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Re: Xmas Shopping
Reply #45 - Dec 10^th, 2021 at 3:02pm

Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 10^th, 2021 at 8:09am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 10^th, 2021 at 1:14am:

If you reuse plastic water bottles, the bottles will break down over time. You might get two or three reuses for the water bottles. But the plastic leaches into the water after that.

What about the pollution to our environment all up just in producing these millions of plastic water bottles in the first place?

And here's another question for everyone: how did we cope BEFORE all these plastic bottles appeared? Did we all die of thirst? No! We used reusable cups/glasses.

Mum used to have a big ceramic jug in the fridge full of nice cold water.
If you had some, you had to refill it.

But that was before chlorine and fluoride.

When I started work, all the companies had water coolers or filtered/ cooled water, especially mines.
This was the main reason I had the filters installed, when we moved to the coast the water tasted dreadful.
I was used to clear filtered water at work and the stuff at home was yuk.

Much better with filtered water.

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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21870 Gordon Gender:	Re: Xmas Shopping Reply #46 - Dec 10^th, 2021 at 4:11pm I won't even drink out of a reusable plastic bottle and not really keen on glass water bottle for the fridge because they can easily chip stone benches. We have loads of stainless steel bottles for going out and a big one for the fridge. Best thing is u can nuke them in boiling water.
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Re: Xmas Shopping
Reply #47 - Dec 10^th, 2021 at 4:34pm

Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 10^th, 2021 at 8:09am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 10^th, 2021 at 1:14am:

If you reuse plastic water bottles, the bottles will break down over time. You might get two or three reuses for the water bottles. But the plastic leaches into the water after that.

What about the pollution to our environment all up just in producing these millions of plastic water bottles in the first place?

And here's another question for everyone: how did we cope BEFORE all these plastic bottles appeared? Did we all die of thirst? No! We used reusable cups/glasses.

I am old enough to remember when soft drinks and milk came in glass bottles exclusively. When people got sick of glass being smashed on the roads, and plastic bottles were the alternative, soft drink companies switched to plastic bottles.

Historically, I would fill the jug of water out of the kitchen tap. Mum and Dad bought a filter jug that we would boil and filter the tap water before we would put to the water jug. These days, I would refill the water filter jug with bottled water, seeing that the tap water is nowhere near drinkable without having gut pain.

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Re: Xmas Shopping
Reply #48 - Dec 10^th, 2021 at 6:15pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 10^th, 2021 at 4:34pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 10^th, 2021 at 8:09am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 10^th, 2021 at 1:14am:

If you reuse plastic water bottles, the bottles will break down over time. You might get two or three reuses for the water bottles. But the plastic leaches into the water after that.

What about the pollution to our environment all up just in producing these millions of plastic water bottles in the first place?

And here's another question for everyone: how did we cope BEFORE all these plastic bottles appeared? Did we all die of thirst? No! We used reusable cups/glasses.

I am old enough to remember when soft drinks and milk came in glass bottles exclusively. When people got sick of glass being smashed on the roads, and plastic bottles were the alternative, soft drink companies switched to plastic bottles.

Historically, I would fill the jug of water out of the kitchen tap. Mum and Dad bought a filter jug that we would boil and filter the tap water before we would put to the water jug. These days, I would refill the water filter jug with bottled water, seeing that the tap water is nowhere near drinkable without having gut pain.

When I first got married, over 40 years ago.
We used to visit the in laws every Xmas.
They had tank water from a concrete tank in the yard.
The water tasted wonderful, no chlorine no fluoride jus rainwater.
It went through a sand filter which was backwashed every couple of weeks.

I used to take a large water container to take home.
But now, my water filters work better....zero taste.

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Re: Xmas Shopping
Reply #49 - Dec 10^th, 2021 at 6:31pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 10^th, 2021 at 4:34pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 10^th, 2021 at 8:09am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 10^th, 2021 at 1:14am:

If you reuse plastic water bottles, the bottles will break down over time. You might get two or three reuses for the water bottles. But the plastic leaches into the water after that.

What about the pollution to our environment all up just in producing these millions of plastic water bottles in the first place?

And here's another question for everyone: how did we cope BEFORE all these plastic bottles appeared? Did we all die of thirst? No! We used reusable cups/glasses.

I am old enough to remember when soft drinks and milk came in glass bottles exclusively. When people got sick of glass being smashed on the roads, and plastic bottles were the alternative, soft drink companies switched to plastic bottles.

Historically, I would fill the jug of water out of the kitchen tap. Mum and Dad bought a filter jug that we would boil and filter the tap water before we would put to the water jug. These days, I would refill the water filter jug with bottled water, seeing that the tap water is nowhere near drinkable without having gut pain.

Mum and dad had the soft drink guy turn up every few weeks with a crate full of soft drinks in glass bottles.

I'll never forget the excitement we kids had when his truck pulled up.

He was our Messiah. And we loved him 😂🤣😆

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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Xmas Shopping Reply #51 - Dec 11^th, 2021 at 7:21am amazon.com.au I have this gift card worth $100 which I need to use up. I'm thinking I should use it to buy something for Christmas for someone. How would you lot spend $100 on Amazon?
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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Xmas Shopping Reply #52 - Dec 11^th, 2021 at 7:23am Carl D wrote on Dec 11^th, 2021 at 7:15am: Hey, Sir Spot. Wonder if someone could send us one of these for Christmas? * warp core not included Anyone know where we could get one? OMG that has to be the funniest post I've seen on OzPol. 😂🤣😆
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Valkie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16282 Central Coast Gender:	Re: Xmas Shopping Reply #53 - Dec 11^th, 2021 at 7:44am Carl D wrote on Dec 11^th, 2021 at 7:15am: Hey, Sir Spot. Wonder if someone could send us one of these for Christmas? * warp core not included Anyone know where we could get one? Wouldnt that be great
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Re: Xmas Shopping
Reply #54 - Dec 11^th, 2021 at 4:49pm

Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 10^th, 2021 at 6:31pm:

Mum and dad had the soft drink guy turn up every few weeks with a crate full of soft drinks in glass bottles.

I'll never forget the excitement we kids had when his truck pulled up.

He was our Messiah. And we loved him 😂🤣😆

Was he the Taffy's guy? Mum and Dad would get a crate of drinks from him every week or two, as well. We went through the drinks so quickly that Mum decided not to get anymore.

I bought a ten pack of ginger beer for $10. And that has been my treat for the fortnight. Surprisingly, I have felt better about myself since then.

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