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optom3:
The only bottled water I buy is carbonated,like Perrier. The rest of the time I drink the water from the fridge,which is allegedly filtered or, I get inpatient straight from the tap.The fridge dispenses slowly.

The best water I ever tasted was in the highlands of Scotland.It came straight from a burn and had an earthy, brackish taste. The ladies of the house lived well into their 90's and had amazing and I do mean amazing skin, so it did not seem to adversely affect them.

I read about the problem with plastic bottles, so all my kids have their own hot/cold flasks and they fill those with whatever they want.

milomorris:

--- Quote from: Sheriff Roland on March 22, 2009, 05:34:42 am ---Do you buy it? or do you use tap water - at home & in restaurants?

Here in Toronto (& in a some other municipalities in Ontario) it is no longer sold on city property.

I've always drunk the tap stuff myself ... bought my first case this past Christmas for the 12 hour trip up to Timmins. There's still 20 full bottles in the cool room downstairs.

--- End quote ---

I use tap water. The water here in Philadelphia (and other cities) is sold to bottling companies who put it in plastic bottles. They in turn sell it to consumers.

Also, every day I pass by the reservoir from which my tap water comes.

David In Indy:
The tap water here in Indianapolis is just terrible. It tastes like swimming pool water. So I am more than happy to buy bottled water. I normally buy a couple cases of either Aquafina or Desani and I'll keep one case in the refrigerator out in the garage. I generally drink 2 or 3 bottles a day. I sometimes drink Lipton's Instant tea, and when I do I'll use tap water for that and of course I'll use the tap water to cook with. But drinking it straight from the faucet is just plain nasty. :P

Kerry:
The tap water here in Sydney is delicious. I drink it by the gallon. I never drink bottle water. I'm too tight to pay good money for something that I can get free of charge.  :D

(When I say "tight," I mean careful with my money)

David In Indy:
We knew what you meant Kerry!

:-\ :-\

;) ;)

Anyway, I think one of the reasons the water tastes so bad here is because it comes either out of the White River, or out of Geist, Morse and Eagle Creek reservoirs and they have to load it up with chemicals so it is safe to drink. :P

It was even worse when I lived in Evansville. That water came out of the Ohio. It smelled of sulphur sometimes. I don't know why. The water here in Indy smells of chlorine much of the time.

When my parents first bought their house in Avalon Hills, it had a well system. There is a deep underground river flowing under their yard. They had an electric well which pumped the water up and into the house. That water tasted really good. It was always very cold and it had a slight sweet taste. But eventually the city forced everyone in the neighborhood to switch to city water when Hillcrest Country Club decided to do away with their well and hook up with the city.

The water in Indianapolis is just terrible tasting. The water pressure is very good though!

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