On 5/7/2010 12:08 PM, Goomba wrote:
> Pete C. wrote:
>
>> More interesting was the recommendation to filter tap water, something
>> that points out the bogus arguments of the anti-bottled water fad
>> dimwits.
>
> Not at all.
> Some people have this mistaken idea that bottled water is somehow
> "purer" or better. It may be, it may not be, or it may be no different
> from tap.

There is a bottled water plant not far from here. In order to comply
with labeling there is a constant stream of tanker trucks that make a 40
mile round trip to a former municipal reservoir that was taken out of
service because it is severely polluted. How good of a job do they do
filtering the water? The only customer appears to be walmart because
there is a huge lot filled with walmart trailers and the plant has a
yard tractor to bring the trailers to their dock, load and return to the
yard to be picked up.

We have excellent municipal water in this area but if you go to any
store you will see lots of folks loading big shrink wrapped cases of
bottled water into their carts.