On 12/4/2013 12:17 PM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:05:03 -0700, "Pearl F. Buck"
> > wrote:
>
>> On 12/4/2013 10:51 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> On Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:19:13 -0500, "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.
>>>
>>> You are truly an imbecile... bottled water IS tap water... what a dumb
>>> ass.
>>>
>>
>> Not all:
>>
>> http://www.calistogawater.com/NaturalSource.aspx
>>
>
> Arrowhead water comes from springs too.

That's tasty stuff too, has a real nice flavoring in the cherry version.
>
> According to this California is stricter than most states with
> enforcement of rules and regulations for bottled water, but it ends by
> saying "The long-term solution to our water woes is to fix our tap
> water so it is safe for everyone, and tastes and smells good."
> http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/exesum.asp
>
Hard to argue that.

A Britta only goes so far...