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Plastic Bottles of Water
asop
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I simply detest buying this stuff. Am I behind times or what[:0]
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I simply detest buying this stuff. Am I behind times or what[:0]
I saw that a lot in Africa and Asia, but here in the states, we have indoor plumbing. A turn of a tap and I can have a much water as a lake right into my house. [:p]
for years and even still I think its a huge money maker for the company's some even state its tap water ran thru a filter .
I refused to buy any for years , however a few years back I started buying the "house brands read as cheap ) cases of 36/ 48 or what ever the large packs are . it just got convenient to take along on trips or fle market days just walking around .
The house I grew up in had a cistern with a pump.
If the pump had a motor you were living high on the hog. When I visited my grandparents we had to crank the water out of the cistern. There was a chain with tiny buckets attached to it.
When we moved into our new home, my darling MRS. complained that the water tastes funny out of the tap. So, I bought a filter system.
Still tastes funny! She says![:(]
I now pick up a couple cases of Aquafina or the other D brand every time I hit the supermarket. Usually around 5 bucks a case unless on sale for a buck cheaper.
I still drink my tap water but keeping her happy keeps me happy!
I did notice a few months ago how thin the new bottles of Aquafina have become. They are so thin that they can barely stand up unsupported. A whoosh of air from my dog running by will knock em down!
They are just not heavy duty enough to carry out my evil epiphany![}:)][:(!]
In the summer, I keep water bottles in the freezer to take on work runs so I have a cold drink and have a cooler for groceries I might buy on the way home.
I quit using a water jug after the Grandkids infected Son's whole family with some sort of oral germ from drinking from a communal spout.
Right now, we have approx 3 cases(72 x 12 ounce)in the store room. Just in case.
If anyone has ever taken a food handler's certification course, there are even bacteria that thrive in ice machines. (That's why you don't scoop ice with a cup, & you don't leave the ice scoop in the ice.)
To make the Boss happy, I throw used plastic in the recycle bin when I am finished with them.
Neal
My friend works for the local water company. Says many of the bottled waters have more germs in parts per million ppm than tap water...
Little if any chlorine in the bottled water to keep germs from growing, especially after the water is exposed to air or your lips, like removing the cap/lid then replacing the lid. That is one reason why the bottled water should be consumed after the lid/cap has been removed. (another good reason to drink alcoholic beverages or whiskey instead)[;)]