tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post4531447712416379627..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: take one down, pass it around, too many bottles of . . . water?materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-72772507475644901242008-08-20T06:46:00.000-07:002008-08-20T06:46:00.000-07:00Leona, isn't it amazing- what a shift in 25 or so ...Leona, isn't it amazing- what a shift in 25 or so years! I remember the first time I BOUGHT water, $1 for a bottle- I was astounded. Toronto is also considering the bylaw and some restaurants now will not sell bottled water. YES! I compromise at work and drink from the cooler- at least it's bulk.<BR/><BR/>At home from the tap- local water is good (and in tests people cannot tell the difference between it and bottled) except if we get very warm weather.<BR/><BR/>I love those soaps and also the black Maja ones (Spanish).Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-77078231226620611282008-08-19T20:38:00.000-07:002008-08-19T20:38:00.000-07:00LBR: I'm very lucky to live in a place with good-t...LBR: I'm very lucky to live in a place with good-tasting water (the amount of rainfall we get should yield some benefits, no?). My sympathies -- L.A. and water is an issue far beyond my ken!<BR/>Jillian: I have to admit that so far I haven't even tried the soap, just admired it in the packaging -- once I do use it, I plan to slip the soap out very carefully, close the empty wrapper back him and put it back on display! <BR/>Leona: Exactly! The water thing goes beyond environmental concerns to social justice ones -- the convergence of these is something Paul Hawkens explores in Blessed Unrest. <BR/>And yes, I too wonder where the fountains have gone and why/how they got shut off one by one without us noticing or protesting.<BR/>Pseu: The only drinking water I can get in my building is from the bathroom sink, three feet from the toilet -- yuck! Plus all the water on campus tastes stale no matter how long you let it run (a big bad no-no, environmentally, of course). Makes me wonder why they bother with a Wellness office! I keep a kettle and only drink tea or boiled water or bring bottled from home. <BR/>At least with the water cooler, there's less plastic packaging wasted than with the bottles.<BR/>And yes, isn't the soap gorgeous -- you'd love it and it comes in various fragrances and different wrappings. Yet another desirable collectable, oh dear.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-23698578217212393562008-08-19T18:56:00.000-07:002008-08-19T18:56:00.000-07:00Our company has distributed refillable hot/cold ju...Our company has distributed refillable hot/cold jugs to every employee, but due to the really crappy taste of the tap water in our building, everyone refills from the (bottled) water cooler.<BR/><BR/>I'm intruiged by the soap!Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-87126214521447490842008-08-19T10:27:00.000-07:002008-08-19T10:27:00.000-07:00Where have all the water fountains gone? It's not...Where have all the water fountains gone? It's not just about conservation that we need to reduce our reliance on bottled water, Coca-Cola drives their big trucks past the thirsty farmers in the fields of drought-ridden countries to extract what small sources of water they have to sell in the cities. <BR/><BR/>Our bottled water use has been a big issue in my family. The kids hate it when I fill their sports bottles with tap water. My mini-lectures on the commodification of water are having a slight impact. Unlike us, my children have rarely had a drink from a water fountain. The local parks shut off the taps of existing fountains, and new parks don't have them. It's not surprising then that they think if you need a drink you buy it at 7-eleven or in the vending machine at school. So in addition to convincing my husband that a clothesline in the backyard does not denote trailer trash, but rather eco-chic, I will be doing my part this fall to reduce our reliance on bottled water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-66290394494583766782008-08-19T10:04:00.000-07:002008-08-19T10:04:00.000-07:00That's a brave and important step for a City to ma...That's a brave and important step for a City to make. Yes, bottled water is not always a bad thing, it seems like its the prevalence of it. The sheer number of bottles that go into the trash everyday because it's become commonplace. <BR/><BR/>BTW - is that soap very moisturizing? It certainly sounds wonderful - milled 7 times? Over the last year or so, my skin has gotten much drier and more sensitive, so I am always on the lookout for even more gentle, moisturizing products than I was using before.jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864066847052675219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-51607052979767758712008-08-19T08:43:00.000-07:002008-08-19T08:43:00.000-07:00I miss terribly the Chicago tap water. IMHO Chicag...I miss terribly the Chicago tap water. IMHO Chicago tap water is better than any water from Nordic Glaciers or Javanese Rain forests. However, being back in L.A. the tap water is so bad that I am drinking bottled again. And, there is something about the smartalek lines on the Smart Water bottles that gets me drinking more water. Yep, I am easily manipulated by the marketing.;-)La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.com