Global warming debunked, again.

[Kulindahr]

^Most people don't know what scam bottled water is. It is usually no better than tap water. My water has a bit too much chlorine for my tastes. I use a Brita filter pitcher and it's as good as any bottled water. As to the government getting involved, I agree they should not. Using corn to make bottles is having an adverse effect on corn prices and has had a significant detrimental effect on the poor who eat a lot of corn products. Tap water is the way to go.

Three years ago an EPA study found that in 9 of the 10 largest metropolitan areas, the quality of bottled water exceeded that of municipal water by a substantial margin.
In three of the last four places I've lived, municipal water was fit to gag on; it generally tasted like it had come from a metal sink in a chemistry lab.
Corn prices are already climbing sharply...

 

[AngelBoy]

I've noticed the "pear shape" problem lately.
Even ten years ago, if you came across a bunch of high school or college guys swimming at a river, most were slender or skinny and reasonably fit, i.e. you could tell there were muscles. Now, those are the rare ones; most are blubbery.
And they have probably never given a thought to the fact that the treats they so love that make them overweight rely on lots and lots of petroleum products to produce -- and we're back to the greenhouse problem.

Its not just McFoods that are turning cute guys into "Blobs" - its also never walking anywhere as well - they finish on the internet - flop out from their TV couch into Their Gas Guzzling SUV.

FUK - is it any wonder these pear shaped blobs are ideal consumers - that emit tons of CO2

 

[White Eagle]

This is true.

It's another example of how easily convinced people can be by effective marketing and propaganda. And not only dumb people. People who are smart and educated can be sheep just as easily as stupid people.

We have incredible spring well water at our house. It's clean and clear and unbelievably delicious. But most people who come to our house grab a bottled water from the fridge. If I don't stock it, they don't drink water. It's so monumentally retarded, I'm actually awed by what it says about their willingness to be swayed by utter nonsense if it's packaged in a pleasing and appealing way.

A grocery chain here in Texas, homebased in San Antonio, has their own bottled water. You look at the label and they say the source of the water is the San Antonio municipal water system. They turn on the tap and fill bottles. And people buy it!!!

 

[AngelBoy]

A grocery chain here in Texas, homebased in San Antonio, has their own bottled water. You look at the label and they say the source of the water is the San Antonio municipal water system. They turn on the tap and fill bottles. And people buy it!!!

Good for them - if any people in the USA are dumb enuf to buy bottled water - then its as least a good thing if they buy a local brand - though Ive heard many top rate restrants are now offereing "Tap water" rather than expensive imported brands

 

[Centexfarmer]

Good for them - if any people in the USA are dumb enuf to buy bottled water - then its as least a good thing if they buy a local brand - though Ive heard many top rate restrants are now offereing "Tap water" rather than expensive imported brands

What bothers me the most about bottled water, are all of the bottles that are now clogging the land fills.

 

[Kulindahr]

What bothers me the most about bottled water, are all of the bottles that are now clogging the land fills.

Which is totally unnecessary!
There's a chain of stores here with massive filter machines in-store; you select the bottle size you want, and fill it. When you get to the check-out, if it's a new bottle off their shelf, it's an extra 50 cents or more, depending on bottle size; if it's a refill bottle, you just pay for the water. Some people just pay the extra 50 cents or more, but the majority of people buy a reusable container and bring it back over and over.

BTW, the technology exists to turn those bottles back into usable fuel, but thanks to government regulation, it wouldn't be cost-effective in the U.S.