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    Points:5

    How many of you are purchasing drinking water?

    During our childhood, we used to drink water fresh from the well or borewell. There were no RO plants or no aqua guards. Those days we were not carrying a water bottle from home or not purchasing bottled water. Normal water available was only the source. In schools and colleges also there were no RO plants or cold water supplying machines. No mineral water bottles in hotels either. Only normal water was served.

    But now the situation has changed. In addition to the heavy book bag, a tiffin box and water bottle are to be carried even by a LKG student. If we go to a hotel or any other place we have to purchase bottled water for drinking. Even in hotels also free water supply is stopped and we should order a water bottle along with other dishes. All people have RO plants or aqua guards in their houses. Some people are purchasing mineral water barrels for their consumption in the house. So almost all of us are purchasing drinking water. Do you agree?
  • #780623

    Points:5
    Long back I was using a simple candle filter in our house and we were drinking the filtered water filtered by it. The candle required to be changed periodically when it got choked with mud particles. That filter was only for removing the sand and other solid impurities from the water. It did not kill the bacteria if any present in the water. During rainy season we boiled that filtered water.
    Then came the era of zero-B and other such gadgets which promised bacteria free water just on the go. We used that for some time and finally we had an aquaguard in our house and it provided us the drinking water.
    Whenever aquaguard is not working or there is some problem in it for longer time then we are buying the packaged drinking water generally in 5 litre or 20 litre packs.
    When we go out we take drinking water from the house but sometimes we buy it as it is easily available everywhere.
    Knowledge is power.

  • #780631

    Points:4
    It all depends on the ground water and water supply in the given area. In my locality there is drinking water supply which can be easily purified with the help of a RO system installed at home. I have also lived at places where water supply wasn't there, we had to use ground water which wasn't fit for drinking so we had to buy drinking water that cost about 20 per 20 litre bottle. It was all fine until 15 years back when we used candle filter for drinking water. There was no requirement of buying or even RO filter. Nowadays, if someone doesn't have RO filtered water even guests will not like it. They would stop drinking the water once they know it is not RO water. Hence, one has to buy such water because people think they will get some stomach bug if they drink normal water.
    Thanks and regards.

  • #780726

    Points:2
    In Chennai we got practiced to buy drinking water from outside can sellers as the water available in that area was not good to drink. Later we shifted to another area but continuing to buy drinking water from can suppliers of that area though the available drinking water found good in taste and because of our mindset we do not satisfy with the available.

  • #780734

      

    Points:3
    I think the statement by the author that we have to purchase bottled water in hotels appears to be a bit exaggerated. It is not so. And purchasing drinking water? How reliable are those?

    It is not about the water or the availability, it is all about our change in lifestyle. There was a time when we never used to be so bothered. Water from the well or village pipelines were never approached with doubt. That is because we had belief in ourselves.
    'Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all'.
    -Aristotle

  • #780737

      

    Points:4
    Dr Rao,

    You don't need to purchase drinking water in a hotel. If staying at a hotel, some hotels provide two bottles daily for each person with no additional cost (not all hotels have stopped this). Where the hotel does not provide free bottled water and place a jug of water in the room, you can request for it to be replaced with hot/warm water so then at least you know it has been boiled. Of course, you do need to check that the water does not look weird, that is, brownish or discoloured in any way and is clear and clean with nothing fallen in it.

    In any restaurant, too, you do not need to purchase bottled water. I carry my own bottle and in case I do not have it and am thirsty, I request for a glass of warm water so then I know it will be boiled before it is served to me.
    When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment you create trust! ~ John C. Maxwell

  • #780738

      

    Points:7 (₹ 7)
    The mention of the candle filter brought back the memory of the Welofil water filter that my Dad bought. It was a lovely sky blue colour and for us kids, it was a novelty to get excited about! We had it only for a couple of years.

    It is incorrect to assume that "all people have RO plants or aqua guards in their houses." I am not one of the "all". We simply boil the water in large vessels on the gas. We do take the precaution of tightly tying a clean white cloth to the tap from which the water comes, but that's about it. No aqua guards or any other type of filtration system has ever been installed in our home. We have purchased Bisleri water (bottles and the large-sized ones) when there was a major water cut in our locality, but that was on just two or three occasions in the last decade.
    When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment you create trust! ~ John C. Maxwell

  • #780740

    Points:4
    Yes. Some hotels are providing bottled water to the people staying in the hotel. But the hotel will decide the tariff including the cost they incurred. Many hotels provide free breakfast in the mornings. Again it appears to be free but the room tariff will also include the breakfast cost. In many restaurants, water may be available for free but what about the quality of the water? Even we are not sure whether the bottled water is good or not.
    As mentioned by Vandana, if we carry our bottle we need not purchase water in the restaurant. Some families may be using boiled and cooled water but many families are using RO water.
    drrao
    always confident

  • #780743

      

    Points:5
    Dr Rao,

    A majority of people, especially regular travellers, booking rooms in a hotel are aware of the buffet breakfast being part of the tariff. After all, when booking the room, we can clearly see that there are tariffs with breakfast and without breakfast and we can select the former if we don't intend to have breakfast. Hence I doubt that many people would think that it was free. Similarly, while bottled water is likely included in the room tariff, at least we are getting our money's worth. There are also hotels which do not charge for an extra bottle in case we finish the quota of two bottles or at least they will let you know that extra bottles will be charged. In that case, again the option is there to ask for a jug of boiled water or use the electric kettle in the room to boil the water they bring.

    Yes, there can be no guarantees about the quality of bottled water, but, as Saji implied in his response, we have to stop getting too paranoid and have some belief in ourselves, that is, in the decision to drink the water, and that we will not have a major health breakdown on drinking it.
    When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment you create trust! ~ John C. Maxwell

  • #780744

    Points:2
    Vandana, You are correct. The option is ours only. But the question is only how many are opting for water in a jug or heating kettle. As far as my experience is concerned majority of the people these days are not opting for ordinary water that is being offered by the hotels and restaurants. May the experience of others may be different.
    drrao
    always confident

  • #780870

      

    Points:5
    I agree with the views of the author in this thread. In many a times, the mineral water bottles provided at hotels or even in the Govt, Guest Houses are not free of cost and included in the final bill at the time of vacation of the room. It happened to me and to mention for the correctness, the DRDO Guest Houses follow the rule for all in strict compliance. It doesn't mean that RO water is not available there but visitors on safer note, insist for Mineral water bottles and I too opt for it.

    Leaving it aside, it is always better to purchase dedicated water bottle exclusively when you are taking food outside and there is no guarantee of the quality of the water that is provided to you there. Once I was caught up with Viral Hepatitis because of my stay at Nagarjunasagar and the psychological feeling continued till date. Of course, we can't rule out the counter argument that the change in life style is also one of the reasons as our childhood times recall us warm water/mild boiled water drinking as a precautionary measure. But we have to change with the time, after all!
    Regards,
    Jagdish


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