Tap water , do you drink it?

[The Youth Counselor]

Yes, I drink tap water, but after I filter and boil it first. The water in my area isn't bad or anything, but I've just learned not to trust tap water anywhere.

As far as bottled water goes, I hate it. It always has this little bit of a plastic aftertaste that I just can't stand, so I much prefer my tap water over it.

The same here. At home I drink tap water, but filtered or boiled first. It helps remove the impurities and the noticeable chlorine taste. But San Francisco's tap water is pretty decent and I'm fine with drinking it straight from the tap at someone else's home. With the exception of my best friend's former residence who lives right over a still contaminated former toxic waste dump [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBayview-Hunters_Point%2C_San_Francisco&ei=9PMrUo69A8abiALXu4DoBQ&usg=AFQjCNGlesiHZ_T3nPljPsG1DC0naFa_WA&sig2=gTpm33rHvvAfxa28o03AQw&bvm=bv.51773540,d.cGE] and whose tap water comes out brown and with grainy sediment.

I lived in Petaluma, CA for two years and their tap water was gag reflex inducingly awful. There was this overwhelming flavor of ammonia and sulfur, but after two years I got used to the taste but could still taste it. Every one else new or visiting would nearly spit out their drink.

San Diego's was pretty bad the last time I was there.

I found that the plastic after taste in bottled water usually comes with really old bottles. When that's the case you're smart for disliking it, unless you prefer some dioxin in your drink.

 

[HowEveryLoserPreaches]

No. It disgusts me.

Bottled water all the way.

 

[thenoblitt]

no i dont cause i live in america where they poor flouride in the water system and that shit causes cancer

 

[Crazie_Guy]

I can't get through a packaged bottle of water without getting sick from the taste. The stuff tastes like plastic! If your tap water is more chlorine than water, I feel sorry for you, but when you know what good water tastes like, bottled water is utterly disgusting.

 

[DementedSheep]

Yes because I'm not buying bottled water when I can get it from the tap and bottled water tastes of plastic. Though I know in some places water from the tap is disgusting so this is probably more of a location thing. I have a jug of water in the fridge that I drink from. The only time I buy bottled water is when I?m out somewhere and didn't have the foresight to bring some with me. It?s a waste of money.
Is the tap water where I live considered good? I live in Auckland, NZ. I've never heard that its bad so I assume so.

 

[Tony2077]

no i dont cause i live in america where they poor flouride in the water system and that shit causes cancer

there is no proof of that at all! people should really learn to check stuff before they believe some of it

 

[thenoblitt]

no i dont cause i live in america where they poor flouride in the water system and that shit causes cancer

there is no proof of that at all! people should really learn to check stuff before they believe some of it

uhm what its well documented that they do it, maybe you should do some research bud

http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryhowtoguide/a/removefluoride.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fluoridation_controversy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fluoridation_in_the_United_States

http://www.livescience.com/37123-fluoridation.html

http://www.ktvb.com/news/health/US-says-theres-too-much-flouride-in-water-113102064.html

 

[MysticSlayer]

Yes, pretty much all the time now that I am trying to conserve money (so no water bottles) and don't have a water dispenser (with a filter) on my fridge.

And where I live the tap water is OK. There's definitely a slight change in taste if I put it through a filter, but nothing serious. To me, it isn't worth getting a filtered pitcher and going through the trouble to wait for the water to filter and getting a new filter every three months.

 

[Tony2077]

no i dont cause i live in america where they poor flouride in the water system and that shit causes cancer

there is no proof of that at all! people should really learn to check stuff before they believe some of it

uhm what its well documented that they do it, maybe you should do some research bud

http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryhowtoguide/a/removefluoride.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fluoridation_controversy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fluoridation_in_the_United_States

http://www.livescience.com/37123-fluoridation.html

http://www.ktvb.com/news/health/US-says-theres-too-much-flouride-in-water-113102064.html

um no sorry i'll go with bs and i won't even worry about it like all the other this stuff will kill you or cause some problem or another

 

[thenoblitt]

no i dont cause i live in america where they poor flouride in the water system and that shit causes cancer

there is no proof of that at all! people should really learn to check stuff before they believe some of it

uhm what its well documented that they do it, maybe you should do some research bud

http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryhowtoguide/a/removefluoride.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fluoridation_controversy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fluoridation_in_the_United_States

http://www.livescience.com/37123-fluoridation.html

http://www.ktvb.com/news/health/US-says-theres-too-much-flouride-in-water-113102064.html

um no sorry i'll go with bs and i won't even worry about it like all the other this stuff will kill you or cause some problem or another

"I got proved wrong so im going to say i dont care"

yeah no, just cause other things kill you does not mean that this doesnt matter

 

[Tony2077]

no i dont cause i live in america where they poor flouride in the water system and that shit causes cancer

there is no proof of that at all! people should really learn to check stuff before they believe some of it

uhm what its well documented that they do it, maybe you should do some research bud

http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryhowtoguide/a/removefluoride.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fluoridation_controversy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fluoridation_in_the_United_States

http://www.livescience.com/37123-fluoridation.html

http://www.ktvb.com/news/health/US-says-theres-too-much-flouride-in-water-113102064.html

um no sorry i'll go with bs and i won't even worry about it like all the other this stuff will kill you or cause some problem or another

"I got proved wrong so im going to say i dont care"

yeah no, just cause other things kill you does not mean that this doesnt matter

well given the growing list of stuff you shouldn't drink or eat its hard to take it seriously or the people that believe it.