Yes, you should try to eliminate the BPA. However, it seems that web sites talking about the potential for toxins to leech into bottled water are forgetting about all the toxins present in drinking water!

Let’s start with chlorine. There’s tons of it in drinking water, and more when it rains. Chlorine kills just about everything — ask your local hospital. Then, there is all the estrogen — yes, estrogen levels in water are growing all the time.

Then, there is the federal Clean Water standard. It doesn’t include many toxins that are of concern, and even the ones it *does* include allow for levels of toxins that are … debatable.

I’ve looked at some filters with interest, but your basic Brita filter will NOT do the job — may things of concern get through. You need to spend big $$$ to get one that might be good enough.

There are, however, economical ways to get your bottled water. You can buy it in bigger quantities. And, you can get it in glass bottles! (Mountain Valley Water, AK: 800-643-1501)

Tap water is not necessarily the answer… Do your research!

Yet, for some bizarre reason, most people trust Flu shots and fluoride in tap water. Hey, the government and journalists said it’s ok, it must be good!

Water here in Indiana contains higher than normal amounts mercury, lead, and arsenic because of all the coal burning electric plants. Soon after moving here, I found that out, so ever since I’ve used a water filter. It does improve the taste too!

Are you also against vaccines?

If you’re going to make claims like saying the teflon coating on consumer grade sandwich makers causes cancer, at least back it up?

This is all easily verifiable by googling, wikipedia, etc. Teflon does not break down until it reaches almost 700 degrees. Does your sandwich maker get anywhere near that hot? If it does, let me know where you got it–I would love to have a cheap appliance that could do that!

Furthermore, when teflon does break down, you have nothing to worry about unless you were to sit around all down with your head inches from teflon with no food or oil on it, at max heat on a stove. You probably would have MORE to worry about from your oils. Oils like olive oil that have a relatively low smoke point DO break down and become toxic at temperatures far lower than 600-700 degrees. (most all fats are breaking down by those temperates)

Of course if you know something I don’t, I would love to see the studies that show links between teflon and cancer–it would probably even change my mind!

Its great that you can get to a you-pick veggie place, but if you dont have a vehicle, and have limited funds for transportation to such a place, that isnt an option. Dont just think of it in terms of the $ for the food itself, think of it in terms of the $ it takes to get to the food, etc.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/.....ottles.asp

in short, it is safe to reuse plastic water bottles.

I also don’t drink the bottled water mainly because I get tap water for FREE and also because my tap water has fluoride added! I head that dentists are seeing a LOT more cavities these days because everyone’s drinking the bottled water.

The other thing I was curious about was that one of the articles said that chase is tacking on a $10 fee to some customers. I’m just curious if they did that cant you refuse the change of contract and cancel the card without having to pay the fee while slowly paying the minimum balance?