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Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Darren, Jul 12, 2005.

  1. Darren

    Guy King Guest

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    Ah, yes. Wonder who thought they were going to get away with flogging
    filtered tap-water for long. Stories like that rarely stay secret for
    long.
     
    Guy King, Jul 14, 2005
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  2. Darren

    James Sweet Guest


    Oh yes, that's certainly true. I rarely bitch about the "high" price of gas,
    I don't like to pay more than I have to for anything and neither does anyone
    else, but it costs what it costs and it'll continue to go up.
     
    James Sweet, Jul 15, 2005
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  3. Darren

    James Sweet Guest


    Indeed, there was a whole episode of Penn & Teller Bullshit on that topic,
    quite funny actually. They had a taste test of a whole variety of absurd
    (and expensive) bottled water, all filled from a garden hose in New York,
    every one of them people claimed had a unique flavor and were better than
    tap water, hilarious.
     
    James Sweet, Jul 15, 2005
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  4. Darren

    jOn Guest

    Was that the first series or the second?
     
    jOn, Jul 15, 2005
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  5. Darren

    Martin Guest

    What was that CocaCola bottled water that crashed so spectacularly in the
    UK?

    Peckham Spring?
     
    Martin, Jul 15, 2005
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  6. Darren

    Nik&Andy Guest

    LOL - That was a classic episode :)

    Andy
     
    Nik&Andy, Jul 15, 2005
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  7. Don't think that Dasani is the only one. Look at the labels of the
    others. Nothing is hidden. It is right there on the label. Tests have
    shown that in general New York City water is better than most all
    bottled waters in actual taste tests and in analysis, so spring water is
    not what it is cracked up to be. I will admit, that people in the UK my
    be better off in some areas with spring water.
     
    Stephen Henning, Jul 15, 2005
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  8. Darren

    Clive George Guest

    We've got good old well water :)

    Every couple of years it gets tested and we get told there are too many
    nasties in it (faecal cauliforms - to do with the sheep nearby I suspect),
    but we don't care - it tastes lovely, and nobody seems to be suffering.

    cheers,
    clive
     
    Clive George, Jul 15, 2005
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  9. Darren

    Guy King Guest

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    Depends on the springs. Where I grew up the water came straight out of
    the Noth Downs chalk. Till I was about five there wasn't any treatment,
    either - it just went straight into the pipes. Smashing stuff, but
    furred the kettle up in a few days. So hard babies cut their teeth on
    it.
     
    Guy King, Jul 15, 2005
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  10. Darren

    James Sweet Guest


    First. I have an MPG of it, if you have an FTP site I'd be happy to upload
    it for you but it's combined with another episode and pushing on 200mb.
     
    James Sweet, Jul 15, 2005
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  11. Darren

    James Sweet Guest

    You probably build up a resistance to whatever nasty stuff is in it, not
    sure I'd want to drink it though.
     
    James Sweet, Jul 15, 2005
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    Bev A. Kupf Guest

    There are lots of faecal coliforms in just about everything we eat
    (vegetables, and especially meat). The goal of the meat processing
    industry is to get them below an acceptable level.

    Some of these coliforms are actually needed to repopulate the gut, so
    that food is properly digested and absorbed.

    Beverly
     
    Bev A. Kupf, Jul 15, 2005
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  13. Darren

    Stuart Gray Guest

    LOL, no, It was the job I was doing at the time, mainframe stylee. Something
    to do with insurance, as my employer put it.
     
    Stuart Gray, Jul 15, 2005
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