Water Fascists

[piskieinboots]

Well worth a read whilst drinking your morning cuppa

[pdblake]

Water with added oxygen? Bloody hell.

[piskieinboots]

LOL - quite!!

[Marthaclematis]

I've always thought so. Deborah Ross is my favourite journo.

[Alison]

I read exactly the same article in a magazine on holiday - can't remember which one but know it was one of the ones aimed at women which I don't normally touch but there was a serious lack of any decent gardening / cooking ones at the airport. I have always enjoyed drinking vast quantities of water (usually refill my 0.8l bottle about 4 times a day at work plus whatever I have at home) but would never dream of buying the bottled stuff and do like a cup of tea now and again too.

[SueA]

I agree with most of the article, I don't drink 'water' as such but I do drink milk, fruit juice & tea & I haven't keeled over or shrivelled up yet!

[Glutton4...]

Great article, made me laugh! Especially as I was drinking a glass of fizzy water at the time! LOL

[Marthaclematis]

I remember once drinking bottled water and feeling very good about myself and very righteous because the particular provider gave £1 to a water charity in Africa for every litre purchased.

Then I realised that that particular bottle I was drinking from had been refilled from the kitchen tap - and not just once, I'd been using it for weeks. Oooops!

[akabubblewrap]

WATER? You wash in water.
Save water drink beer.

[northepaul]

I used to buy bottles of water, basically because I believed it was better for me than tap water, (and I had read numerous articles to that fact.) I dont particularly like the flavour of tap water - chemically. and I do worry about the amount of limescale in it - looking at the inside of my kettle etc.
So, now we drink tap water, better for the environment etc, but I drink much less water than I used to. My DD however has always drunk water, and doesnt drink anything else (squash, coke, etc etc) -except the odd hot chocolate when strictly come dancing is on .

[Bigmallly]

I used to buy bottles of water, basically because I believed it was better for me than tap water, (and I had read numerous articles to that fact.) I dont particularly like the flavour of tap water - chemically. and I do worry about the amount of limescale in it - looking at the inside of my kettle etc.
So, now we drink tap water, better for the environment etc, but I drink much less water than I used to. My DD however has always drunk water, and doesnt drink anything else (squash, coke, etc etc) -except the odd hot chocolate when strictly come dancing is on .

You need some Yorkshire water. No limescale........pure nectar IMHO

[Polly Fouracre]

You surely only need what you need! I.e. if you feel thirsty you need water, if you don't, you don't.
I drink only water(well, and the occasional gin and tonic) but I rarely drink more than two glasses a day.

[Two_Sheds]

if you feel thirsty you need water, if you don't, you don't.

Not strictly, because sometimes if you feel hungry you might actually just be thirsty.

I don't drink bottles & bottles of water, I get plenty of fluid from fruit & veg. And beer.

[Nicos]

Very readable.

We have filtered water and if we go anywhere on a long journey I will fill up an empty bottle to share. Saves buying fizzy or fattening or expensive drinks en route.
Just think of all that pollution/landfill of empty bottles

[Snadger]

Quote:- "Cucumber is water, more or less, but in the shape of a stick"

Like that!