"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> 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

Is some bottled water really distilled, or is it filtered by reverse
osmosis?