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vectorizer99 t1_ja36o3b wrote

>“The water quality is being tested regularly by the supplier,” said Ashley Flower, a spokesperson for Carlisle-based Giant

Translation: the company whose viability depends on not finding contamination, found no contamination.

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L_Ron_Stunna t1_ja6rf9i wrote

Honestly they know their reputation hinges on this i doubt they would sell contaminated water knowing what the consequences may be. Companies like these recall shit all the time for less. If you really think youre gonna get sick drinking bottled water you might as well just kill yourself and save everyone the bitching

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uptown_gargoyle t1_ja2w8gg wrote

Life hack: can also get water straight from the faucet at home.

On the other hand, is a reasonable person supposed to trust the EPA and the grocery chain when they tell us that this water is safe to drink? I'm actually asking.

ETA: I'm asking because it seems like if we had a functional regulatory framework then the derailment wouldn't have happened in the first place

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MRichards18 t1_ja2zyv3 wrote

Considering there are fuck loads of microplastics in your tap water, no tap water is probably GOOD to drink, but this is america where corporations rule and you get to slowly die from their greed.

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ThatWasTheJawn t1_ja32b6z wrote

You can get filters. The Brita Long Last filters out most micro plastics.

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stonkautist69 t1_ja3fqj9 wrote

Don’t worry the future will be better corporations will have solutions for the problems they have created, to buy of course unless you want ads on your rx script you can select that option as well

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ktappe t1_ja523d7 wrote

You can't paint all tap water with a broad brush like this.

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oramirite t1_ja3hhj5 wrote

This wasn't the question .. we all know shit is bad, but his question wasn't "is shit bad?" it was wether or not the Ohio crash made this water quality much WORSE than already.

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mbz321 t1_ja5v1oj wrote

bottled water is less regulated than tap tho.

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aoeudhtns t1_ja4b5ms wrote

I trust that they're working within frameworks they already have. Like when BPA blew up, lots of assurances that it was safe and tons of manufacturers saying their levels were "below allowed," completely sidestepping the issue that the question is: are the allowed levels even safe?

Similarly here, many of these chemicals don't have allowable levels or it's not known if the allowed amount is the right number. So someone certainly can say that the water being tested is passing tests. It's avoiding the question that the tests aren't right.

But ysk that EPA controls for city tap water are MUCH more rigorous than bottled water.

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UnitGhidorah t1_ja3tskn wrote

Don't trust them. They will choose capital over human lives every time. They'll assess the risk, if it's low vs the profit, they'll choose profits.

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General_Coast_1594 t1_ja66803 wrote

Philly has some of the best water in the world! If you need filtered buy a britta

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icedoutskimaskszn t1_ja2xwjt wrote

those gallon jugs that expired mid feb were likely sourced prior to the date of derailment.

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flamehead2k1 t1_ja2zqn3 wrote

Expiration dates on water are more about the plastic leeching in than water going bad and I've seen anywhere from 6 months to 2 years from manufacture.

Bottled water sucks and should minimized to when it is really needed but this water is likely fine as you said

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icedoutskimaskszn t1_ja3194u wrote

Right. This is a run of the mill fear mongering story that ignores critical details. Unfortunately, not everyone will recognize that.

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enn_sixty_four t1_ja3qkdi wrote

Should I stop reusing Gatorade bottles as temporary water bottles??

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flamehead2k1 t1_ja4c2vq wrote

Itv is probably fine if in a climate controlled environment.

Leaving it out in a hot car is probably the biggest risk

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mistersausage t1_ja66vb1 wrote

Despite the scary rhetoric, PET is fine to reuse and doesn't degrade in a way that's very bad for you.

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Rivster79 t1_ja5ytk2 wrote

This is such a non-story it’s embarrassing. Do better Philly inquirer.

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Dryheavemorning OP t1_ja2v60j wrote

Acadia Spring Water. Yet another reason it's stupid to buy bottled water.

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PM_me_ab_ur_landlord t1_ja319a5 wrote

Why wouldn’t you put the brand in the title OP?

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uptown_gargoyle t1_ja31ukj wrote

Because editorializing news article titles is against the rules of the sub

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PM_me_ab_ur_landlord t1_ja3393l wrote

Gotcha. Seems like there should be a happy medium between editorializing and reproducing clickbait that obscures important information.

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flamehead2k1 t1_ja3695c wrote

That requires the mod team to review every editorialized title.

We're not going to do that.

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PM_me_ab_ur_landlord t1_ja39za5 wrote

Okay! Have fun with your shitty, racist sub. Glad the actual city of Philadelphia is nothing like this subreddit.

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sugr_magnolia t1_ja3iphi wrote

If you see racist content, please report it so that we can respond accordingly. We can't be in every thread at times.

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oramirite t1_ja3hp73 wrote

How do you not realize that this would probably create editorialized headlines that are also racist?

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31November t1_ja4axw0 wrote

Damn, you switched tone fast.

EDIT: This is a great example of how somebody can be saying things that make sense, but then the person themself is unlikeable, so people turn on them.

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PM_me_ab_ur_landlord t1_ja4ep72 wrote

Mods don’t read mod mail so you gotta get through to them how you can ¯\(ツ)/¯

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sugr_magnolia t1_ja4ipfn wrote

You've never sent a message to mod mail

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PM_me_ab_ur_landlord t1_ja4j6hl wrote

Because one is only allowed to have one account?

Go deal with all the dog whistles about “culture” and “good families” under the hundreds of crime threads, stop wasting your time snapping back at me with some half-thought out response.

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31November t1_ja4fksa wrote

No I totally get that, but it's just the tone switch turns off people to your point.

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oramirite t1_ja3hmby wrote

That would only add a new problem to the equation which would be editorialized clickbait. Better to just translate the dumb thing already being said verbatim.

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uptown_gargoyle t1_ja35f43 wrote

I think the happy medium in this situation would be for OP to recognize that this is a dumb article and to choose not to share it on here

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Seneht t1_ja624hi wrote

Then they won’t get the click they want.

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fudgebacker t1_ja4lq3p wrote

Compared to Philly tap water....improvement.

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ScienceWasLove t1_ja3gq2v wrote

Tell me you didn’t learn about the water cycle and aquifers without telling me you didn’t…

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Darius_Banner t1_ja37d9j wrote

Honestly if you’re dumb enough to buy bottled water you get what you pay for

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oramirite t1_ja3hv98 wrote

There are a lot of reasons people need to buy bottled water, sometimes medical.

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Darius_Banner t1_ja4crky wrote

Oh please.

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oramirite t1_ja4e68o wrote

"Oh please" google it and try learning things once in a while

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Dryheavemorning OP t1_ja4oyqs wrote

I did and didn't find anything. Distilled water can be useful in some health applications but failing to see any need for regular bottled water here for medical purposes.

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Darius_Banner t1_ja5pts5 wrote

I’m not retarded. No shit there are certain applications, but for the most part it’s a stupid product bought by vain, paranoid, or easily manipulated people. Enjoy the downvoting, I stand strong.

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oramirite t1_ja5qs6f wrote

This guy - standing strong with no-tolerance against big bottled water (despite some reasonable use-cases, just like any product). Too brave.

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