Reply #21: Depends on where you live. [View All]

[Xithras]

Around here, the tap water contains everything from uranium, mercury, and selenium to agricultural pesticides and fertilizers...and that's after they filter the REALLY nasty stuff out and chlorinate it until it stinks.

There's a reason that the California Central Valley has cancer and birth defect rates that are far above average in many areas, and that reason isn't just the crappy air quality.

I spent several thousand dollars on a whole house water filtration system for my home just to take all of that crap out, and I lug along water bottles filled at home whenever I know I'm going to be out. When I don't have one and need a drink, bottled water (or a bottled juice or soda) are my only options.