Yes, I am evil. I drink bottled water
Everyone lately it seems is down on bottled water. They complain that the plastic bottles are bad for the environment. I’ve heard many arguments against drinking bottled water. Some of them I agree with. One I don’t is that bottled water is no more or less healthy than drinking tap water. Then I read this today.
Unsafe levels of toxic chlorine pollutants were found in 40 percent of the District of Columbia tap water samples tested during a spring chlorine surge, according to a study released Thursday.
Obviously the folks that compare bottled water to tap water have also never tried the water in Austin. I travel a lot and usually use bottled water on the road. Even if the local water doesn’t upset my stomach, it could have local allergens I might not be able to fight off quickly.
I just found it interesting that there seems to me to have been a recent uproar over bottled water, then this news story came out. Timing is everything….
July 19th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
They have never lived in Central Florida either. We had worms coming out of our tap. County inspector said that was normal. We ONLY drink bottled spring water or we get the runs . . .
John
July 19th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Thanks Deacon John. The closest I’ve been to you was Orlando for our yearly meeting. I have heard not to drink the water in Miami.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Yes, I know what you mean. There are many contradicting news and stories on the tap vs. bottled water issue.
Not long ago there was also an article on Yahoo on this topic. I guess a lot depends on where you tap water comes from - whether you live in some mega city or in a suburban area with water source in the nearby hills…