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Default Bottled water... Safer?


"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 12/3/2013 12:40 PM, wrote:
>> On Tuesday, December 3, 2013 6:36:16 AM UTC-8, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
http://www.youtube.com/embed/XfPAjUvvnIc
>>
>> The truth about tap water:
>>
>> http://articles.latimes.com/1985-01-..._birth-defects
>>
>> http://www.cs.duke.edu/~narten/faq/water-treatment.html
>>
>> But if it's safe for pregnant women to drink, and it's not killing your
>> fish,
>> it's not too bad. But after years of drinking bottled water, drinking,
>> say,
>> Chicago water is like jumping into a swimming pool.
>>

> I dunno about Chicago water. I get an occasional 'water report'. I drink
> tap water. I don't pay for bottled water. The only reason I ever had to
> buy bottled water was when we lived in Bangkok.
>
> Memphis water was from natural aquifers. Just fine and not toxic. Here I
> drink filtered water from the tap. Bottled water is a waste of money and
> everyone thinks it is "healtier". I say BS. Just more plastic bottles.
>

Have you noticed that the bottles have a *best before date* on them?
That must mean that after a time, something leaches out of the plastic!!!
Graham