, the water was foul enough to warrant mention. The drinking water at Le Vichyssois is simply not potable. Powerfully, foully metallic, obviously taken from a well with rusty plumbing. A sip of this water destroys any other...

I’m partial to the Russian River concoctions and cask conditioned ales. There are always Magnolias on tap if you want to consolidate your visits. Rosamunde’s sausages marry well with the potables next door. I go for...

Unless you’re in the desert, there’s always a source of water. A high-volume hand-operated field-serviceable water purifier with a good pre-filter is an amazing thing. Creeks, swimming pools, puddles –...

. The product costs more than gasoline but no one complains. It sometimes costs more than beer. We flush our toilets with potable water in the US, while billions around the world have no sources of clean water. Is something wrong...

believe that is the proper reaction, go for it but jfood would not jump to the conclusion of ageist. And wrt the last paragraph, jfood believes change includes the arranging the first walkathon for Meals on wheels, bringing...

Not surprising. Did you see the shot of someone getting (potable?) water out of a faucet in the cleared out dirt patch? Their location wasn’t way out in the country, there has to be at least electrical service to power a...

in convenience stores? Now the latest trend is flavored waters. What? People are bored with the taste of plain H2O so this isn’t about flavor. Most of the world still doesn’t have potable water and we whine about an...

and then changed the word to germs in para 3 when he discussed utensils. He fully understands the difference, the potential severity and the likelihood of disease contraction from both. Likewise he spent two years bringing...

, grills, charcoal, hot-carriers, cold-carriers, steam tables, chafers, refrigerated trucks, generators, ice, platters, wines, beers, liquors, potable water, handwashing stations, linens, portable bar, wedding cake, bus tubs,...

you think we can make the hay edible?" Or to debate the health risks of tap water vs. bottled water. I don’t think the people who live in a dessert with no potable water care if someone adds fluoride.

That’s why I said US custom. Customs vary outside the US. Buyer beware. And, in the US, if bottled water is brought, you should refuse it unless you are prepared to pay for it, and ask for tap water. They must have potable...