April 5th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Few months back I watched a news report on how some counties/ cities are recycling sewer water to make it suitable for drinking. The water is then fed back for human consumption and sold to some manufacturers. The water supposedly exceeds drinking standards and is purer than distilled water sold by wholesalers.
It is probably very good filtered drinking water, something Bobby Boucher would be proud of … at least I’d like to think so (you’ll soon find out why). I can also see the huge costs savings benefits on recycling vs. buying distilled water. However, the gross factor is probably the biggest factor to overcome. It is for me, and believe it would be for most people.
I can’t bear the thought of drinking water that was once the same water mixed with other *stuff* flushed down the toilet and water from the sinks. It gets worse when you top that up with the images of it coming from hospitals, schools, and other commercial establishments.
My biggest fears were realized couple of days ago when I read the label of a bottled water bottle we frequently buy from our grocery store. It wasn’t a Dasani, Evian or other more popular brands but a cheaper grocery store brand.
It said (in really small print), “Made from manufactured water from the City of XXXXX, XX.”
So it turns out that I’ve been drinking “toilet to tap” water for months and it makes me sick to my stomach. Funny thing is that I did mention when we first started buying this cheaper brand that it tasted much better than the more expensive ones.
Our dilemma now is whether to continue drinking it or throw the rest of the fifteen unopened bottles we have in the fridge. One thing we are sure of, we won’t be buying that brand of bottled water ever again.
4 Responses to “Drinking toilet water”
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yoshi said: @ 2:30 pm
April 5th, 2008
Crazy, isn’t it? but honestly, I think the water everyone drinks, from bottled to tap might be reused and refiltered at some point. Except perhaps water from rainwater. Who can say.
I would be grossed out too, don’t get me wrong. But at least it’s filtered and cleaned. We could be drinking from streams or rivers. Who knows what’s in that!
kristarella said: @ 9:54 pm
April 5th, 2008
So let me getthis straight:
It tastes better.
It’s supposedly cleaner.
It’s cheaper…
You’re never going to buy it again.
This seems plain silly to me. I understand that there is an initial gross factor, but do you like to swim in the ocean? You know cities dump their shit in there too right? Ever use a public toilet? I bet there’s stuff in there that you wouldn’t dream of in your worst nightmares.
I think at some point we have to say, if I’m not sick then it can’t be that bad.
The Foo said: @ 11:26 pm
April 5th, 2008
@kris
true and yes, i admit it is silly … but i think it more a mind thing right now than anything else. whole thing about it is i wish i didn’t know about it. in life, there are some things worth not knowing about.
Janet said: @ 9:34 am
April 6th, 2008
Uhhhmmm, thanks, I think.
Guess we will have to add water to the sausage list. You consume it, but you dont want to know how it is made.
Tho every now and then I think about growing up on a dairy farm and how the milk was transferred from cow to the bulk tank.