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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:51 PM Original message |
Can you drink the water that comes out of your tap, or does it scare you? |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. Water? You drink water? |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. that, or vodka |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Oh, I drink vodka but not water. |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. Of course. Who knows where bottled water comes from? |
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Dramarama (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Still, the stigma has damaged me |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. true, that |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. Pure, fresh, sweet well water |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. really? |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:17 AM Response to Reply #6 |
51. Why would your water be funky tasting? |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:23 AM Response to Reply #4 |
48. Us too. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
8. Most of California |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Didn't drink tap when I lived in California |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 01:22 AM Response to Reply #8 |
33. Yikes |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 01:32 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Don't worry about taking a shower |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 01:59 AM Response to Reply #8 |
40. Oh, and I meant California has GOOD water |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
9. My dear Flaxbee! |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Hong Kong? |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Yup, Hong Kong! |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. when was that Peg? |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 12:07 AM Response to Reply #21 |
30. It was a while ago! |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. Private Well from Underground Springs. Delicious! |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
14. Tastes great to me. |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
15. I'd drink it even if it was purple |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. But you are buying it... |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I don't see it that way. |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:58 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Buying doesn't imply a profit motive... |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:59 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Whatever. It's semantics. |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
16. I have a filter. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
17. New York City supposedly has among the best water in the world. |
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fizzgig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 01:28 AM Response to Reply #17 |
34. it actually is very good |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
18. Water's for bathing. |
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Silver Swan (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
20. Here in my NE Illinois village |
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jeff30997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
22. I can't drink the water that comes out of my tap. |
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LSdemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
24. St. Louis won a municipal water taste test at a Mayor's convention a little while back |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
25. yes and i'm pretty sure it's much higher quality than bottled water |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
27. NYC tap water is cleaner than bottled water. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
31. Well, in my hometown, it's like this: |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
32. In the Phoenix area, it's pretty scary. There's no real water here. |
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hibbing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
35. tap |
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fizzgig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
36. my little n. colorado city has amazinng water |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
38. It scares me when it comes out green. |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 01:59 AM Response to Original message |
39. Tap water is not bad at all here in Philly ( and surrounding burbs ) |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 05:08 AM Response to Original message |
41. I've quit drinking the local water. |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 05:21 AM Response to Original message |
42. It's drinkable, but not particularly pleasant. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 06:05 AM Response to Original message |
43. The water out of my tap is awful. |
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pnutbutr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
44. Mountains of Virginia |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
45. We have GREAT water here. The Best. |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
46. I live in the Tampa Bay area and the water is fine. I tested it once with a kit that.. |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
47. I would if it didn't smell and taste of chlorine. |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
49. Baton Rouge has some of the best tap-water, EVAH... |
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lazyriver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
50. I could bottle and sell our well water. Honestly, it is the best |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
52. Mine scares me |
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sammythecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
53. I live in a rural area |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
54. SCARED of it |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
55. I have a well |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
56. You can drink the tap water here in Minneapolis |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
57. Yes, our well is more than 200 feet deep through bedrock. I love our water. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
58. No, it tastes horrible. I use a Pur filter. (nt) |
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amyrose2712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
59. Well water can be just as polluted as any. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
60. I filter mine because it has a metallic taste. It's safe, but the taste is not inviting. |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
61. I *can*, but choose not to (it gives me the screaming shits) |
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