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appleannie1

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18. I don't have a choice in the matter. Gas wells were drilled near my property that ruined my well.

Reply to lordsummerisle (Original post)

Thu Jan 28, 2021, 11:36 AM

Jan 2021

I have to buy water for cooking and drinking now and on SS I can't afford delivered water. In the summer I drive to a spring and fill gallon bottles but in the winter, you have to walk on wet ice to get to the spring and at my age, that is way too dangerous.

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Do you drink bottled water? Read this [View all] lordsummerisle Jan 2021 OP

I keep some of the empty bottles and refill them with tap water. Botany Jan 2021 #1

Mine are around a year old Midnightwalk Jan 2021 #6

They have spent billions of $s across America so that we have good clean tap water and in most ... Botany Jan 2021 #11

I used to do that. robbob Jan 2021 #16

Same here. flibbitygiblets Jan 2021 #28

I do the same. blueinredohio Jan 2021 #21

They can leach chemicals into your water AwakeAtLast Jan 2021 #32

Stopped a long time ago. Voltaire2 Jan 2021 #2

Only when I'm in Africa or Asia. sinkingfeeling Jan 2021 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author nam78_two Jan 2021 #4

I do not. And that's why. I put a filter on my kitchen tap. CousinIT Jan 2021 #5

Fizzy water in aluminum cans for me please. kirkuchiyo Jan 2021 #7

You could also try a Soda stream or equivalent? flibbitygiblets Jan 2021 #30

Me too, and I fill it with dry ice Iwasthere Jan 2021 #34

After drinking the tea, I clean the store bought, glass, 14 oz, ice tea bottles and fill them with judesedit Jan 2021 #8

We do that too stopwastingmymoney Jan 2021 #10

I use a Zero pitcher, but same thing. It works great and we're not adding plastic to earth or ocean. judesedit Jan 2021 #23

I find that FunkyLeprechaun Jan 2021 #9

Why bottled water is one of the biggest scams of the century douglas9 Jan 2021 #12

I carry a thermos with chilled filtered water. no_hypocrisy Jan 2021 #13

Bottled water is a total ripoff. procon Jan 2021 #14

When bottle tea came out I thought that was the height of the ridiculous. Binkie The Clown Jan 2021 #15

So what's the solution if your tap water is unsafe to drink? Cozmo Jan 2021 #17

Reusable containers is a good start whopis01 Jan 2021 #19

I do what I have to do in this regard, but I am always open to alternatives, better choices Cozmo Jan 2021 #26

I don't have a choice in the matter. Gas wells were drilled near my property that ruined my well. appleannie1 Jan 2021 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Nitram Jan 2021 #20

When I was a kid water drinking fountains were everywhere pandr32 Jan 2021 #22

I don't believe I've ever purchased a bottle of water. llmart Jan 2021 #24

You can still drink a more purified h2o without the bottles! Thekaspervote Jan 2021 #25

Well, thanks for the suggestion I live in an apartment, have no idea what your suggestion means Cozmo Jan 2021 #27

Way back in the 1900s safeinOhio Jan 2021 #29

I use a Brita pitcher & filter lillypaddle Jan 2021 #31

I haven't for a couple decades. It has always really bothered me. LizBeth Jan 2021 #33