tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post147798080139554786..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Hitting the bottlenickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-3369847470234036132008-03-03T17:07:00.000+00:002008-03-03T17:07:00.000+00:00Yes, I read about those Irish contaminated water s...Yes, I read about those Irish contaminated water scares regularly. Clearly tap water in the south is of variable quality compared to the UK. Once again I have to ask, with the cash bonanza from the Celtic Tiger, why isn't the water quality perfect?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-73312010257996511782008-03-03T16:23:00.000+00:002008-03-03T16:23:00.000+00:00Hmm. There's at least one scandal every year in I...Hmm. There's at least one scandal every year in Ireland where an entire town comes down with poisoning from the water - most famously Galway last year with the cryptosporidium breakout, but there are a lot of other cases that go unreported except in the local press.<BR/><BR/>The tap water where my parents live smells variously of effluent or strong chlorine. They've just installed a purification system because they didn't want to keep buying bottled water but the tap water is truly vile.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316053852167258598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-21788859180474272952008-02-29T08:22:00.000+00:002008-02-29T08:22:00.000+00:00Hi Seung. I hadn't heard that about tap water impr...Hi Seung. I hadn't heard that about tap water improving your immune system. It wouldn't surprise me, exposure to a few germs and bugs is necessary to strengthen the body.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-23779281945005405372008-02-29T04:39:00.000+00:002008-02-29T04:39:00.000+00:00I hear that people who grew up drinking tap water,...I hear that people who grew up drinking tap water, on average, have stronger immune systems. And isn't there that whole thing about how small particles of plastic release into the water, making bottled water actually not that much better?Seunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801619648471873267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-6258329075256364442008-02-26T14:13:00.000+00:002008-02-26T14:13:00.000+00:00Conor, poor you. You're obviously no longer used t...Conor, poor you. You're obviously no longer used to the industrial quantities of alcohol the Irish pour down their throats. Probably the 2am addition of garlic fries and cheese didn't help either. But glad you had such a spiffing weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-47172192594333305142008-02-26T13:09:00.000+00:002008-02-26T13:09:00.000+00:00After my weekend I've needed more water than every...After my weekend I've needed more water than every before - bubbly, still, bottled, tap it didn't matter - so long as it helped my aching head....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-21626877233624947322008-02-25T22:35:00.000+00:002008-02-25T22:35:00.000+00:00Exactly, H, why ship water thousands of miles when...Exactly, H, why ship water thousands of miles when there's plenty of it right here? A bit like taking coals to Newcastle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-711610790642633662008-02-25T21:06:00.000+00:002008-02-25T21:06:00.000+00:00Well said Nick, this is one of my pet hates. The ...Well said Nick, this is one of my pet hates. The water in this country is perfectly safe to drink, why ship it in from around the world and squander the plantet's delicate resources?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-78365557900700543872008-02-25T19:11:00.000+00:002008-02-25T19:11:00.000+00:00Mudflap - a rainwater harvesting system sounds goo...Mudflap - a rainwater harvesting system sounds good. I'd really like to know when ALL new homes will be fitted with all these eco-friendly devices/systems as standard instead of the laughably ungreen homes we're still expected to live in.<BR/><BR/>Medbh - Ah yes, I've tasted the Toronto water and it was fine. I drink a lot of water on long-haul flights as it's supposed to prevent jet-lag, but that's probably another travel myth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-2667755735612320432008-02-25T18:38:00.000+00:002008-02-25T18:38:00.000+00:00I only purchase it when travelling which always ma...I only purchase it when travelling which always makes me feel dehydrated and thirsty. The tap water here tastes good, btw. No need for bottled water.Megan McGurkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09673489472490377198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-77965063054390427402008-02-25T18:15:00.000+00:002008-02-25T18:15:00.000+00:00Just enough ,ie: minute, to react with the lead to...Just enough ,ie: minute, to react with the lead to form ...I'm guessing here, lead phosphate? I can only presume that this stops the leaching of lead into the last few metres of the supply to the tap.<BR/>All info available on the net.<BR/><BR/>I looked at a site about a guy in Portland Oregon who installed a rainwater harvesting system for all his water needs. Something to consider when the charges get silly?Mudflapgypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12398497408759954068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-49854142104325273362008-02-25T17:20:00.000+00:002008-02-25T17:20:00.000+00:00Mudflap - Good points. You're obviously much bette...Mudflap - Good points. You're obviously much better informed than I am! I'd never heard of the acid additive. Sounds a bit dubious, but I suppose it's added in pretty minute quantities?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-56238916476481648182008-02-25T15:23:00.000+00:002008-02-25T15:23:00.000+00:00Nick, the chlorine is there to kill off bacteria a...Nick, the chlorine is there to kill off bacteria and stop us getting sick. Fluoride in drinking water is enforced medication. Never mind that NIW add orthophosphoric acid to the drinking water to stop lead leaching from pipes in old houses.<BR/>More nanny state nonsense IMO. I don't have lead pipes and don't like the idea of this acid in my water. It might be in cola but I don't drink the stuff.Mudflapgypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12398497408759954068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-46402016421763509882008-02-25T08:27:00.000+00:002008-02-25T08:27:00.000+00:00Now there's a real scandal, Manuel - the charges f...Now there's a real scandal, Manuel - the charges for bottled water in restaurants. A nice little earner. A glass of champagne's probably cheaper....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-30784006072364206662008-02-25T00:17:00.000+00:002008-02-25T00:17:00.000+00:00yes but I need the bottle water sales to push my s...yes but I need the bottle water sales to push my service charge up......hehehehe that's a joke btw....sort of....Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-30624462248847615982008-02-24T22:32:00.000+00:002008-02-24T22:32:00.000+00:00Thrifty - what you say about oestrogen-like agents...Thrifty - what you say about oestrogen-like agents leaching into the water from the bottles echoes what Mudflap says. Ironic isn't it that people are drinking 'pure' water out of impure bottles?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-23156778659891886902008-02-24T20:59:00.000+00:002008-02-24T20:59:00.000+00:00Well, try making a cuppa in an area with hard wate...Well, try making a cuppa in an area with hard water, makes the tea mank. As for the bottles, I believe plasticising agents leach into the water and behave like oestogen in the human body (moobs anyone?).Thriftcriminalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05067935732217300979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-68957158982529903302008-02-24T18:07:00.000+00:002008-02-24T18:07:00.000+00:00MDC - Ironic indeed! I expect there are plenty of ...MDC - Ironic indeed! I expect there are plenty of plastic bottles in those continent-sized slabs of plastic floating in the Pacific and blocking the shipping routes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-35941559525346450292008-02-24T16:30:00.000+00:002008-02-24T16:30:00.000+00:00HI Nick,I saw a news report about discarded water ...HI Nick,<BR/><BR/>I saw a news report about discarded water bottles ending up in the ocean.<BR/><BR/>How ironic is that.Mes Deux Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697034868111011343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-48913736336802537382008-02-23T21:19:00.000+00:002008-02-23T21:19:00.000+00:00Baino - Exactly, all those bottles either have to ...Baino - Exactly, all those bottles either have to be recycled or shoved in landfill. But taps just go on forever! And I bet the spring water Coca Cola extract is worth a lot more to them than the paltry $150,000 they pay for tree planting.<BR/><BR/>www - I didn't know toxins could leach out of the bottles into the water, but it doesn't surprise me. Good point about your relatives not gulping down water when you were young. Neither did mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-24914414469176931202008-02-23T18:25:00.000+00:002008-02-23T18:25:00.000+00:00Blue Gold, Nick. And there have been studies of th...Blue Gold, Nick. And there have been studies of the leakage of all sorts of toxins from these bottles into the water that is supposed to be "pure".<BR/>When I have to bring water with me I bring it in a stainless steel container that I've had for years. And yes it is tapwater as all the research show it is actually better than the Dasani bottled tap water.<BR/>Of course, *smugly she says* I have the best well water in the world out in NL.<BR/>Aaaaand, I can't remember my parents, aunts, uncles, etc. slugging all this water when I was growing up, can you?<BR/>And I won't start on the landfills so severely affected. JHC!!!Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-79585844814671422712008-02-23T18:08:00.000+00:002008-02-23T18:08:00.000+00:00Most bottled water is just purified tap water exce...Most bottled water is just purified tap water except ours comes from underground aquafiers so we don't yet know the environmental impact. If you're worried about chemicals in tap water (Aussie water is fluoridated and chlorinated, not that you can taste it)or toxins from pipes or the purification process get a filter . . .all those bottles leave a carbon footprint when they're recycled or more likely end up in landfill. Here they are the least recycled containers.<BR/><BR/>Oh and in a country where water is gold, Coca Cola are allowed to take HUGE amounts of natural spring water from Mount White, not far from me. They pay Landcare $150,000 a year to plant trees to offset their carbon footprint which gives them carte blanche to rape the resource. <BR/><BR/>What a great marketing exercise getting people to pay $2 a bottle for something that's virtually free!Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-40926093047106819712008-02-23T14:23:00.000+00:002008-02-23T14:23:00.000+00:00Quickroute - Aren't I right in thinking Dasani is ...Quickroute - Aren't I right in thinking Dasani is actually ordinary tap water smoothly marketed as something quite different? Now there's a licence to print money all right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-8726333371365681032008-02-23T14:20:00.000+00:002008-02-23T14:20:00.000+00:00Liz - This is it, you can quote any amount of rese...Liz - This is it, you can quote any amount of research saying tap water is absolutely fine, but still people are more impressed by all the marketing for bottled, and the pictures of trickling mountain streams.<BR/><BR/>Mudflap - Quite so, the pollutant standards for tap water are incredibly strict. Not sure I'm against fluoridation - there's chlorine in the water already for medical reasons. On the other hand, if people took proper care of their teeth, such drastic measures wouldn't be needed.<BR/><BR/>Laurie - Not entirely convinced by your reasons for drinking so much water but still, if it keeps you away from the chips and chocolate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-46826720527230432972008-02-23T14:14:00.000+00:002008-02-23T14:14:00.000+00:00Not crazy about the taste of flouride in tap water...Not crazy about the taste of flouride in tap water either but a filter does the trick. A believe a hefty chunk of Coca Cola's profits come from their bottled water 'Dasani'Paddy in BA (Quickroute)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.com