Everywhere I shop people are buying case loads of bottled drinking water!
@lookatdesktop (27156)
Dallas, Texas
January 27, 2019 5:02pm CST
I started noticing people buying case loads of bottled drinking water over a decade ago.
I know that drinking water needs to be pure and free of contaminants.
Being mindful of the quality needs of consumers, having been employed in the grocery business when I first started my journey of the work place, I started thinking about the purity or lack of purity in the local water that we depend on for survival.
The first day my father ordered Ozarka water by the 5 gallon jugs, we started drinking purified and spring water in the 80s. My dad did this because his doctor told him his kidneys were not doing so good. He was having swelling in his legs and feet and when he changed from tap water to spring water all of us started doing the same. I did some fast research on this and came to the well informed conclusion that by drinking either distilled, purified or natural spring water instead of municipal tap water, your health would greatly improve, so I never went back to drinking it.
One summer I did lots of bike riding and walking and noticed that when I drank tap water I had swelling in the hands and feet. It seemed like something was real wrong with me. I did not know then what I know now that the tap water, though said to be good enough for us to drink, had significant amounts of Chlorine or Florine or whatever you want to call it, and when I got to drinking bottled water more often I had less issues of hand swelling. I to this day do not know exactly what caused the hands to swell. This never happened again.
If you have interest in learning more about the value of drinking purified drinking water, distilled or spring water instead of local tap water, below is a link to an informative article about it.
And a second link as well.
https://www.drinkmorewater.com/types-of-water
Learn everything you need to know about purified water: Purified water pros & cons, how it matches up to spring & mineral water, DIY purification, and more!
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Jan 19
More bottled water means more plastic and that plastic gives off crap into the water.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
28 Jan 19
Everything comes in plastic. I mean, we would have to do a complete overhaul of the system to change this.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
28 Jan 19
Indirectly I buy water, when I pay for it each month in the water utilities bill. 

@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
27 Jan 19
Indeed, our drinking water just seems off. We tried those water filter things to purify the water but they go so fast, just cheaper to buy bottled water. Our water is hard, sister was getting kidney stones and having side aches. Something is not right.
In other news I was reading an article from LA times I think about how LA fixed their water system to where it is as pure as bottled water. That is pretty amazing if true, especially in that cesspool of a city. I kid LA, I make bad jokes. 

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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
28 Jan 19
Try to keep drinking purified drinking water. It has been filtered, as well as distilled. I don't know what brands have it but I would do some checking.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
30 Jan 19
This article has some info included about how many state's drinking water is causing lots of cancers in people but the link is more or less a political news report and you might find it of interest or not. Just in case here is that link from a YouTube.
Donald Trump's presidency didn't just cause a national crisis, the Donald Trump Presidency IS the national crisis . . . and this might might be a good thing....
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
30 Jan 19
@crossbones27 , I am sad to hear that. My friend in the neighborhood lost his dog yesterday to bone cancer of all things. His name was Mr. Bear. Such a lovable pet he was.
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@wolfgirl569 (136063)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Jan 19
I have well water. It does not get anything added to it.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
28 Jan 19
I will drink water from a public water cold fountain like at a Walmart, if I am on my way out and can't stand in line for 30 minutes to buy a bottle of Evian or whatever they sell. But yea, the bottled water has NO chloride flavoring. I like pure water. Who doesn't ?
I wanted to add this link that is not water related but is a good article to look at for all.
Host Defense: From University of Texas Southwestern dot EDU ...
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
28 Jan 19
@lookatdesktop I'm drinking bottled water right now. LOL! Thanks, will check it out and nice chatting with you again.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
28 Jan 19
I think one of the links in my post go over the variants of water available. But moreover, the municipal water can contain substances that are simply not good, in some cities, but that would take some deeper research to find out specifics.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
28 Jan 19
@Nevena83 , I would have to look into this in depth.
This article investigates the differences between purified, distilled and regular water to find out which one is the best choice for hydration.
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@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
28 Jan 19
@lookatdesktop Yes, no water is completely clean, but purified water does not have all the necessary substances.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
28 Jan 19
Britta is fine. I have used the direct faucet filters but the Britta pitcher filter system is nice.
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
28 Jan 19
I like to nearly freeze a bottle of pure water until it is crunchy. And mostly I like having lemon crystals or some form of instant fruit powder or cool aid on hand. Instant gratification!

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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
27 Jan 19
In the UK in general and Scotland in particular the quality of the local water supply is usually quite good so few people I know of will drink bottled water regularly - maybe whilst playing sports but that's about it
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@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
28 Jan 19
I use a filter that is directly connected to the faucet with a bypass valve that directs tap water through a carbon filter that does a good job of removing the chemicals. It tastes pretty good. I taste no chlorine when I get it through the filter. Britta is another option.
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