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is tap water bad for me now?

carzony

Is it true tap water is bad for you? I heard something about fluoride in it or something.. If so what the **** are you supposed to drink? :mad:

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biko

Fluoride in the water isn't half as bad as chemtrails.

Rosier

There was an article somewhere re in the US they are trialling putting antidepressants in the water... thin end of a very large wedge

Water is recycled of course; meds etc can have high levels.

Here am on a private well. Never seen such hard water. Took two new kettles back to Tesco as faulty before I read up and is it the limescale preventing them working after a very short while. They don't sell non automatic kettles any more so I am heating water in the gas or range

Also there is often a smell of sulphur...

Better than mains water however

danniemcq

biko wrote: »

Fluoride in the water isn't half as bad as chemtrails.

remains of chemtrails are dropping into water resevoirs and then seeping into the water supplies.

LoonyLovegood

seamus wrote: »

The water the comes into your toilet is cleaner than bottled water. Drink the tap water and stop listening to hysterical idiots on facebook.

Unless you live in Galway. Those poor bastards always seem to be on boil notice.

There's a similar piece of nonsense going around facebook at the moment claiming that microwaved water is less "watery" than water heated on a pan.

Quick tip: Anything you hear on Facebook which purports to be science, probably isn't. Actually, anything you see online which purports to be science has good chance of being the exact opposite.

We're off boil notice out in Galway! Although I do filter it, it tastes nasty.

turbot

If you get a good water filter, the water does seem to taste better.

Since I got mine, my eyes seem blue-er, my hair is smoother, my skin is clearer.
I think filtering your water makes you more sweedish.

danniemcq

CTYIgirl wrote: »

We're off boil notice out in Galway! Although I do filter it, it tastes nasty.

years ago when Cryptosperidium (sp?) was rampant down there i was living there and after a fairly serious houseparty there was nothing left to drink and a lot of thirsty people, shops were all closed so no booze or non alcoholic drinks could be got all we had was tap water.

5 including myself drank it, 4 ended up horribly sick (one even ended up with blood.. well you know the rest) me on the other hand, no problem. From that day on i just drank the tap water and never was affected.

Same on Tory Island. was only told probably a year after starting to go out with a girl from the island that tap water wasn't good and you had to use the well water. Every other weekend for a year nearly i was drinking it with no ill effects.

Either I'm invincible or extremely lucky

mickstupp

The tap water where I live regularly smells and tastes of chlorine. It's like a swimming pool. Makes you feel sick unless its filtered. Every couple of months it seems the local council just dump a tonne of it into the supply in one go. It becomes undrinkable for a few weeks. Well... you can drink it, but last time I did I ended up feeling sick for the whole day. Ended up getting one of those Brita filter things and it's much better since then.

kneemos

Prime Time are doing a piece on Fluoride shortly for whom it may concern.

Femme_Fatale

Would boiling not get rid of the tiny bit that's in tap water?

I'm happy to learn about concerns re fluoridation from a rational source, not a bunch of fruitcakes who go on about "sheeple".

PizzamanIRL

What's the story with bottled water being dirty?

genericguy

kneemos wrote: »

Ours had a yellowish brown colour to it since the heavy rain three or four days ago. You're telling me it's cleaner than bottled water?

If its brown, drink it down. If its black, send it back.

MadsL

carzony wrote: »

Is it true tap water is bad for you? I heard something about fluoride in it or something.. If so what the **** are you supposed to drink? :mad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owWMk8SQ9Hw

robindch

kneemos wrote: »

Prime Time are doing a piece on Fluoride shortly for whom it may concern.

Will they be speaking with any scientists, or will they only be airing the views of a bunch of clueless, single-issue fruitcakes?

I'm only asking as I heard on facebook that if you drink fluoridated water, yer bum falls off.

Gbear

robindch wrote: »

Will they be speaking with any scientists, or will they only be airing the views of a bunch of untrained, paranoid internet-based fruitcakes?

I heard that if you drink fluoridated water, your bum falls off.

Nononono.

Your bum stays on. It's the rest of your body that falls off.

kneemos

robindch wrote: »

Will they be speaking with any scientists, or will they only be airing the views of a bunch of clueless, single-issue fruitcakes?

I'm only asking as I heard on facebook that if you drink fluoridated water, yer bum falls off.

Not too bothered about fluoride,it's the way it comes out smelling of Chlorine and looking like urine that puts me off.

SimonQuinlank

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

What's the story with bottled water being dirty?

Read on Facebook that if you leave a bottle of water in your car on a warm day,and then drink it your head will explode.Or something along those bullshít hyperbolic lines

Muise...

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

I'm happy to learn about concerns re fluoridation from a rational source, not a bunch of fruitcakes who go on about "sheeple".

well, there's your problem right there.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

1. I should be free to choose whether to consume fluoridated water or not.
2. Nothing should be added to our water that doesn't improve it's safety. This should be a principal above anything else.
3. Babies and old people don't benefit from fluoridated water as they don't have teeth.
4. RTE report said regions of the US with fluoridated water have a 50% higher incidence of hip problems than in areas without.
5. It costs 5 million euro per year. Put that money into improved dental health education and funding for dentists to go to schools and provide regular check-ups for all school children.
6. It may never be possible to quantify the adverse effects that fluoride has on certain parts of our brain, on how it may impair certain functions and so on. We know more about the workings of the universe than we do about the human brain.
7. We're one of the only countries in Europe that adds fluoride to our water supply. Since we copy pretty much everything Europe does why have we chosen not to follow suit with this?

I say this as someone who drinks tap water everyday, I use one of those filter jugs but that just gets out small bits of dirt/grit.
I honestly don't understand many people who are so in favour of it thrashing people who are against it as if it's some fringe looney hippy conspiracy crowd who only have issues with it. I kinda picture a type of Professor Frink (Simpsons) sitting there going glouben, nahh, did you realise that it occurs in some regions naturally and dentists say it helps some peoples teeth.
It's our public water supply, if I want the best quality water possible coming out of my tap a dentist wouldn't exactly be the first person I would consult on the matter.

delw

I can't wait to pay for this lovely clean odour free water

MadsL

One thing that has always baffled me however is:

Irish and British water has fluoride and US water does not.
Irish and British teeth lovely primrose shade, American teeth sparkly white.

maringo

Payin to be poisoned it seems if that unpublished report is to be believed! :eek:

darced

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WakeUp

Adding toxic Fluoride to our water supply is a form of mass medication without consent and is ethically wrong in my opinion. Without debating the medical arguments for and against of which there are many its ethically wrong to put this in our water supply. Only 5% percent of the world add fluoride to their water do we know something that the other 95% dont?? Somehow I think not. When the water charges finally arrive I can see a big debate kicking off about this. Personally speaking I do not want to drink added fluoride in my water because my government tells me its a good thing and I certainly do not want to pay for the "privilege" of doing so. If I want to put fluoride on my teeth I will brush them using toothpaste. I dont want it in my water that would be my personal choice.

Gummy Panda

I wear a water suit... desert style.

Recycles all the water I need

Miprocin

AnonoBoy wrote: »

DON'T LET THE SHEEPLE TELL RUIN YOUR HEALTH. TAP WATER IS THE WORK OF THE ELITE WHO ARE TRYING TO POISON OUR MINDS (for some undisclosed reason). DON'T BE FOOLED INTO THEIR TRAP OF SHEEPLE THINKING.

THE ONLY SAFE WATER IS CONSPIRATRON WATER.

YOU CAN BUY CONSPIRATRON WATER FROM ME FOR 10 EURO A BOTTLE.

DON'T BE A SHEEP. BE SAFE. BE FREE. DRINK CONSPIRATRON.

Contact me now for delivery details!

They're trying to calceate the pineal gland ffs!

/(not a CS theorist)!

Maximus Alexander

MadsL wrote: »

One thing that has always baffled me however is:

Irish and British water has fluoride and US water does not.
Irish and British teeth lovely primrose shade, American teeth sparkly white.

72% of the population of the US live in areas where the public water is fluoridated. Almost all bottled water contains fluoride, as does a lot of naturally occurring fresh water, so even those that are actively trying to avoid it are most likely still getting it.

I hope you're suitably un-baffled.

Jimoslimos

Oh dear, not this crap again.

RTDH would be proud.

tashiusclay

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Would boiling not get rid of the tiny bit that's in tap water?

I'm happy to learn about concerns re fluoridation from a rational source, not a bunch of fruitcakes who go on about "sheeple".

Boiling the water increases the concentration of fluoride in it, unfortunately.
My biggest fear of having fluoride in the mains water is the possible potential for neurological diseases in later life from the cumalative effects of constant fluoride intake, Alzheimers would be my biggest fear, I'm always worried about this since my daily water intake needs to be higher than usual due to a complication from an eye disease that I have.

Does anyone have any idea or links on this to prove my fears on flouride intake=potential neuro diseases in later life unfounded?

Muise...

tashiusclay wrote: »

Boiling the water increases the concentration of fluoride in it, unfortunately.
My biggest fear of having fluoride in the mains water is the possible potential for neurological diseases in later life from the cumalative effects of constant fluoride intake, Alzheimers would be my biggest fear, I'm always worried about this since my daily water intake needs to be higher than usual due to a complication from an eye disease that I have.

Does anyone have any idea or links on this to prove my fears on flouride intake=potential neuro diseases in later life unfounded?

Try this before looking at any data: http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/scientific-experiments/occams-razor.htm

seamus

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

What's the story with bottled water being dirty?

Bottled water isn't subject to the same stringent checks as the water in the supply. Unlike tap water, you're lucky if bottled water has had any more treatment than to be put through a filter to remove large particles. It's not necessarily "dirty", but you are many multiple times more likely to receive botulism or other food poisoning from drinking bottled water than you are from drinking tap water.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/3160644.stm

The companies of course test the product themselves, but not nearly as regularly or independently as the public supply. Fizzy drinks are actually safer than bottled water because they use water from the public supply and the acidic concentration helps keep the bacterial levels negligible.

MadsL wrote: »

Irish and British water has fluoride and US water does not.
Irish and British teeth lovely primrose shade, American teeth sparkly white.

One word: Orthodontists.
Americans like to spend lots of money making their teeth straight, white and properly shaped. And yes, US water is fluoridated.