Comments on: Bottled Water: Sure, if you’re an Idiot

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By: Caryn B

Caryn B — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:55:11 +0000

I know this in my head……and we have a PUR pitcher and a Restore filtration system….but for some reason pregnancy has thrown my taste buds off and I can taste the metals or something in our water….so while I ditched bottled water a long time ago….for some reason when I got pregnant I went back….and I feel guilty wasting all of those bottles and money and not even being certain I’m doing the best thing………This was a great article…..

By: wag

wag — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:08:31 +0000

Thanks Keith. Zojirushi? I don’t usually play Pokemon but this sounds interesting.

I use an under-the-sink RO filter, but it doesn’t do me much good at the gym or public places…and most of them come with the same naughty little asterisk, as well. I’m just waiting for the US to catch up with France and start using ozone instead of chlorine.

I suppose locally-filtered water in a glass bottle would be best.

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:06:10 +0000

Oh, I’m sorry wag, I meant to comment on the chlorine also. I never noticed that the Brita filters said “odor and taste only”. That’s interesting to know. And, you’re right also about the spring water. If you find a spring that really suites you then it’s top notch water — can’ be beat. I also neglected to mention that some hot water pots remove chlorine from water (actually remove it). I have a zojirushi machine that does just that. Every few days I have to go and clean the inside of all the powdered chlorine that the machine has extracted. Still, that helps a lot too. Sorry, I got wrapped up in the petroleum thing there for a sec

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:05:36 +0000

Thanks, wag, for the comment. Plastic for bottles is a petroleum product. It all get’s processed differently but it all comes from the same place — the earth. And, actually gasoline get’s massively wasted in the transport of all those bottles and in the operation of the bottling facilities. Even our beef is dependent on oil these days for that very same reason.

By: wag

wag — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:58:33 +0000

As someone who is extremely sensitive to chlorine, I was always curious about the asterisk after “removes chlorine” on the Brita filters. It leads to a disclaimer “taste and odor only”. I notice a big quality difference between spring water and Brita water, mostly due to this chlorine sensitivity.

Also, we’re not using the same oil for bottles as we use for gasoline. Plastics are made out of other grades of oil that we have to do something with after we’ve separated out all of the higher quality components.

By: Joan

Joan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:16:41 +0000

We have a well and the water from our well has high sulphur and iron content. Although I presume it is healthy, the taste is gross. Since we have a well, we don’t have a water bill. We buy water from the Culligan machine at Wal Mart. I buy about 40 gallons a month at .37 a gallon. I don’t think it is such a bad trade off since I don’t have a water bill. I hate regular bottled water because I can taste the plastic in it.

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By: Tamy Pelletier

Tamy Pelletier — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:10:41 +0000

for everyone keeping water in their trunks.. I don’t know the temperature it needs to get up to to have this problem, but I have read in the past that you should not keep them in your car when it is at all warm out because at a certain temperature the chemicals in the plastic leach into the water. Keith, awesome article! Love the info and Penn and Teller are genius! I am lauging my ass off!

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:46:45 +0000

Everyone here is bringing up really good points. I’ve heard of the flouride cotroversy for a while but I don’t really know what it’s about. It was not added to our water in Texas because it is naturally occurring there. It is also not added to water in Boulder because the hippies won’t have any of it. I need to look into it a little.

Mitzi, you bring up a great point about having some bottled water on hand for an emergency. Excellent to point that out because I overlooked that. Bottled water does not go bad quickly; it can be kept for a long time.

Thanks everyone for the comments!