some of the plastic, too.

I live over North America's largest aquifer, so our water is fine. However, I've drank tap water from all of the country/world.

If you really want my opinion of bottled water, go get a bottle of Evian and hold it up to the mirror. What do you see when you read the label in the mirror?? (I am serious about this)

Ohh, sounds interesting! Hafta do that now

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wIggy · 03-28-2006, 12:50 PM

the water here looks like milk when it comes out (not from the tap, but if put into a glass) and it makes me a bit uncomfortable, it clears up after about a minute or so, but I've never seen such cloudy water to begin with. I prefer bottled water for the convenience, I take a bottle to work and refill it at the water fountain, this way I have more at hand instead of walking 100 feet everytime I want a sip.

*G_Man* · 03-28-2006, 12:55 PM

Quoting: wIggy

the water here looks like milk when it comes out (not from the tap, but if put into a glass) and it makes me a bit uncomfortable, it clears up after about a minute or so, but I've never seen such cloudy water to begin with. I prefer bottled water for the convenience, I take a bottle to work and refill it at the water fountain, this way I have more at hand instead of walking 100 feet everytime I want a sip.

Recycle the bottle after a couple of day though. Or get yourself a nalgene bottle or other bottle made from Lexon, as that plastic does not 'bleed' into the water.

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wIggy · 03-28-2006, 12:56 PM

I'm going to take a picture of a glass of my tapwater to show you how bad it is, but I have to go to work soon so I'm going to do it later.

*G_Man* · 03-28-2006, 12:58 PM

Quoting: wIggy

I'm going to take a picture of a glass of my tapwater to show you how bad it is, but I have to go to work soon so I'm going to do it later.

Best water I ever tasted was from Montana... of course it was fresh Glacier runoff, about 40 deg F, and at about 6,000 feet!!

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wIggy · 03-28-2006, 01:01 PM

I don't know my elevation, but, I'm sure there are tons of great springs tapped for delicious water, but the stuff coming from my faucet isn't from one of them.

**Dragoness_Cutie** · 03-28-2006, 04:22 PM

Yeah... I would rather drink bottled water here (or use my PUR filter, if need be)... tap water at my house has waaaaayyy too much chlorine in it. Just nasty! >_<

But back home (in West Virginia), I love the water! Of course, what they use for tap water comes straight from a town called Alvin, and is fed from five different underground springs under the mountains... it's the best water I've ever had.

wyeast · 03-28-2006, 04:56 PM

Wig - Water in Los Angeles when I was in college was exactly the same way. It's bubbles in the water, dunno how it gets there. That stuff was nasty tasting, too.