tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141014.post4131548383360612445..comments2023-06-21T10:52:34.013-04:00Comments on Jeremy Rosen's Blog: WaterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17043970242427877089noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141014.post-76725019993317173122012-11-26T16:31:07.006-05:002012-11-26T16:31:07.006-05:00Thanks for your advice but during Sandy after some...Thanks for your advice but during Sandy after some sewage seepage, people were advised that boiling water was not enough. What's your opinion?<br />JRabbi Jeremy Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723608669485173271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141014.post-57081458588412717292012-11-26T06:11:03.788-05:002012-11-26T06:11:03.788-05:00Life without water is impossible. We are facing wa...Life without water is impossible. We are facing water crisis because of increase in population. But I think that drinking tap water directly may cause problems. So it is better if we boil that water and use it for drinking.Richard Parkerhttp://crcplumbingthousandoaks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141014.post-27176623913741713132012-09-28T18:54:48.091-04:002012-09-28T18:54:48.091-04:00Adam:
As does New York air!!!!!!
JAdam:<br />As does New York air!!!!!!<br />JRabbi Jeremy Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723608669485173271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141014.post-85336298563141198512012-09-28T14:51:20.892-04:002012-09-28T14:51:20.892-04:00> U.S. tap water is apparently some of the clea...> U.S. tap water is apparently some of the cleanest<br />> on Earth<br />> .<br />> .<br />> All New York water is treated with ...<br /><br />But doesn't tap-water in the US/New York need a kashrut<br />certificate certifying the water free of forbidden insects?<br />Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141014.post-19426088618968790582012-09-28T12:14:57.620-04:002012-09-28T12:14:57.620-04:00Shoshi:
Indeed I started my blog by pointing out t...Shoshi:<br />Indeed I started my blog by pointing out that very thing about the shortage of potable water etc etc and picking on water doesnt mean there arent other targets too! Thanks for your suggestion!!!<br />JRabbi Jeremy Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723608669485173271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141014.post-20931272903954200382012-09-28T12:14:20.094-04:002012-09-28T12:14:20.094-04:00Anonymous:
Good for you! The fact is that in our ...Anonymous: <br />Good for you! The fact is that in our free society there is always a counter argument, for the death penalty, for guns, against global warming you name it. There was/is a great documentary called "Tapped" about the negative aspect of bottled water, worth watching but conspiracy theories abound. Thats what freedom of expression allows for. And I agree there are lots of other dangers in our processed foods and drinks too. On the other hand latest information suggests that 'organnic' food isnt all its cracked up to be. Seems to me that Big Business, Big Bucks is whats really at work here. Fortunately many of us can make up our own minds.<br /> JeremyRabbi Jeremy Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723608669485173271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141014.post-85883766607325586682012-09-28T08:38:46.916-04:002012-09-28T08:38:46.916-04:00I would have to write an entire essay of my own to...I would have to write an entire essay of my own to explain why I think it is absurd to try to justify what is basically a prejudice against bottled water. If the campaign against drinking bottled water expects to have any integrity, then people must also stop buying bottled soft drinks, since they are also made primarily from municipal water supplies, and are also not subject to the purity standards of tap water.<br /><br />However, I do think it is vitally important for people to recognize the devastating effects that lack of clean water has on millions of people around the world, and for those who can to DO somethig to help. There are a number of organizations that work to provide access to clean water in undeveloped areas. One I like is:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.charitywater.org/" rel="nofollow">www.charitywater.org/</a>Shoshinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141014.post-58346756756133327722012-09-28T05:05:59.660-04:002012-09-28T05:05:59.660-04:00Bottled water has bothered me for years. Not only...Bottled water has bothered me for years. Not only is it an extraordinary rip-off, a suspension of reality in favour of advertorial fantasy, but it knows no bounds. <br /><br />Some years ago a programme on British TV compared a number of different bottled waters on various counts. The winner was an unknown company whose manufacturing facility they visited, in Manchester if I recall correctly! The cameras showed what looked like a Victorian industrial washroom with endless troughs fed by rows of water taps which rows of people were using to fill the bottles to be sold as "mineral" water! Straight from the mains supply! <br /><br />I once came across water from the southern shores of Lake Geneva being sold in tiny bottles fitted with a spray top (like eau de Cologne) for ladies to spray their face with. The price of this same mineral water was ten times higher than the bottled variety!<br /><br />Nowadays, we have sports drinks, recently also shown up on TV. Simple formula here too: Plain water with a little of the two substances we are tediously and endlessly told to avoid (in between adverts urging consumption) - salt and sugar. The cost? Even more than "mineral" water!<br /><br />There is a great film with Billy Connolly and Leonard Rossiter from way back, called Water, which sends up the idea of bottled water and shows the very funny epiphany of a Texan oil man when he realises that he can earn more from selling water than from selling oil!<br /><br />Finally, when I listen to the cultural East vs West battles pitting western progress versus religious fundamentalism, I do sometimes see the point missed by both sides, namely that if you have within your culture a reliable means of dispersing and controlling information and aspirations far and wide, the chances are that it will be misused in the name of the profit.<br /><br />In other words, thanks to a form of hypnosis aka advertising, with the right spray dispenser and the right packaging, much money can be extracted from the gullible. Whether the brand you have chosen to worship is Coke or the Moonies, just beware! Not only is Big Brother watching you like a hawk, he's also taking your money and laughing all the way to the bank. JYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com