Tap Water

[Zincubus]

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The brand of water called Evian................................

You have to be 'naive' to buy bottled water lol

That was the joke apparently ...

I still prefer the local tapwater to any of this bottled stuff


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[Twocky61]

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The brand of water called Evian................................

You have to be 'naive' to buy bottled water lol

[George 1978]

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I have always drunk tap water and never bought the bottled stuff from the supermarket - I just think it's a waste of money. If water stopped coming out of the taps when I turned them on, then I might think otherwise.

I often make the old joke that water tastes a lot better when it's diluted.

[amethyst]

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Definitely remember having bottled water in 92/93 in the UK. I went to an exercise class with friends and we'd take little bottles of fizzy water flavoured with peach or pear (I think from M&S). It was the first time I'd come across it and thought it was the most sophisticated thing ever. From that I gather bottles of still water must have been making their mark then too.

It is better for you th an the bottles of pop with spoonfulls of sugar added yuk

[Trickyvee]

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Definitely remember having bottled water in 92/93 in the UK. I went to an exercise class with friends and we'd take little bottles of fizzy water flavoured with peach or pear (I think from M&S). It was the first time I'd come across it and thought it was the most sophisticated thing ever. From that I gather bottles of still water must have been making their mark then too.

[zabadak]

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Only stayed on the one but that makes sense

[amethyst]

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In Lanzarote, they advise not to drink the tap water. Not because of any infectious nasties but that it's choc full of minerals we are not used to...

It was like that on all the canary Islands

[zabadak]

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In Lanzarote, they advise not to drink the tap water. Not because of any infectious nasties but that it's choc full of minerals we are not used to...

[staffslad]

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I was also told never to use the hot tap for drinks. Always have used the cold tap in the kitchen and boiled in a kettle.

On tap water quality, my wife has relatives in the Philippines. A few days ago 3 came down with upset stomachs and the runs. They had been drinking tap water, something I would never do over there.

[trip2themoon]

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Could be that your kitchen tap comes straight of the mains whereas your bathroom tap comes from a tank in the loft, thus could be home to dead animals/creatures?

Rat and pigeon add to the flavour of the water. Turns it into a nice meaty stock.

[darren]

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would not think it would do any harm if characters from them shows did it.

Altho hot water from the mains may have been better than from the upstairs tank same with cold tap water.

There does seem to be a taste difference tho.

By the way did you ever try it what ur dad said not to do.

i remember my dad telling me not to drink hot water as it had been sitting in the tank for ages.

Shows like the young ones & men behaving badly had characters making hot drinks using water from the hot tap.

[Richard1978]

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I remember my Dad telling me not to drink hot water as it had been sitting in the tank for ages.

Shows like The Young Ones & Men Behaving Badly had characters making hot drinks using water from the hot tap.

[Mulletino]

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Good info here: http://dwi.defra.gov.uk/consumers/ad...lets/tanks.pdf

A lot of older places have Cold Water Tanks in the loft, these usually feed upstairs bathrooms but _may_ feed all cold water taps. Usually the Kitchen Tap would be connected directly to the mains.
If you're not sure if your's is mains or tank water, hold your thumb over the tap at full whack, if you can't hold back the flow, it's mains.

[marhig]

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I thought the difference was cold tap water comes from the mains, and hot water from the tank? I always drank cold tap water growing up. My mum used to tell us not to drink from the hot tap as it sat in the tank for ages.

[Zincubus]

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Could be that your kitchen tap comes straight of the mains whereas your bathroom tap comes from a tank in the loft, thus could be home to dead animals/creatures?

Is that true !?!?

My wife has always claimed that but it seemed too ridiculous for words .....