The Waitrose Supermarket that I visit is positioned very close to the Hove Greyhound Stadium, in fact I have to go past the stadium on my way out.
For the past year or so, this big blue 'SpotlessWater' container/dispenser has been positioned outside the stadium, but I have yet to see anyone use it.
You may have heard about the trouble they've had in Tunbridge Wells and East Grinstead, with their water having been turned off for weeks. South East Water have messed up the system, and residents have been given bottled water instead. If you have no way of collecting rain water, or have no access to a stream, then bottled water would have been your only way to flush the loo, as well everything else. Luckily here in Brighton we have Southern Water, and are not affected.
So, what is this SpotlessWater that one can buy for between 4.3p and 6.3p per litre?
Well, the answer has to be; I have no idea. Yes, it's probably been filtered or zapped with UV light, but what is the point. A few impurities in the water probably does us more good than harm (as long as they're not Russian impurities).
Personally I want my water to be 'drinkable', with no taste of wet dog, or showing the colour of mud. It should be transparent, and tasteless, with (hopefully) all serious impurities removed.
In France we have Spring Water, and we are issued with a Water Purity certificate, so that we know that it's as pure as possible, yet we still see lots of people buying masses of very expensive bottled water (which are probably filled from a tap elsewhere).
As long as it still flows from the tap, I shall keep drinking the water I pay for. I certainly won't be buying SpotlessWater, or those expensive plastic bottles at Sainsbury's or Leclerc.
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That sounds shocking about East Grinstead and Tunbridge Wells.
They've been without any tap water for weeks!
I drink tap water and it's fine but K will only drink bottled water. We haul 6 packs of his favourite brand and the recycle bag is full of crushed bottles.
Our water from the mainland comes via pipes that go under the sea. Now and again a yachts anchor lifts the pipe and damages it. Or pipes just get holes and the supply is cut. We have been known to haul jerry cans of sea water to flush the loo.
Now some of the water comes from a small desalination plant. I'm not sure what that tastes like. But it's all safe to drink
My Mum used to call tap water " corporation pop" ! Just drank a pint of it before I got out of bed!
We drink tap water here, perfectly safe and clean, although ours comes through a filter via the fridge as I like it cold. When I visit my sister in London I have to drink their tap water which does have a very distinct chemical taste.
We filter our water at home before drinking, and rarely purchase bottle water, we have refillable metal bottles.
It has always surprised me that there aren't more desalination plants around. There was one nearby that fed a swimming pool, but, as the supply is endless, one would have thought there were more.
I've never drunk anything else. It hasn't done me any harm; yet!
It's not nice when water has a 'taste'. You really wonder what they've put in it. On the occasions it has happened, I just let the tap run for a while and try again. It usually goes quite quickly.
We have a 'Brita' filter that lives in the fridge. Lady M insists on it.
Bottled water always reminds me of the "Only Fools and Horses" episode where Del 'found' the Peckham spring on his allotment and made a killing selling tap water under that label.
When I lived in Oxford for a while one of the GPs commented on the slightly 'off' taste of the tap water - don't worry, it's already been through several people before it gets to Oxford, and will have gone through several more before the Londoners get to drink it.....
I have always thought that bottled water is a bit of a con. Some well known bottles cost a fortune, and in restaurants are outrageously priced. Tap water is best!
Spotless Water is quite good but my favourite brand is Transparent Water. You should try it. If you can't get hold of it I will happily sell you a couple of bottles but you will have to pay for transport. Shall we say £5 per bottle?
I think you may be on a winner there! The very name 'Transparent Water' is enough to get Millennials rushing for Waitrose. Make it £8 per bottle; they'd love it even more.
When public water supply is contaminated, it causes lots of problems. To say the least, health problems.
Some cities have installed water purification plants. The water is so full of chemicals people choose not to drink or cook with it.
It takes a while to solve water contamination issues.
It's taken much longer than expected to solve the problems in Tunbridge Wells. I'm not even sure if they have yet!
Cro, regarding the Spotless Water contraption in Waitrose car park. I've seen a commercial window cleaner's van filling up there but just the once. Sparking clean windows at a price.
From what I can find, Spotless Water is not for human consumption and is not recommended for drinking.
I saw on their website that it is recommended for window cleaning and car washing. Very bizarre.
Well, I certainly wouldn't drink it!
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