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Lilyhoney

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3. My city tap water tastes awful.

Sat Mar 14, 2015, 08:21 PM

Mar 2015

My city tap water is also publicly known to have metal cleaning solvent in unacceptable levels. Our water is very hard as well.

I drink several cups of tea a day and can not tolerate the results of the tap water. I do buy steam distilled water by the gallon or aquafina. It tastes good.

When I lived in Chicago near the water filtration plant I was more than happy with my tap water.

California water sucked. Florida water sucked.

My tea is a quality of life issue. I love to enjoy my cup of tea. A bad cup of tea will ruin my day. First world problem I know.

I come from generations of tea drinkers so this is my heritage. And I treasure it.

Lily honey

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The Most Brazen Rip-Off Ever? How the Beverage Industry Brainwashed You to Fear Tap Water [View all] Panich52 Mar 2015 OP

Oooh I LOVE the taste of chlorine and rusty metal. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #1

Which is in the bottled water, too. Pshaw! nt longship Mar 2015 #5

If you're trying to tell me a pint of Sparkletts tastes like the tap water in Big Bear Lake... cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #7

I've been there a few times. longship Mar 2015 #8

I'm open to that. n/t cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #19

I get reverse osmosis water from a store, it's way cheaper than bottled water, and tastes AMAZING! DesertDiamond Mar 2015 #37

Not all of us own homes so reverse osmosis isn't an option Beaverhausen Mar 2015 #55

A couple hundred bucks for an under counter unit. longship Mar 2015 #57

Is bottled water progress to you? Jetboy Mar 2015 #16

Not only do I recycle; I work for the disposal company. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #18

They still manufacture those bottles by the millions. Jetboy Mar 2015 #21

Billions. But do feel free to preach to someone else. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #24

That's great. The OP is about bottled water which is manufactured by the billions as Jetboy Mar 2015 #28

Answer me one question. yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #22

I don't care how bottled water tastes. Jetboy Mar 2015 #23

What? Compare SUV to water? Well get me some good tasting tap yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #25

Plastic bottles by the billions just aren't good for the planet. Jetboy Mar 2015 #30

Maybe you are right, yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #31

I do it once a day and gather all of the water I need for the day. Jetboy Mar 2015 #34

You are good I must say. yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author muriel_volestrangler Mar 2015 #62

It's just pure water Treant Mar 2015 #26

Your lucky. Florida is horrible, Arnold Maryland is ok yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #29

Here in Japan, those plastic bottles are recycled Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #46

Some "progressives" are all about progress/principles until it ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2015 #58

If my brother drinks the local tap water, he shits himself Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2015 #63

My tap water tastes better than any bottled water I've tried cali Mar 2015 #45

Spring water is awesome. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #49

however, if my tap water tasted like some tap water I've had, I damn well would buy water. cali Mar 2015 #50

Get a water filter if you pipes are old and your city uses too much chlorine Matariki Mar 2015 #54

Maybe you should read my posts before you tell me what to do. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #56

I've never bought bottled water. Jetboy Mar 2015 #2

My city tap water tastes awful. Lilyhoney Mar 2015 #3

Consider a reverse osmosis system. longship Mar 2015 #6

A big waste of water taught_me_patience Mar 2015 #38

That's what I use. It makes a difference and is inexpensive. randome Mar 2015 #44

I've always known that. Ron Obvious Mar 2015 #4

I've been in places in Massachusetts and Louisiana Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #47

Sure Ron Obvious Mar 2015 #53

I was in the Southbridge area of Massachusetts Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #59

I've always been fine with city water, but my kids... bhikkhu Mar 2015 #9

Have thought about getting a Brita pitcher? AwakeAtLast Mar 2015 #51

My water tastes fine. If I'm ever anywhere where the water stinks, I'll use a filtration system. MADem Mar 2015 #10

"$110 billion a year selling bottled water worldwide" MisterP Mar 2015 #11

there's visible stuff floating around in tap water where i live. i still drink it, i just KG Mar 2015 #12

I drink filtered tap water itsrobert Mar 2015 #13

At home I use tap - in 840high Mar 2015 #14

Same. It's not really difficult to figure out why. Inkfreak Mar 2015 #41

I let my tap water air out over night... EX500rider Mar 2015 #15

Two words Tracyjo Mar 2015 #17

The water here tastes horrible gollygee Mar 2015 #20

Dallas water is pretty good. malokvale77 Mar 2015 #27

They didn't brainwash me. I've drunk tap water my whole life. cyberswede Mar 2015 #32

My tap water is awful jollyreaper2112 Mar 2015 #33

For the record, Thespian2 Mar 2015 #35

My tap water reeks of chlorine. Boiling doesn't get the taste and smell out. YOHABLO Mar 2015 #36

Same here. Sometimes worse than others... Phentex Mar 2015 #60

I pay the $.25 a gallon to refill my bottles at the store LadyHawkAZ Mar 2015 #40

We've got some of the best water in NY!! Inkfreak Mar 2015 #42

i keep cans of seltzer in the car for emergencies bedazzled Mar 2015 #43

Actually, this is why I fear tap water: blue neen Mar 2015 #48

Lewis Black on water. mmonk Mar 2015 #52

You don't need to spend a penny to convince me my tap water tastes bad Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2015 #61

The tap water I have in SE MI romanic Mar 2015 #64