I live down south and I drink the tap water here... But if I have the option I'll go for carbonated water such as the Tesco or Asda varients or alternatively Highland Spring or Perrier
I live down south and I drink the tap water here... But if I have the option I'll go for carbonated water such as the Tesco or Asda varients or alternatively Highland Spring or Perrier
Very little of the country has flouride added, more's the shame IMHO. Many people get pretty upset about the idea of it though.
I filter mine too, but only when it goes in the kettle as it reduces limescale and makes tea taste better. It shouldn't make any difference to the taste other than giving it more time between the tap and drinking for the chlorine to evaporate.Originally Posted by Whiternoise
Decanter Magazine did a taste test of all the top water brands, with a rather surprising 3rd place:
http://www.decanter.com/news/165363.html
the water here in london tastes fine to me, probably cause i'm always periodically sipping away water from an open bottle though
Bit of a bold statement.
I only buy water if I'm really thirsty and I can't get to a tap. I don't really care what it is, although from memory the one I really don't like is Vittel.
In London the water is pretty hard, so there's plenty of minerals in it anyway. When I go and visit my Grandad in Somerset I don't particularly like his water, but I daresay I'd quickly get used to it if I lived there.
London's finest.....
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...aste-test.htmlLondon tap water has been rated superior to expensive mineral waters in a blind tasting conducted by some of the most sophisticated drinkers in the country.
At less than 1p a litre, it beat 20 bottled waters, including some which sell for £50 a litre, in the survey conducted by Decanter, the wine drinkers' magazine
I'm astounded so many folk drink bottled water at all, let alone have brand loyalty to one label over another. One of the statements on the questionnaire at politicalcompass.org is something like "It is a sad comment on society that such a basic commodity as water is branded and sold" - you might as well sell air in sealed plastic bags, on the basis that the air in London (or wherever) is a bit whiffy on occasion. It's simply ridiculous to incur the energy cost of carting around plastic bottles of water when perfectly good drinking water is available out of the taps everywhere in the country.
Oh, and flouridation has been mentioned above - setting aside the various documented (and variously disputed) scientific concerns as to its dangers and ineffectiveness, I'm completely opposed to this simply on the grounds that it is not ethical to forcibly medicate the entire population of an area - without asking consent and allowing no opt-out - on the grounds that some children in that area might suffer from such a trivial complaint as tooth decay. Any and all arguments to the contrary do not outweigh this single fact. So there.
Originally Posted by Bertrand Russell
Lee H (29-07-2009)
Just your plain and simple, tap-dispensed dihydrogen monoxide for me.
Although make sure you're aware of the dangers: http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html
It also tastes noticably "peppery", i've grown used to it, but having it filtered does make it taste a bit cleaner. And yeah, we use it for the kettle (shame we can't do the same for the shower, it's a nightmare cleaning the head every few months).
As for flouride, it's a half/half situation. There have been studies showing a marked decrease in tooth decay since it was introduced, however, other studies claim it makes no difference and has increased the risk of thyroid problems. Personally i'm doubtful, i think it's more likely that we've made a lot of advances in the realms of toothbrushes, toothpaste and the general psychology of brushing your teeth regularly. Kids today get much more focussed teaching about it, they get dentists to come to visit schools and that kind of thing. I don't think there's necessarily any harm in keeping it in the water, it's probably quite good for killing bugs anyway.
www.baro2.com
Too bad
You could make a bomb taking the minerals out of the air and putting it into water...
Last edited by Whiternoise; 29-07-2009 at 05:43 PM.
I only use the small bottles because of convenience for like going to the gym or by the
bedside.
Buxton for me, tastes just as good as any other main brand like evian and best of all
the 8 bottle packs are the cheapest (in tesco at least). There is even a 24 bottle pack
for a fiver now making it even cheaper.
It comes down to choice, we all know water comes out of a tap. Most would drink it if that was the only choice, but it's not. The thing is we do have taste buds and water is the most purest form of liquid consumption for a human possible, let me at least enjoy drinking it.
Their are tons of people who don't even drink water because they can't stand the taste, should we make a mockery of them for Coca cola selling poison for the body?
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