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hunnychile · 11-25-2009, 03:09 PM

WOW, I'm amazed how many people here drink from the tap. 20 years ago my friend Greg (a biochemist) sampled water all over the USA with filters and then have those analyzed. We were shocked how badly 98% of the major cities scored. Our Dallas Tex water was subgrade and had lots of metal in it. And tasted like crap. Greg wrote his grad thesis on this BTW - the cities and the chemicals in the water. Consequentially, I've been buying water in large quantities from Costco or the local small market and reusing the bottles for a few times with refills of Brita or other "waters" from larger containers. I use bottled water on my plants who thrive & Love the better water. If I use tap they get wilty and/or die. Tells ya something, doesn't it.

When I lived in Marin County & Napa in northern Ca. the tap water tasted horrible. From there I started looking for better alternatives.

Thanks for this post....it is quite enlightening.

11-25-2009, 03:09 PM	#30 (permalink)
hunnychile Alien Anthropologist Location: Between Boredom and Nirvana	WOW, I'm amazed how many people here drink from the tap. 20 years ago my friend Greg (a biochemist) sampled water all over the USA with filters and then have those analyzed. We were shocked how badly 98% of the major cities scored. Our Dallas Tex water was subgrade and had lots of metal in it. And tasted like crap. Greg wrote his grad thesis on this BTW - the cities and the chemicals in the water. Consequentially, I've been buying water in large quantities from Costco or the local small market and reusing the bottles for a few times with refills of Brita or other "waters" from larger containers. I use bottled water on my plants who thrive & Love the better water. If I use tap they get wilty and/or die. Tells ya something, doesn't it. When I lived in Marin County & Napa in northern Ca. the tap water tasted horrible. From there I started looking for better alternatives. Thanks for this post....it is quite enlightening. __________________ "I need compassion, understanding and chocolate." - NJB Last edited by hunnychile; 11-25-2009 at 03:13 PM..