cybercat said...

>
> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:24:38 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>> "denise~*" > wrote
>>>
>>>> What's yer point? Water is water...IMHO
>>>>
>>>> I filter at home & fill-up a container if I leave. Much cheaper &
>>>> tastes the same, sorta like....Water! :-)
>>>
>>> You kidding, many places have horrible tasting water
>>> coming out of the tap. Some people buy drinking water for
>>> a good reason.
>>
>> And there have been many reports that some bottled water is no
>> safer than most tap waters. Some bottled waters have even been
>> recalled after testing revealed contaminates in huge doses.
>>
>> The safest and cheapest thing to do is to buy distilled water from
>> the supermarket. $50/gallon - not $1.19/pint.
>>
> Here it's 89 cents at Kroger and $1.39 at Harris Teeter.
> $%#@ing Harris Teeter. But just when I swear I will never go back
> there, they have $1.99 specials on whole pork loins or Perdue Oven
> Stuffers for $79 a pound.


cybercat, sorry to piggyback.

I was told never to drink distilled water. It's only good for filling the
car radiator. There are no minterals in it. Something about it
overworking the organs to a greater degree, diarrhea or something, I
forget exactly.

I'm certain somebody will elaborate or correct me.

Andy