The Friday Five - Water

[smallhobbit]

Today's thefridayfive quesitons

1. Do you mostly drink tap, filtered, or bottled water?
Tap water at home - I drink at least a litre a day.  If we're out for a meal I'll also ask for tap water.  When travelling, especially abroad, I'll drink bottled water.

2. Is it safe/recommended to drink tap water where you live? If not, why?
Definitely.  And it saves plastic waste.

3. What does the tap water taste/smell like where you live?
I don't think it has a particular taste, and definitely no smell.  Someone else might notice a slight taste if it was different from their own tap water.

4. Do you collect rainwater? If so, what do you use it for?
Yes.  Watering the garden plants, water bowls for the birds, rinsing out waste bins.

5. Do you/have you ever had restrictions on water use where you live? What did you have to change about your lifestyle?
We sometimes have a hosepipe ban during a long, hot summer, but as we don't have a hosepipe, this doesn't make a lot of difference.

Comments

[romanajo123]

For me, it's mainly bottled water or filtered via the fridge. But I do drink a little tap water and use it to make coffee or mix my oatmeal in the mornings.


Where I live, we actually did have restrictions on water in 2024 due to a hurricane. It was called a "boil water advisory" or something.

[smallhobbit]

Fortunately we're unlikely to suffer from water restrictions due to hurricanes - our water problem would more likely be flooding.

[pensnest]

Interesting water thoughts. My answers are much like your own, although I'm given to understand that the water in Norwich is Very Hard, so probably some people don't like it much. I've always been happy with hard water.