i know it's not just in my head, but is it just in my apartment...?

so there's been a legal bottled water movement (or something like that), and i'm just left to wonder whether it's partially propaganda.

yes, i drink bottled water. i also drink tap water. given the chance, i'd probably drink well water. but to for state governments to assert that "tap water," in general, is the same as bottled water is, i believe, somewhat irresponsible.

first of all, the public reservoirs aren't the "source" from which most people get their tap water. it's through the pipes that deliver the water to the glass. drinking water from a garden hose is certainly not as safe as drinking it from (most) kitchen sinks. who knows what crawled up or grew in the hose while it was off.

okay, okay, so most people would be smart enough to figure that out (or strong enough to not care). what i actually take issue with is the water in which i shower. some days, it's fine. other days, i'll be sitting in the office at 2, and un-lotioned parts of my skin (say, the back of my hands) will smell like i've been in a pool. chlorine-smelling-8-hour-post-shower skin does *not* instill confidence in the city water system delivering drinkable water. the smell seems to come and go in waves, so i can't even invite people over to try this. i never know when it will or will not smell like a pool.

does anybody else have this problem?

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my other point of contention here is that bottled water offers something that tap water can't: vendability. if anything, water filters (think brita, pur) "[undermine] confidence in the safety and cleanliness of public water supplies" more than bottled water, and those haven't been addressed here. the waste-production and inefficiency of bottled water are its "evils." don't act insulted on top of that. it ruins your credibility.