The Question Do you drink tap?

• paladin wrote on 2010-07-16 15:09
  One more the more common questions in todays world is do you trust your areas tap water enought to drink it? Or are you one of those tap phobs who live by bottled water
  
  I drink tap based on taste,i drink at tab at home but some places tab are bad tasting
  Fyi beware not all bottle water is better then tap,some brands have been tested to be bottled tap or even worse quality, so look before you drink
  
  Btw if you ever need a gift and you know the person is a bottler
  Get them this http://www.waterbobble.com/ - resuable water bottle with carbon filter like the sink mounted ones,cleans your tap water and saves you money
• Moppy wrote on 2010-07-16 15:15
  I drink from the tap. Tastes gooood!
• starpaw7 wrote on 2010-07-16 15:23
  Bottled water too expensive and uses plastic
  
  So always tap :what:
• Chillax wrote on 2010-07-16 15:25
  I generally trust the tap water in my area, but I only drink bottled water at home. You just have to do a little research into the bottled water you buy, since some, like Dasani, get bad ratings.
  
  I wouldn't put so much stock into water filters. They don't all work as well as they say.
• Kuvan wrote on 2010-07-16 15:33
  Where i live our tap water is really clean so I just drink from the tap. I find it generally taste better than bottled water anyway.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2010-07-16 15:52
  Bottled Water is purely for on-the-go type of usage, and even then you might want a reusable bottled filled up from home. Regular bottled waters may be reliable and clean, but its expensive and the plastic is a real killer for the environment (as if we don't have enough problems with oil as it is... did you know that plastic is made with oil?).
  
  I don't particularly feel tap water is all that great, but I'll drink from it. To really re-assure myself we installed a filter in the sink so it gets whatever that wasn't caught.
• Frawmus wrote on 2010-07-16 16:00
  Yeah, I have no problem with that :)
  Tap is the same as everything else..
  well.. At least you can't taste the difference!
• Cannibal wrote on 2010-07-16 16:02
  My mom buys bottled water every week when school is in so I can grab and go, but other than that, I drink tap water. Its filtered through my fridge.
• Zid wrote on 2010-07-16 16:04
  I like tap water, if it went through the filter.
  
  Nowadays, I just use my water cooler and stock up on gallons of water from the nearest water purifier merchant.
• IceBlade wrote on 2010-07-16 16:10
  I just drink from the tap. I do have a water filter at home, but I usually just fill the dogs bowl from it lol
  
  I do buy bottle water when I go to one city tough. I've gotten sick from the tap water there 3 times now. And believe me it's not nice having to drive back for 6 hours and being sick as well :(
• Chockeh wrote on 2010-07-16 16:16
  I was raised not to drink tap water.
  I know that we can drink it, but I just don't want to for some reason.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2010-07-16 16:23

  Quote from Chocklitshop;95177:

  I was raised not to drink tap water.
  I know that we can drink it, but I just don't want to for some reason.

  
  
  Just install a filter. It ends up being the same water, really. Cept you save a helluva lot of money.
• Ecthyr wrote on 2010-07-16 16:23
  With how many household items are made from oil.... I mean seriously, calling out bottled water is just funny.
  
  "Ammonia, Anesthetics, Antihistamines, Artificial limbs, Artificial Turf, Antiseptics, Aspirin, Auto Parts, Awnings, Balloons, Ballpoint pens, Bandages, Beach Umbrellas, Boats, Cameras, Candles, Car Battery Cases, Carpets, Caulking, Combs, Cortisones, Cosmetics, Crayons, Credit Cards, Curtains, Deodorants, Detergents, Dice, Disposable Diapers, Dolls, Dyes, Eye Glasses, Electrical Wiring Insulation, Faucet Washers, Fishing Rods, Fishing Line, Fishing Lures, Food Preservatives, Food Packaging, Garden Hose, Glue, Hair Coloring, Hair Curlers, Hand Lotion, Hearing Aids, Heart Valves, Ink, Insect Repellant, Insecticides, Linoleum, Lip Stick, Milk Jugs, Nail Polish, Oil Filters, Panty Hose, Perfume, Petroleum Jelly, Rubber Cement, Rubbing Alcohol, Shampoo, Shaving Cream, Shoes, Toothpaste, Trash Bags, Upholstery, Vitamin Capsules, Water Pipes, Yarn"
  
  They're all made from oil usage.
• Chockeh wrote on 2010-07-16 16:32

  Quote from Margatroid;95182:

  Just install a filter. It ends up being the same water, really. Cept you save a helluva lot of money.

  
  Yeah xD, we decided to get those huge bottles and a water machine or w/e it's called.
  We use to have like a kind of filter/container where you put water in it and put it in the fridge.
  
  And Plastic bottles pollute a lot.
  People tend to drink 3-4 bottles a day and do not care where they put it.
• Creampuff wrote on 2010-07-16 16:32
  If there are only water fountains available then sure, it's usually fine. At home I use a Brita filter. Bottled water has a bit of a nasty taste, plus the prices they charge for an individual bottle ($2.50) is obscene.