Drinking Tap Water

[diegoalv]

I’ve gone back and forth between filters and bottled options over the years. Keeping a small backup supply like primo water became a habit after dealing with maintenance issues at home once. Taste and convenience both play a role in what people choose. I enjoy reading different solutions people come up with. Filters seem to work well for most households. Still, having options helps.

 

[Phil1]

Drank it a long long time ago but if I trued it in any of the places I've lived over the last few decades I'd likely be suffering some serious medical issues! Haha!

 

[SamTheGuru]

There seems to be a small but growing opinion that the tap water up here in the North East is not fit for drinking. No idea where that has sprung up from really but given we are mostly probably fed from Kielder I'd say its bollocks. I do think its harder water than that we got in Gods own country Lancashire which was soft and highly palatable but its softer than I had the other week down in Christchurch up here so not an issue.

As I have said previously we have had 7 new estates built around here in about 5 years and there are a lot of Southern accents you hear presumably folk who have moved up from Darn Sarrf and suffered Thames waters shite and are still buying loads of bottled water ( see them leaving supermarkets with trolleys full of bottled water ) but as far as I can see the tap water is fine - plus its all from the same source so we flush our bogs with drinking quality water so its probably safer to drink from the bowl than from a tap in Flint Michigan.

Is it just something else vaccine deniers and flat earthers are latching on to now?

Tap water paranoia has been going on forever. My grandparents used to filter their water before drinking it. My Mrs's parents filter their water before drinking it. IMO, I don't care, just add it to the list of things that already kill us.