Bottled water ban big time in a rural Australian town

antikristuseke · 07-09-09, 01:10 PM

Here tap water has stricter health standards than bottled water, it is allso a lot cheaper, guess which one I'm drinking.

07-09-09, 01:22 PM

I was told by someone in the know that, on average, everytime you draw a drink from the tap it has been consumed eight times prior. I'm sure you can fill in the gaps. Pardon the pun.

Task Force · 07-09-09, 01:27 PM

lol, yea, mine was probably used by a bird, err fish... lol

07-09-09, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

lol, yea, mine was probably used by a bird, err fish... lol

He was talking about people, if you add in the birds fish and other beasts it probably jumps astronomically.

Task Force · 07-09-09, 01:55 PM

Ill forget i heard that... lol

Skybird · 07-09-09, 02:23 PM

Over here tap water is said to be the best controlled food stuff of all. Quality varies regarding lime and chlorine, the latter making it taste bad. A simple water filter - not even a solid installation - cures both.

I always wondered why so many people here spend time, energy and money to buy bottled water. It is an artifical "need" that was artifically raised by the industry from the 80s on with a lot of advertising. A factual need for that has never been existent over here. Much of doing so is fashion only. But I heared that in some other Wetsern countries the taste of tap water is terrible, although the health quality is okay. A former colleague of my father was american, from Las Vegas. He said that there tap water had so much chlorine that it could be used to disinfect tooth brushes.

Task Force · 07-09-09, 02:27 PM

yea, water taste varries here.

07-09-09, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Over here tap water is said to be the best controlled food stuff of all. Quality varies regarding lime and chlorine, the latter making it taste bad. A simple water filter - not even a solid installation - cures both.

That is odd. When I was in Germany and went out to a restaurant the server looked at me like she had never heard of tap water. I actually had to give her instructions on how to take a water glass, turn on the tap, wait twenty seconds, hold the glass under the tap, and then serve me what was deposited in the glass.

When it was finally served, without ice, I kept my mouth shut and figured I'd already done enough, without teaching how to make ice.

goldorak · 07-09-09, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Over here tap water is said to be the best controlled food stuff of all. Quality varies regarding lime and chlorine, the latter making it taste bad. A simple water filter - not even a solid installation - cures both.

I always wondered why so many people here spend time, energy and money to buy bottled water. It is an artifical "need" that was artifically raised by the industry from the 80s on with a lot of advertising. A factual need for that has never been existent over here. Much of doing so is fashion only. But I heared that in some other Wetsern countries the taste of tap water is terrible, although the health quality is okay. A former colleague of my father was american, from Las Vegas. He said that there tap water had so much chlorine that it could be used to disinfect tooth brushes.

Agree 100%.
Italians are some of the worst "bottle water" consumers in the entire world. Even when scientific studies have demonstrated that tap water is not in any way inferior to bottled water from a quality and health point of view.
Sometimes people look me wrong if a offer them a glass of water, with water taken from the tap instead of "bottled" water.

The parliament some years ago even passed a law that banned bars from giving customers simple glass of water (0 cost if someone simply asked for a glass of water). Now they are required to give "bottled water" which of course costs much more. Can you guess which lobby pushed for this absurd law ?

Letum · 07-09-09, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CastleBravo

I was told by someone in the know that, on average, everytime you draw a drink from the tap it has been consumed eight times prior. I'm sure you can fill in the gaps. Pardon the pun.

Given the number of atoms in a pint of water, chances are that every time
you drink any water parts of it have been consumed by all manner of beast
and man at some time.

AVGWarhawk · 07-09-09, 02:10 PM

Perhaps that accounts for the sodium content.

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,688 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Over here tap water is said to be the best controlled food stuff of all. Quality varies regarding lime and chlorine, the latter making it taste bad. A simple water filter - not even a solid installation - cures both. I always wondered why so many people here spend time, energy and money to buy bottled water. It is an artifical "need" that was artifically raised by the industry from the 80s on with a lot of advertising. A factual need for that has never been existent over here. Much of doing so is fashion only. But I heared that in some other Wetsern countries the taste of tap water is terrible, although the health quality is okay. A former colleague of my father was american, from Las Vegas. He said that there tap water had so much chlorine that it could be used to disinfect tooth brushes. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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