Bottled water - Page 2

panther · 07-10-2007, 17:59

eres a question for ya...
Why does mineral water thats trickled down mountains for thousands of years have a use by date?.....emmmmm.......

Mr Aleks · 07-10-2007, 17:59

Just something i found on a website....

Coca-Cola's Dasani brand of bottled water was found to have illegally high levels of bromate, a cancer-causing chemical, say company executives in the UK. Coca-Cola, which had called their water, "as pure as bottled water gets," immediately recalled 500,000 bottles. It is, of course, a public relations disaster for the company, which has been trying to develop new markets other than soft drinks.

panther · 07-10-2007, 18:00

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I buy it because I can't stand the smell of the water that comes out of the taps. It reeks of chlorine and makes me feel sick.

i cant smell nowt with my water...it tastes fine to me!!
i must have 'posh water'

Mr Aleks · 07-10-2007, 18:00

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Originally Posted by panther

eres a question for ya...
Why does mineral water thats trickled down mountains for thousands of years have a use by date?.....emmmmm.......

Because its been processed more than tap water most likely so making the trickled down mountains for thousands of years bit bulls**t

WillowTheWhisp · 07-10-2007, 19:45

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Originally Posted by panther

i cant smell nowt with my water...it tastes fine to me!!
i must have 'posh water'

When we're on hols in the caravan I happily drink the tap water there as that doesn't smell of chlorine either but when you turn our taps on it usually smells like the swimming baths.

grego · 07-10-2007, 19:59

I buy bottled water but also drink the water from the tap sometimes, cant smell chlorine in it, like to run it for a while first though.

WillowTheWhisp · 07-10-2007, 20:04

I think ours must be the worst water in Hyndburn. My late husband used to say it was because we were near the pumping station.

Lolly · 07-10-2007, 20:24

I drink loads of tap water. Ours is just fine and its always really cold. I will drink bottled water to if i'm out and want a drink, but I won't buy it in to have at home.

slinky · 07-10-2007, 21:28

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I think ours must be the worst water in Hyndburn. My late husband used to say it was because we were near the pumping station.

I will second that Willow!!! I have to leave my water running for about 2 minutes before I pour myself a glass, or it comes out murky and reeks of chlorine!!

SPUGGIE J · 07-10-2007, 21:54

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Originally Posted by panther

eres a question for ya...
Why does mineral water thats trickled down mountains for thousands of years have a use by date?.....emmmmm.......

The chemical content of the water reacts with the plastic. Even bottled water if in glass has the same problem I think.

Lilly · 07-10-2007, 21:57

I've never bothered with bottled water. The stuff that comes out of the tap has always done for me.

ANNE · 07-10-2007, 22:22

Dont drink a lot of water. if i do it's from the tape with loads of ice.

junetta · 07-10-2007, 22:32

We don't have much of a choice here. We used to lug eight litre bottles home from the supermarket until some enterprising soul came up with the idea of a water tanker.

He drives around the area every Saturday morning, tooting his horn, and all the locals take the empties out. At 90 cents for eight litres it isn't a bad deal.

SPUGGIE J · 07-10-2007, 22:43

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Originally Posted by Lilly

I've never bothered with bottled water. The stuff that comes out of the tap has always done for me.

Suppose it depends on where you are. I can taste the difference between the water at home and the water in Accy at the homes of different relatives as they all taste different. My answer has always been to stick vimto cordial in it.

garinda · 07-10-2007, 22:51

The water, or Corporation pop, as my Granny used to call it, that we get in Ossy is great to drink.

When I lived in London the water was rank, and horrible to taste, and the limescale deposits meant a new kettle every year or so.

The tap water in Dorset is definitely the worst I've ever drunk, although the water in Tanzania came a close second, even though that could've killed you, which doesn't apply in Dorset.