Do you drink bottled water?

Boondox · Jan 3, 2006

Yup, I drink it all the time. Bought a bottle about three years ago and have been refilling it ever since! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

ronjhall · Jan 3, 2006

Bought a bottle about three years ago and have been refilling it ever since! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
My wife is always washing out the bottles. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
I keep throwing them away. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
I must be winning. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Haven't seen any bottles around lately that need filling . /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Gatorboy · Jan 3, 2006

( Bought a bottle about three years ago and have been refilling it ever since! ) 

Not really the safest thing to be doing. Reusing water bottles is opening yourself up to bacteria -- unless of course the bottle you have has a wide mouth and can be cleaned well.

HGM · Jan 3, 2006

I have heard the bacteria thing before. I dont discount it, but what about public water fountains,ice machines and gosh, what did we do to our bodies when we drank out of the hose when we were young???? /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

The human immune system is allot stronger than we give it credit for.. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

EddieWalker · Jan 3, 2006

My tap water has a slight flavor to it I don't care for, but when it run through the filter on my fridge, it tastes great. I drink the fridge water all the time.

Eddie

Highbeam · Jan 3, 2006

I have never purchased a single bottle of water. In fact, I do not drink water by itself at all. The closest I come is the coffee I drink each day. If I am actually working hard, nothing quenches that thirst like some ice cold iced tea from a company like nestea or Lipton. Maybe I'm of a different generation or maybe just weird.

It may kill me, but the water is not as yummy as any of the alternatives.

Lazy · Jan 3, 2006

Hi
We have been drinking and cooking with “distilled water” (not drinking water that’s just filtered tap water) for at least 35 years. We buy it in 1-gallon jugs at wal-mart for about $ .60 a gallon, and then we fill a 5-gallon jug on a cooler. We usually keep 10-12 gallons in stock so we never run out. We think it’s a small price to pay for 99.9 percent pure water. We also keep a few bottles filled half full frozen in the freezer and when we leave the house we grab one and fill with the distilled water to take with us.

Charlie

Bird · Jan 3, 2006

( when we drank out of the hose when we were young???? )

You mean I'm supposed to quit now? It has been awhile since I drank from creeks, lakes, and rivers, but I haven't quit drinking from the garden hose if I get thirsty while working outside. Of course when I was RVing, I did try to remember and not use the same hose I used to wash out the holding tanks. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

RobertN · Jan 3, 2006

We buy bottled water. It's nice to carry around, is quick and simple. There's always a few bottles in the car and truck. However, we will refill them a few times from the RO in the house.

If I am working outside, or going somewhere, I usually fill my 5 gallon water cooler with ice and RO water. We use travel mugs with that, so we don't throw away lots of disposable stuff.

I have never thought bottled water was much cleaner than other sources, so have never depended on it directly.

HGM · Jan 3, 2006

( Hi
We have been drinking and cooking with “distilled water” (not drinking water that’s just filtered tap water) for at least 35 years. We buy it in 1-gallon jugs at wal-mart for about $ .60 a gallon, and then we fill a 5-gallon jug on a cooler. We usually keep 10-12 gallons in stock so we never run out. We think it’s a small price to pay for 99.9 percent pure water. We also keep a few bottles filled half full frozen in the freezer and when we leave the house we grab one and fill with the distilled water to take with us.

Charlie
)

I dont know from personal or scientific experience, but from what I have heard distilled water is bad for you. read
I did a quick search and this was the first article I came across. Seems our bodies need the minerals from "unpure water"..

By drinking it for 35yrs, you have much more experience than I but I thought this was interesting as I have always heard it was bad....I'll still take my chances with the tap and ocasional garden hose..

Bird, you should never dring from the black hose. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif