DanceWme said:

purplerein said:

u gonna get me that doggy for my bday?

DanceWme said:

u gonna gim me that pussy for my bday?

purplerein said:

well um....

karmatornado said:

In cairo, water comes out of a tap but u have 2 let it sit 4 10mns or so until u can drink it

u can see all the gunk, it is gross but it is what we have when i visit


but u r right we should b grateful that most of us have access 2 clean water or water at all!!!!!
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If you like your drinking water cold, get a Brita pitcher for the fridge. They don't cost all that much and they work really well.

If you don't really like it cold, get one of the faucet things. They are kinda bulky and can get in the way, depending on your sink/faucet setup, but they work equally well.

Both are cheaper than bottled water, and you don't waste all of that plastic.

luv4u said:

that what we country folk call city water! I can even taste it in ice when I go out to a restaurant or movie or something.

NDRU said:

what? the water is safe to drink right outta the ground in my part of america

Shorty said:

you mean from a well? You're not supposed to drink from any rivers in the US at least.

NDRU said:

yes, from a well. I've NEVER heard that you are not supposed to drink from any rivers in the US. I'm gonna have to look into that. I know I have drank from rivers and I'm still here

Shorty said:

yeah, I know some are safe, they just advise campers not to drink from any since you can't be sure. Maybe it's like Mexico, and you can become accustomed to local bacteria over time.

I first learned this hiking with my family. I drank from the river, and moments later (totally coincidence) my brother asks my dad "is it true you shouldn't drink form any river?" and he says "yes"

I thought I was going to die! Of course I was fine
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NDRU said:

I've always heard that if the water is running swiftly...it's probably safe to drink. I mean...I wouldn't drink from a swiftly running river that's running through the city but...I'd probably drink from any swift water river running thru most any rural area. but maybe that's cause I grew up in the country.
oops...screwed up the quote edit
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Shorty said:

That's true. Guides tell you if you have to drink unfiltered water it's best if it runs swift & smooth (not churned up by rocks) because the yucky stuff is more likely to fall to the bottom. And don't drink after a rain, but that's pretty obvious since the rivers are usually kinda brown.

Also if you can find a spring coming right out of the ground, that's probably safe, too.

But even bad water probably won't kill you, it'll just mess up your insides for a few days.

christos7 said:

Awww.

You can't really be an environmentalist and drink bottled water. It's insanely wasteful.

SHANNA said:

Good Lord! Give that rodent a hamburger, too!

TMPletz said:

This is one of the few areas where there is an advantage to living in Iceland IMO..... clean tap water! But if you visit in Reykjavík, just make sure you're ONLY using the cold tap when drinking because the hot water in those areas that use geothermal heating (including for instance Reykjavík and most of the south-west) can smell kinda funky, especially in old houses...

purplehippieonthe1 said:

Yech, does it smell like sulfur?

We're not supposed to drink or cook with hot water in the US either for some reason, maybe more chemicals?

NDRU said:

I'm sorry NDRU but you are spreading untruths about the "US"

Shorty said:

okay, here in Oakland we're not supposed to cook with our hot water

NDRU said:

It does smell like sulfur, although it probably depends on how new (or old) the houses are whether the smell is very noticeable or not..... it probably is noticeable to foreigners or those who live in areas without geothermal heat but I guess I don't notice it as much as I used to since I've now lived in Reykjavík for the past 8 years.

NDRU said:

ohhh...Oakland! geesh!

Shorty said:

and Oakland's water tastes great compared to when I lived in LA

I just drank some tap water at lunch--pray for me!

purplehippieonthe1 said:

Does the water get heated geothermally, or the houses?

Mach said:

I think a lot of it is what you're used to as well. I had well water growing up (my parents still do) and I hated city water then. Now that I've lived in the city so long, my parents water tastes odd to me.

I had tap water at a restaurant near my work recently (out in the suburbs) and couldn't drink it, it smelled so bad!

CarrieMpls said:

True, when i was a kid I drank the tap water, and I couldn't stand Sparkletts or other bottled water. Of course, now the opposite is true.