i recently bought a 5-gallon GLASS bottle in a local water dispenser. every few days, i take that to my local co-op and fill it up at a filter station that takes from the tap but adds 2 processes: 1) reverse osmosis, 2) deionization. i end up with water that's free of chlorine, radon, and most nasty crap, for 39 cents a gallon. a bit of a bitch to carry, but can't beat the price. and it's not fucking plastic.
i also have a pur filter at home, but i don't trust it so much, so i was in a bottle water kick until i figured out the co-op was a better alternative.
i don't trust the public water in my system. they recently switched from underground water to river water i believe. rivers! all kinds of shit goes into rivers, these days. but the deionization at the filter station removes even radon, so it's pretty safe. a little paranoia-- goes a long way.
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