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Ever since MJNL has seen my place, she told me to stop drinking tap water. Why not? I would ask. Because of the stuff that is in our tap water (other than the water itself). I personally have faith in our water supply system, and I figured that if it has not killed me yet, that I should be okay until I get older.
However, I was convinced to steal my parent's Brita filter and I have been drinking the filtered water ever since. (Yes, I also bought new filters - eventually.)
Well, one day, a certain person had started boiling a pot of water and had forgotten about it. About forty-five minutes later (I am estimating here since I did not see the stove being turned on), I looked at the stove and wondered why it was left on (at maximum). I heard a quick exclamation, and someone rushed to the stove, picked up the bone dry pot, and brought it to the sink. The water was turned on full blast, and instantly vapourized when it came into contact with the pot. This went on for a good ten seconds before water started to collect inside. In the back of my mind, I was thinking of using the water from the Brita filter or even just letting the pot air cool, as I knew that there would be some sort of residue that the water would leave after it evapourated, especially when so much water had been reduced.
But by then it was already too late so I watched as the bottom of the pot slowly turned black. We tried to wash the pot afterwards with soap and with vinegar, with limited success. Some of the black crud came off at the beginning, but at this point I expect that it will take a lot of work to remove the remainder of this residue.
I'll take a photo later so you can see for yourself. Should I just get a new pot?
Friday, October 26, 2007 at 02:38:29 (UTC)
Tell MJNL that Toronto tap water was recently rated as the 3rd best tasting tap water in North America. Also, with the recent upswing in bottled water consumption dentists have noticed an upswing in cavities as well. It turns out that bottled water doesn't have fluoride unlike tap water....
<chugs Brita water>
--- HKL
Grinning Reaper
Friday, October 26, 2007 at 15:49:54 (UTC)
Ah, third best tasting is not necessarily the third cleanest. I personally have enjoyed drinking tap water wherever I go. Mostly because I am too cheap to pay for bottled water.
QYV