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"Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those little bottles
of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward."
-George Carlin

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In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those little bottles
> of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward."
> -George Carlin

I generally buy Aquafina... ;-)
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OmManiPadmeOmelet said...

> In article >,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
>> "Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those little
>> bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward."
>> -George Carlin
>
> I generally buy Aquafina... ;-)


FYI, Aquafina is not natural spring water. It's reconditioned tap water.

Andy

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Andy wrote:
> OmManiPadmeOmelet said...
>
> > In article >,
> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> >
> >> "Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those little
> >> bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward."
> >> -George Carlin
> >
> > I generally buy Aquafina... ;-)
>
>
> FYI, Aquafina is not natural spring water. It's reconditioned tap water.
>
> Andy

What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO

I filter at home & fill-up a container if I leave. Much cheaper &
tastes the same, sorta like....Water! :-)

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"denise~*" > wrote:
>>
>>
>> FYI, Aquafina is not natural spring water. It's reconditioned tap water.
>>
>> Andy
>
> What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO
>

lol

Bet you never read the reports your city/county send you
with the analysis of what's in your water.

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cybercat wrote:
> "denise~*" > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> FYI, Aquafina is not natural spring water. It's reconditioned tap water.
> >>
> >> Andy
> >
> > What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO
> >
>
> lol
>
> Bet you never read the reports your city/county send you
> with the analysis of what's in your water.

Ever see a deer pee in a toilet?

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"denise~*" > wrote

> What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO
>
> I filter at home & fill-up a container if I leave. Much cheaper &
> tastes the same, sorta like....Water! :-)

You kidding, many places have horrible tasting water
coming out of the tap. Some people buy drinking water for
a good reason.

nancy

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"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "denise~*" > wrote
>
>> What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO
>>
>> I filter at home & fill-up a container if I leave. Much cheaper &
>> tastes the same, sorta like....Water! :-)
>
> You kidding, many places have horrible tasting water
> coming out of the tap. Some people buy drinking water for
> a good reason.
>

Here in Raleigh, it smells like Chlorine. And all around us, every month
or so, some little town that is now a suburb has to boil its water.

Nooo thanks. I buy distilled water and check to see where it is from.
It tastes wonderful.

When I lived in Houston, TX there was more salt in a cup of water than in
a MacDonald's hamburger. I once made chicken and dumplings and had
dumplings before I put the dumplings in. Ugh.

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"denise~*" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> cybercat wrote:
>> "denise~*" > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> FYI, Aquafina is not natural spring water. It's reconditioned tap
>> >> water.
>> >>
>> >> Andy
>> >
>> > What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO
>> >
>>
>> lol
>>
>> Bet you never read the reports your city/county send you
>> with the analysis of what's in your water.
>
> Ever see a deer pee in a toilet?
>
What's your point? A deer peeing in a toilet is a deer peeing in a toilet.

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One time on Usenet, "Nancy Young" > said:
> "denise~*" > wrote

> > What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO
> >
> > I filter at home & fill-up a container if I leave. Much cheaper &
> > tastes the same, sorta like....Water! :-)

> You kidding, many places have horrible tasting water
> coming out of the tap. Some people buy drinking water for
> a good reason.

Well, she did say she filters hers. I'm lucky, we have a semi-private
well and the water tastes fine. But I'll still buy Aquafina or Dasani
when I'm away from home -- it's a lot cheaper and I don't care if it
didn't come from a natural spring or not.

When we moved here via car and trailer from the East Coast in '89
(I'm a native of WA, but Miguel is from PA) we were poor and had
an old car with a funky radiator. Some nice folks from CA ran across
us in Idaho, overheated and out of water. They not only dumped the
melted ice from their cooler into our radiator, but put in some
fancy Swiss bottled water as well. Good people... :-)

--
"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

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"cybercat" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> You kidding, many places have horrible tasting water
>> coming out of the tap. Some people buy drinking water for
>> a good reason.

> Here in Raleigh, it smells like Chlorine. And all around us, every month
> or so, some little town that is now a suburb has to boil its water.

Just one town over from me, I guess they treat their own water?
Whatever the problem is, their water is very heavily chorined.
Yikes, and that is where my dentist is. Don't worry, when they say
rinse and spit, no worries about me swallowing it.

And in Florida. I notice it every time I've gone there. Just
last year I stayed right outside of Disney; no lie, you could
smell the ice cubes I made in the freezer with tap water.
Went to the supermarket, it was packed with bottled water
of every description.

If I lived somewhere with nasty water, I'd sign up for home
delivery in a heart beat. Big bottles of water, set them down
right over there.

nancy

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"Little Malice" > wrote

> One time on Usenet, "Nancy Young" > said:
>> "denise~*" > wrote
>
>> > What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO
>> >
>> > I filter at home & fill-up a container if I leave. Much cheaper &
>> > tastes the same, sorta like....Water! :-)
>
>> You kidding, many places have horrible tasting water
>> coming out of the tap. Some people buy drinking water for
>> a good reason.
>
> Well, she did say she filters hers.

I was referring to her remark, water is water. There are most
assuredly differences between some tap water and others.

nancy

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Nancy Young wrote:
> "cybercat" > wrote
>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> You kidding, many places have horrible tasting water
>>> coming out of the tap. Some people buy drinking water for
>>> a good reason.
>
>> Here in Raleigh, it smells like Chlorine. And all around us, every
>> month or so, some little town that is now a suburb has to boil its
>> water.
>
> Just one town over from me, I guess they treat their own water?
> Whatever the problem is, their water is very heavily chorined.
> Yikes, and that is where my dentist is. Don't worry, when they say
> rinse and spit, no worries about me swallowing it.
>
> And in Florida. I notice it every time I've gone there. Just
> last year I stayed right outside of Disney; no lie, you could
> smell the ice cubes I made in the freezer with tap water.
> Went to the supermarket, it was packed with bottled water
> of every description.
>
> If I lived somewhere with nasty water, I'd sign up for home
> delivery in a heart beat. Big bottles of water, set them down
> right over there.
>
> nancy

I live in Zephyrhills, FL and the town has their own store brand of water.
http://www.zephyrhillswater.com/

If the water here is *so* good, why do I have to have a filter on my tap?
It's downright nasty!

kili

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"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:24:38 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> "denise~*" > wrote
>>
>>> What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO
>>>
>>> I filter at home & fill-up a container if I leave. Much cheaper &
>>> tastes the same, sorta like....Water! :-)
>>
>> You kidding, many places have horrible tasting water
>> coming out of the tap. Some people buy drinking water for
>> a good reason.
>
> And there have been many reports that some bottled water is no
> safer than most tap waters. Some bottled waters have even been
> recalled after testing revealed contaminates in huge doses.
>
> The safest and cheapest thing to do is to buy distilled water from
> the supermarket. $50/gallon - not $1.19/pint.
>
Here it's 89 cents at Kroger and $1.39 at Harris Teeter.
$%#@ing Harris Teeter. But just when I swear I will never go back there,
they have $1.99 specials on whole pork loins or Perdue Oven Stuffers for $79
a pound.



--
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"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> On 16 Oct 2006 21:32:16 +0200, cybercat wrote:
>
>> Here in Raleigh, it smells like Chlorine. And all around us, every month
>> or so, some little town that is now a suburb has to boil its water.
>
> Some people mistake iodine for chlorine. They taste very similar
> and both are used in water treatment.
>
Could be. I have the municipal analysis but have not looked. I am afraid to
look.



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"kilikini" > wrote in message
. ..
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> "cybercat" > wrote
>>
>>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>>
>>>> You kidding, many places have horrible tasting water
>>>> coming out of the tap. Some people buy drinking water for
>>>> a good reason.
>>
>>> Here in Raleigh, it smells like Chlorine. And all around us, every
>>> month or so, some little town that is now a suburb has to boil its
>>> water.
>>
>> Just one town over from me, I guess they treat their own water?
>> Whatever the problem is, their water is very heavily chorined.
>> Yikes, and that is where my dentist is. Don't worry, when they say
>> rinse and spit, no worries about me swallowing it.
>>
>> And in Florida. I notice it every time I've gone there. Just
>> last year I stayed right outside of Disney; no lie, you could
>> smell the ice cubes I made in the freezer with tap water.
>> Went to the supermarket, it was packed with bottled water
>> of every description.
>>
>> If I lived somewhere with nasty water, I'd sign up for home
>> delivery in a heart beat. Big bottles of water, set them down
>> right over there.
>>
>> nancy
>
> I live in Zephyrhills, FL and the town has their own store brand of water.
> http://www.zephyrhillswater.com/
>
> If the water here is *so* good, why do I have to have a filter on my tap?
> It's downright nasty!
>
> kili
>

I recall FL water smelling and tasting SWAMPY. Like algae. Like a frog would
jump out.



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"cybercat" > wrote in message
.. .
>
> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 16 Oct 2006 21:32:16 +0200, cybercat wrote:
>>
>>> Here in Raleigh, it smells like Chlorine. And all around us, every month
>>> or so, some little town that is now a suburb has to boil its water.
>>
>> Some people mistake iodine for chlorine. They taste very similar
>> and both are used in water treatment.
>>
> Could be. I have the municipal analysis but have not looked. I am afraid
> to look.

That's a good way to learn.

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Oh pshaw, on Mon 16 Oct 2006 12:36:50p, Little Malice meant to say...

> One time on Usenet, "Nancy Young" > said:
>> "denise~*" > wrote
>
>> > What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO
>> >
>> > I filter at home & fill-up a container if I leave. Much cheaper &
>> > tastes the same, sorta like....Water! :-)
>
>> You kidding, many places have horrible tasting water
>> coming out of the tap. Some people buy drinking water for a good
>> reason.
>
> Well, she did say she filters hers. I'm lucky, we have a semi-private
> well and the water tastes fine. But I'll still buy Aquafina or Dasani
> when I'm away from home -- it's a lot cheaper and I don't care if it
> didn't come from a natural spring or not.
>
> When we moved here via car and trailer from the East Coast in '89
> (I'm a native of WA, but Miguel is from PA) we were poor and had
> an old car with a funky radiator. Some nice folks from CA ran across
> us in Idaho, overheated and out of water. They not only dumped the
> melted ice from their cooler into our radiator, but put in some
> fancy Swiss bottled water as well. Good people... :-)
>

Some folks really are nice. You were very fortunate.

We generally buy Arrowhead Spring Water for drinking. We'll either have an
RO filter in the new house, or we may subscribe to Arrowhead's delivery
service of 5-gallon jugs and a cooler/dispenser. I'm not too fond of what
comes out of our tap, although I've tasted worse elsewhere.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

We don't know who discovered water, but we're
pretty sure it wasn't a fish.

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Steve Wertz said...

> On 16 Oct 2006 21:32:16 +0200, cybercat wrote:
>
>> Here in Raleigh, it smells like Chlorine. And all around us, every month
>> or so, some little town that is now a suburb has to boil its water.
>
> Some people mistake iodine for chlorine. They taste very similar
> and both are used in water treatment.
>
> -sw


It only takes a $2.00 bottle of swimming pool chlorine/ph test strips to
settle THAT score!

Andy

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cybercat wrote:

> I recall FL water smelling and tasting SWAMPY. Like algae. Like a frog would
> jump out.


It depends on where in Florida. It varies by municipality. North Miami
water is much better than water from surrounding Miami Shores and North
Miami Beach. I'm from Miami and remember remarking on it as a teenager
when visiting a friend.


--Lia

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cybercat said...

>
> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:24:38 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>> "denise~*" > wrote
>>>
>>>> What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO
>>>>
>>>> I filter at home & fill-up a container if I leave. Much cheaper &
>>>> tastes the same, sorta like....Water! :-)
>>>
>>> You kidding, many places have horrible tasting water
>>> coming out of the tap. Some people buy drinking water for
>>> a good reason.
>>
>> And there have been many reports that some bottled water is no
>> safer than most tap waters. Some bottled waters have even been
>> recalled after testing revealed contaminates in huge doses.
>>
>> The safest and cheapest thing to do is to buy distilled water from
>> the supermarket. $50/gallon - not $1.19/pint.
>>
> Here it's 89 cents at Kroger and $1.39 at Harris Teeter.
> $%#@ing Harris Teeter. But just when I swear I will never go back
> there, they have $1.99 specials on whole pork loins or Perdue Oven
> Stuffers for $79 a pound.


cybercat, sorry to piggyback.

I was told never to drink distilled water. It's only good for filling the
car radiator. There are no minterals in it. Something about it
overworking the organs to a greater degree, diarrhea or something, I
forget exactly.

I'm certain somebody will elaborate or correct me.

Andy

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"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> cybercat said...
>
>>
>> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:24:38 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>>> "denise~*" > wrote
>>>>
>>>>> What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO
>>>>>
>>>>> I filter at home & fill-up a container if I leave. Much cheaper &
>>>>> tastes the same, sorta like....Water! :-)
>>>>
>>>> You kidding, many places have horrible tasting water
>>>> coming out of the tap. Some people buy drinking water for
>>>> a good reason.
>>>
>>> And there have been many reports that some bottled water is no
>>> safer than most tap waters. Some bottled waters have even been
>>> recalled after testing revealed contaminates in huge doses.
>>>
>>> The safest and cheapest thing to do is to buy distilled water from
>>> the supermarket. $50/gallon - not $1.19/pint.
>>>
>> Here it's 89 cents at Kroger and $1.39 at Harris Teeter.
>> $%#@ing Harris Teeter. But just when I swear I will never go back
>> there, they have $1.99 specials on whole pork loins or Perdue Oven
>> Stuffers for $79 a pound.
>
>
> cybercat, sorry to piggyback.
>
> I was told never to drink distilled water. It's only good for filling the
> car radiator. There are no minterals in it. Something about it
> overworking the organs to a greater degree, diarrhea or something, I
> forget exactly.
>
> I'm certain somebody will elaborate or correct me.
>
> Andy

Is some bottled water really distilled, or is it filtered by reverse
osmosis?

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On 16 Oct 2006 21:18:49 +0200, "cybercat" >
wrote:

>
>"denise~*" > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> FYI, Aquafina is not natural spring water. It's reconditioned tap water.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO
>>
>
>lol
>
>Bet you never read the reports your city/county send you
>with the analysis of what's in your water.
>

I had my supply analysed and it had lower bacteria count than bottled
water. Pity it tastes of chlorine and needs a cartridge filter.

Steve

--
Steve Wolstenholme Neural Planner Software

EasyNN-plus. The easy way to build neural networks.
http://www.easynn.com

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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> > cybercat said...
> >
> >>
> >> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:24:38 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> "denise~*" > wrote
> >>>>
> >>>>> What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I filter at home & fill-up a container if I leave. Much cheaper &
> >>>>> tastes the same, sorta like....Water! :-)
> >>>>
> >>>> You kidding, many places have horrible tasting water
> >>>> coming out of the tap. Some people buy drinking water for
> >>>> a good reason.
-----

If you can get a reverse filter water system installed under your
sink, it is a wonderful investment. I get clear filtered water at the
touch of a tap. I keep a container of water on my bathroom sink, too. I
got my filter at Costco.
Nancree
> >>>
> >>> And there have been many reports that some bottled water is no
> >>> safer than most tap waters. Some bottled waters have even been
> >>> recalled after testing revealed contaminates in huge doses.
> >>>
> >>> The safest and cheapest thing to do is to buy distilled water from
> >>> the supermarket. $50/gallon - not $1.19/pint.
> >>>
> >> Here it's 89 cents at Kroger and $1.39 at Harris Teeter.
> >> $%#@ing Harris Teeter. But just when I swear I will never go back
> >> there, they have $1.99 specials on whole pork loins or Perdue Oven
> >> Stuffers for $79 a pound.
> >
> >
> > cybercat, sorry to piggyback.
> >
> > I was told never to drink distilled water. It's only good for filling the
> > car radiator. There are no minterals in it. Something about it
> > overworking the organs to a greater degree, diarrhea or something, I
> > forget exactly.
> >
> > I'm certain somebody will elaborate or correct me.
> >
> > Andy
>
> Is some bottled water really distilled, or is it filtered by reverse
> osmosis?

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JoeSpareBedroom said...

> Is some bottled water really distilled, or is it filtered by reverse
> osmosis?


JoeSpareBedroom,

There really is distilled water. You add distilled water to your car's
radiator since being mineral free, the elements won't rust.

That's the only purpose for distilled water that I'm familiar with. I'm
sure there are others (sterilizing jam jars??), but not for drinking.

Andy

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"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> OmManiPadmeOmelet said...
>
> > In article >,
> > "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> >
> >> "Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those little
> >> bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward."
> >> -George Carlin
> >
> > I generally buy Aquafina... ;-)
>
>
> FYI, Aquafina is not natural spring water. It's reconditioned tap water.
>
It's decent enough water for the price.

Last time I bought Aquafina, it was on sale for $5.99 (24 bottles), which
calculates out to about $0.25 per bottle.

The only places I've seen that still sell single bottles of water for $2 (or
more!) are sports stadium events, fairgrounds events, or theme parks. The
highest price I've seen for a single bottle of water at one of those places
has been $3.50.

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On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:14:37 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
> wrote:

>"Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those little bottles
>of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward."
>-George Carlin
>

EVER WONDER about people who bitch about the price of gas per gallon
and march right in the store and buy a bottle of water that is close
to $10.00 per gallon.

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"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> JoeSpareBedroom said...
>
>> Is some bottled water really distilled, or is it filtered by reverse
>> osmosis?
>
>
> JoeSpareBedroom,
>
> There really is distilled water. You add distilled water to your car's
> radiator since being mineral free, the elements won't rust.

Yeah - the only time I've ever looked for it (for radiator, photochemicals,
soil test kits), it's been in the laundry soap department, intended for
ironing. But, even some irons recommend not using it these days.

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On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:36:56 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
> wrote:

>Is some bottled water really distilled, or is it filtered by reverse
>osmosis?

Some is really distilled but I think it's for filling up car
batteries.

I can't stand the stuff. It's lack of taste makes it "taste"!

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Daniel W. Rouse Jr. wrote:

> "Andy" <q> wrote in message
> ...

> > FYI, Aquafina is not natural spring water. It's reconditioned tap
> > water.
> >
> It's decent enough water for the price.
>
> Last time I bought Aquafina, it was on sale for $5.99 (24 bottles),
> which calculates out to about $0.25 per bottle.

I have a case of Aquafina because they were giving it away free with
the purchase of four 12-packs of Pepsi products, which were on sale
themselves.

I put a couple bottles in the refrigerator, and that was kind of handy
for taking out into the yard while working. The water tasted funny
though, likely because it's not the same as the local tap that I'm used
to.

I drink lots of water at home, just tap water stored in a pitcher in
the refrigerator. I think the tap water around here is fine.




Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

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denise~* wrote:
> Andy wrote:
>> OmManiPadmeOmelet said...
>>
>>> In article >,
>>> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those little
>>>> bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward."
>>>> -George Carlin
>>>
>>> I generally buy Aquafina... ;-)
>>
>>
>> FYI, Aquafina is not natural spring water. It's reconditioned tap
>> water.
>>
>> Andy
>
> What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO
>
> I filter at home & fill-up a container if I leave. Much cheaper &
> tastes the same, sorta like....Water! :-)

I'm with you there. I only recall buying a bottle of water one time and
that was about 3 years ago in an airport when I had a long layover.

Jill

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Andy wrote:
> JoeSpareBedroom said...
>
>> Is some bottled water really distilled, or is it filtered by reverse
>> osmosis?
>
>
> JoeSpareBedroom,
>
> There really is distilled water. You add distilled water to your car's
> radiator since being mineral free, the elements won't rust.
>
> That's the only purpose for distilled water that I'm familiar with.
>
You're supposed to use distilled water in your steam iron, assuming you use
one (!), to avoid mineral build-up in the water chamber.

Jill

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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
.. .
> Andy wrote:
>> JoeSpareBedroom said...
>>
>>> Is some bottled water really distilled, or is it filtered by reverse
>>> osmosis?
>>
>>
>> JoeSpareBedroom,
>>
>> There really is distilled water. You add distilled water to your car's
>> radiator since being mineral free, the elements won't rust.
>>
>> That's the only purpose for distilled water that I'm familiar with.
>>
> You're supposed to use distilled water in your steam iron, assuming you
> use
> one (!), to avoid mineral build-up in the water chamber.
>
> Jill
>
>

Read your instructions, though. My iron's manual clearly stated that you
should NOT use distilled water because it could cause sputtering.

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"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in
:

> "Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those
> little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward."
> -George Carlin

Try spelling Carlin backwards.

--

"There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in."

Leonard Cohen, Anthem

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"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> JoeSpareBedroom said...
>
>> Is some bottled water really distilled, or is it filtered by reverse
>> osmosis?
>
>
> JoeSpareBedroom,
>
> There really is distilled water. You add distilled water to your car's
> radiator since being mineral free, the elements won't rust.
>
> That's the only purpose for distilled water that I'm familiar with. I'm
> sure there are others (sterilizing jam jars??), but not for drinking.
>

I love it. It's the only water I've had for years.

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"Andy" <q> wrote
> cybercat, sorry to piggyback.
>
> I was told never to drink distilled water. It's only good for filling the
> car radiator. There are no minterals in it. Something about it
> overworking the organs to a greater degree, diarrhea or something, I
> forget exactly.
>
> I'm certain somebody will elaborate or correct me.
>

Oh my! Guess I better go look that up.

It just tastes better to me. Cleaner.

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"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
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> "cybercat" > wrote in message
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>> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
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>>> On 16 Oct 2006 21:32:16 +0200, cybercat wrote:
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>>>> Here in Raleigh, it smells like Chlorine. And all around us, every
>>>> month
>>>> or so, some little town that is now a suburb has to boil its water.
>>>
>>> Some people mistake iodine for chlorine. They taste very similar
>>> and both are used in water treatment.
>>>
>> Could be. I have the municipal analysis but have not looked. I am afraid
>> to look.
>
> That's a good way to learn.
Honest to God you are an asshole Joe.

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"Andy" <q> wrote
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> I was told never to drink distilled water.

Looks like it is okay.

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/id/ART00581

I guessed as much, as my health is great and I have not had tap
water for years, unless I am served tap in coffee or tea at a social
event or a friend's house.

Could be a wive's tale, or it might come from a time when a lot
of people didn't have decent diets or take mineral supplements.
I have taken mineral supplements along with other supplements
since my teens. No health problems but congenital asthma so far.



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"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> Steve Wertz said...
>
>> On 16 Oct 2006 21:32:16 +0200, cybercat wrote:
>>
>>> Here in Raleigh, it smells like Chlorine. And all around us, every month
>>> or so, some little town that is now a suburb has to boil its water.
>>
>> Some people mistake iodine for chlorine. They taste very similar
>> and both are used in water treatment.
>>
>> -sw
>
>
> It only takes a $2.00 bottle of swimming pool chlorine/ph test strips to
> settle THAT score!
>

And who cares, I don't want either.I get the minerals I need in my diet.
And Chlorine is apparently so heinous for you, it's worth avoiding any
sign of it.



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"cybercat" > wrote in message
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> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
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>> "cybercat" > wrote in message
>> .. .
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>>> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 16 Oct 2006 21:32:16 +0200, cybercat wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Here in Raleigh, it smells like Chlorine. And all around us, every
>>>>> month
>>>>> or so, some little town that is now a suburb has to boil its water.
>>>>
>>>> Some people mistake iodine for chlorine. They taste very similar
>>>> and both are used in water treatment.
>>>>
>>> Could be. I have the municipal analysis but have not looked. I am afraid
>>> to look.
>>
>> That's a good way to learn.
> Honest to God you are an asshole Joe.
>

Let me get this straight: Your water authority sends a water quality report
(required by law), you don't read it, and you think I'm an asshole? You have
chosen not to learn. That makes you a rock. No better than a pebble.