On 12/3/2013 7:19 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I'm afraid you are absolutely wrong. Bottled water does not contain
> chlorine or fluoride, both highly toxic chemicals, nor does it contain
> the numerous additional toxic reaction products these two toxins produce
> when they contact the decades of sludge in every municipal water system.
> Bottled water is absolutely safer than municipal tap water in every
> scientifically provable way.
>

With one caveat, bacteria count.

Sometimes that can be out of range.