Okey, someone did not think this through...!

[Neb]

That number..... "666.666"? I wonder, is the Anti-Christ trapped in one of those glaciers? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Warhammer]

Originally posted by Jorath Calar: I don't know about you but I think someone was high when they came up with this idea... "lets charge people for something they can get free".

Same thing in Denmark: There are beautifull women for free, and still there is in import of women from Russia we have to pay for.

[ 10-11-2002, 04:47 AM: Message edited by: Warhammer ]

[johnny]

Originally posted by Warhammer: quote: Originally posted by Jorath Calar: I don't know about you but I think someone was high when they came up with this idea... "lets charge people for something they can get free".

Same thing in Denmark: There are beautifull women for free, and still there is in import of women from Russia we have to pay for.[/QUOTE]You don't HAVE to go there you know.

[Cerek the Barbaric]

The whole concept of "bottled water" still amazes me. I live in the mountains of western NC and we also have a ready supply of fresh water...but all the convenience stores stock several brands of bottled water...and sell it like it's going out of style. [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img]

Just shocks me that people will actually pay for something they can get for free! [img]graemlins/dontknowaboutyou.gif[/img]

[khazadman]

Let's see......free versus pay. I think I would go for free.
Uuuuh, T/-/alali?Do you have a problem of getting caught up in wars? Does it happen often to you?

[Timber Loftis]

I can't believe the amount of people here who think water is free. The distinction, not so subtle, is - water is free, but for many of us *clean* water is not. I drank tap water (ground well) in Vermont all the time. But in Chicago? Please - I won't touch the shit that comes out of the tap. YOu can taste the foulness. I use a filter for every drop I drink here - yeah, buying water is way expensive. Sorry - fact of life. Just thought those of you living on glaciers and in cleaner areas might want to know why some of us buy or filter our water.

Related story: I was driving across I80 in Nebraska (I80 lets you see Nebraska in all it's *ahem* glory - a 10-12 hour drive) and noticed when we stopped at rest areas that there were signs posted saying not to drink the water because it was too polluted with nitrates. And I had been wondering through the whole drive if those big long water/pesticide spraying machines that stretched across the land caused any damage. [img]graemlins/offtopic.gif[/img] All those nitrates are the same ones that wash right down the Miss. River and cause what's commonly refered to as a "dead zone" in the Gulf - too many nitrates for fish to survive well.

I'll tell you that those of you in a lot of places, like Texas (ranked with Indiana in the "most polluted states" list), that chimed in on this post would not drink your water if you knew what was in it.

[Ziroc]

Anyone go into Dillards Dept Store and see 'Dillards Water' in bottles, and not even cold.

for like $3.00 US! I laughed my butt off. And the thing is, it's probably just unfiltered tap water.

sad...

[Cerek the Barbaric]

That's a good point about living in urban areas, Timber Loftis, and I should have amended my statement earlier to include the fact that some areas DON'T have drinkable water (like the Texas desert Attalus mentioned). In that situation - or in Chicago - I can certainly understand why people would buy "fresh" water.

But my point was that, even here in western NC where clean water IS available for free, people STILL pay for the bottled stuff. Makes no sense to me. And it makes even less sense for Jorath's fellow Icelanders to pay for it.

One other note. You mentioned that people in Texas and other states should check to "find out" what's in their water. I agree...that's a good idea. One you might want to follow yourself. Next time you buy a bottle of water, take a look at the label and see where it really comes from.

I saw a story on Dateline several years ago regarding the growing "fad" of buying bottled water. One specific example I remember was Alpine water - sounds cool and refreshing, doesn't it. BUT, if you look at the label, you would find that it is actually "bottled" in Houston, TX and is drawn from their City Reservoir.

So remember, caveat emptor! {let the buyer beware}

[Timber Loftis]

Yeppers to that Mr. Barbarian. I check labels when I do happen to buy bottled water (rarely - but car trips do happen, plus I gotta get my reusable bottles somewhere). I usually base my choice primarily on *where* it was bottled - and because I like to help out VT businesses and trust them more, I always buy from there when I can. Coca-cola bottles one brand, you know.

[RevRuby]

we live in an ok place, but i can't stand unfiltered tap water. it's not even flouridated so i don;t mind filtering it. when i was pregnant i couldn;t drink the tap water because the chlorine in it, just the smell of it, made me sick to my stomach. so i drank filtered or bottled water. now other places with good water, i have no idea except it's popular to drink it in a bottle. je ne sais pas!!!