Poll of the Day > Public drinking fountains > bottled water

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Mensis
08/25/22 4:08:00 PM
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Big bottled water propagandized and attacked public drinking fountains so they could charge us for bottled water.

A public drinking fountain that is properly maintained is 1000x more sanitary than using a refillable bottle. Not to mention the exorbitant amount of pollution bottles create daily.

Bring back free water America!

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wwinterj25
08/25/22 4:18:50 PM
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Tap > Bottled water.

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grimhilde00
08/25/22 4:33:24 PM
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wwinterj25 posted...
Tap > Bottled water.

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Lil_Bit83
08/25/22 5:13:09 PM
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But they're still free and still around?

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Mensis
08/25/22 5:13:48 PM
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Libraries are the only places I see functioning drinking fountains anymore. In many ways libraries are the last bastion of a bygone era.

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Rasmoh
08/25/22 5:23:59 PM
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Mensis posted...
A public drinking fountain that is properly maintained is 1000x more sanitary than using a refillable bottle.

Emphasis on...

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Metalsonic66
08/25/22 5:38:52 PM
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Mensis posted...
Libraries are the only places I see functioning drinking fountains anymore. In many ways libraries are the last bastion of a bygone era.
Every grocery store has at least two

Most public parks have several

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hera
08/25/22 5:50:26 PM
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the ones in the hospital are neat, it's got a thingy to fill a bottle with water and it shows stats for how many that fountain filled that day

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GastroFan
08/25/22 8:23:16 PM
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I see them near the bathrooms in the malls and airports; seen a few in stores like Target, etc. Fountains aren't used as much since there is bottled water but they do get used on occasion.
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VampireCoyote
08/25/22 8:28:22 PM
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Kids put their entire mouths directly on them all the freaking time. No thanks Ill stick with tap water from home.

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LinkPizza
08/25/22 8:29:15 PM
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Mensis posted...
A public drinking fountain that is properly maintained is 1000x more sanitary than using a refillable bottle.

Reminds me of Parks and Rec

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QoCOQb2u-N8

Lil_Bit83 posted...
But they're still free and still around?

Yep!

Mensis posted...
Libraries are the only places I see functioning drinking fountains anymore. In many ways libraries are the last bastion of a bygone era.

My places of work always have them

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Mensis
08/25/22 8:42:15 PM
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I guess I was thinking mainly of schools but yeah I guess they are still around some places. The ones at parks are almost always broken and the ones at grocery stores always look nasty.


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Lil_Bit83
08/25/22 10:35:31 PM
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Mensis posted...
I guess I was thinking mainly of schools but yeah I guess they are still around some places. The ones at parks are almost always broken and the ones at grocery stores always look nasty.
They're around in lots of places, stores, malls, hospitals, libraries, parks, amusement parks, etc. Idk where you got this idea that they're some super rare thing. Plus most people refill their water bottles with cold water.

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Fierce_Deity_08
08/26/22 1:46:48 AM
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Tell that to Flint, Michigan. Theyve also been having problems at the prison in our town. Dont know if they fixed that yet.

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Mensis
08/26/22 4:35:55 AM
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Lil_Bit83 posted...
They're around in lots of places, stores, malls, hospitals, libraries, parks, amusement parks, etc. Idk where you got this idea that they're some super rare thing. Plus most people refill their water bottles with cold water.
More often than not they dont function in those places. Amusement Parks definitely dont have them. Ive done a lot of work removing these utilities altogether, there is a push to get rid of them. I think youre talking about those bottle refill stations which are new and interesting but as I said refillable water bottles are dirty and are a breeding grounds for bacteria.

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captpackrat
08/26/22 6:12:34 AM
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Mensis posted...
A public drinking fountain that is properly maintained is 1000x more sanitary than using a refillable bottle. Not to mention the exorbitant amount of pollution bottles create daily.
If you're using a refillable bottle, how is that creating huge amounts of pollution daily?

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rexcrk
08/26/22 6:40:56 AM
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wwinterj25 posted...
Tap > Bottled water.


Wish my water wasnt iron-rich so I didnt have to rely on bottled water .__.


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rexcrk
08/26/22 6:42:10 AM
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Mensis posted...
A public drinking fountain that is properly maintained


Key words


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Revelation34
08/26/22 7:33:37 AM
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Mensis posted...
Big bottled water propagandized and attacked public drinking fountains so they could charge us for bottled water.

A public drinking fountain that is properly maintained is 1000x more sanitary than using a refillable bottle. Not to mention the exorbitant amount of pollution bottles create daily.

Bring back free water America!


It's called soap and water.

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ParanoidObsessive
08/26/22 8:45:44 AM
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Mensis posted...
Libraries are the only places I see functioning drinking fountains anymore. In many ways libraries are the last bastion of a bygone era.

I see more free water fountains around these days than I did 40 years ago.

The only place I used to see them back then was school and recreational areas like the beach, but most of the ones outside of school never worked.

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adjl
08/26/22 9:15:44 AM
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A properly maintained drinking fountain is likely to be more sanitary than a properly maintained reusable water bottle, but a public drinking fountain is quite a bit less likely to be properly maintained than your personal water bottle is (provided you wash your bottle appropriately). Even if the raw counts of bacteria et al are lower on the fountain, you're also generally going to get a larger variety of pathogens because a bunch of different people are using it instead of just you, which creates a greater risk of being infected by something (particularly relevant in the wonderful world of Covid).

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Lil_Bit83
08/26/22 9:34:56 AM
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Mensis posted...
More often than not they dont function in those places. Amusement Parks definitely dont have them. Ive done a lot of work removing these utilities altogether, there is a push to get rid of them. I think youre talking about those bottle refill stations which are new and interesting but as I said refillable water bottles are dirty and are a breeding grounds for bacteria.
I know full well what a water fountain looks like. And they were shut down because of the pandemic, to help prevent the spread. I was in a store last week and saw it being used. Considering that the earth is continuing to heat up due to humanity's inability to care about anything but itself until something hits us hard, I doubt they'll vanish. You're full of it.

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Mensis
08/26/22 10:22:18 AM
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Lil_Bit83 posted...
I know full well what a water fountain looks like. And they were shut down because of the pandemic, to help prevent the spread. I was in a store last week and saw it being used. Considering that the earth is continuing to heat up due to humanity's inability to care about anything but itself until something hits us hard, I doubt they'll vanish. You're full of it.
Im just going to chock this up to being a regional thing because they are practically phased out here. Not sure why youre so mad, but hey try to have a good day.

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wpot
08/26/22 11:03:17 AM
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Bottled water (and anyone with a case of it, outside of some Flint-like situation) is one of the most cringe things out there.

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LinkPizza
08/26/22 11:32:35 AM
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Mensis posted...
Im just going to chock this up to being a regional thing because they are practically phased out here.

Could be. They are still common enough where I am

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Fierce_Deity_08
08/26/22 11:32:48 AM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
I see more free water fountains around these days than I did 40 years ago.

The only place I used to see them back then was school and recreational areas like the beach, but most of the ones outside of school never worked.
Theres one in the park one town over that looks like a lion with his mouth open. Still works great for over 40 years now.

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Interstella5555
08/26/22 11:49:42 AM
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Bottle water & keurig are two of the worst things to happen to the environment ever.
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MagicalPrincess
08/26/22 7:06:22 PM
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Definitely not with Covid do we want a public drinking fountain. I'm sure a lot of the fountains have been turned off due to Covid.

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wpot
08/26/22 9:11:02 PM
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Ironically COVID doesn't spread via drinking fountains: it spreads through aerosols and rarely surfaces. But that hasn't stopped us from shutting down things that make no difference (and giving the COVID deniers ammunition) yet.

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Zareth
08/27/22 12:48:23 AM
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Get a filter you plebs

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jiffdiff
08/27/22 4:44:37 AM
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Mensis posted...
A public drinking fountain that is properly maintained is 1000x more sanitary than using a refillable bottle.
You know you're supposed to clean your reusable bottles, right?
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grimhilde00
08/27/22 4:46:31 AM
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adjl posted...
A properly maintained drinking fountain is likely to be more sanitary than a properly maintained reusable water bottle

? are you talking about plastic reusable bottles?
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KopeofOnrac
08/27/22 4:55:16 AM
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Drinking water is for housewives and little girls. I only drink Red Bull.

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The_tall_midget
08/27/22 8:11:31 AM
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wwinterj25 posted...
Tap > Bottled water.

Depends where...

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captpackrat
08/27/22 9:56:39 AM
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wpot posted...
Ironically COVID doesn't spread via drinking fountains: it spreads through aerosols and rarely surfaces. But that hasn't stopped us from shutting down things that make no difference (and giving the COVID deniers ammunition) yet.
Monkeypox, on the other hand, spreads through contact with contaminated surfaces.

From the CDC website:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/2/4/AAQwHjAADm48.png

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wpot
08/27/22 10:20:10 AM
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captpackrat posted...
Monkeypox, on the other hand, spreads through contact with contaminated surfaces.

From the CDC website:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/2/4/AAQwHjAADm48.png
Certainly true: my point applied to covid only. (Although even then I suspect a drinking fountain wouldnt be much worse than a doorknob unless you lick it)

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Mensis
08/27/22 2:22:35 PM
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jiffdiff posted...
You know you're supposed to clean your reusable bottles, right?
Of course. Unfortunately almost everyone I know who uses them washes them once a week if that.

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KopeofOnrac
08/27/22 3:09:24 PM
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The tap water is fine where I am, if you like calcium.

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jiffdiff
08/27/22 6:24:53 PM
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Mensis posted...
Of course. Unfortunately almost everyone I know who uses them washes them once a week if that.

And the majority of water fountains are cleaned less than that, so if we're going to do a proper comparison and "properly maintained" means cleaned thoroughly and daily then apply the same to water bottles.
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Mensis
08/27/22 6:33:46 PM
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jiffdiff posted...
And the majority of water fountains are cleaned less than that, so if we're going to do a proper comparison and "properly maintained" means cleaned thoroughly and daily then apply the same to water bottles.
Now youre just making stuff up. It is law that the cleanliness and functionality of public utilities must be maintained. You are attempting to compare something that falls under regulations to the habits of an individual. Doesnt quite track.

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LinkPizza
08/27/22 8:36:48 PM
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Mensis posted...
Now youre just making stuff up. It is law that the cleanliness and functionality of public utilities must be maintained. You are attempting to compare something that falls under regulations to the habits of an individual. Doesnt quite track.

Just because its the law doesnt mean much. Not many people are going around and checking to make sure someone is cleaning them everyday everywhere. A store manager might do it. Or might not care. I know the ones at my job get cleaned, but not everyday. Maybe once a week

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rexcrk
08/27/22 8:48:13 PM
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Zareth posted...
Get a filter you plebs


How well do filters filter out iron? Based on how red my shower and toilet get, I have concerns about drinking that water


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Revelation34
08/28/22 2:21:03 AM
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Mensis posted...

Of course. Unfortunately almost everyone I know who uses them washes them once a week if that.


Which doesn't matter since it's your own bacteria. You can't get sick from yourself.

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KodyKeir
08/28/22 6:52:28 AM
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Revelation34 posted...
You can't get sick from yourself.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sepsis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351214

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Revelation34
08/28/22 7:12:20 AM
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KodyKeir posted...


https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sepsis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351214


Good luck getting sepsis from a water bottle.

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KopeofOnrac
08/28/22 2:45:19 PM
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Revelation34 posted...
Good luck getting sepsis from a water bottle.
Fun fact: I almost died from sepsis once. It was very advanced stage appendicitis.

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OhhhJa
08/28/22 2:57:30 PM
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KopeofOnrac posted...
Drinking water is for housewives and little girls. I only drink Red Bull.
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KopeofOnrac
08/28/22 3:10:21 PM
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Yellow
08/28/22 3:21:12 PM
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I was always under the impression that water fountains were unsanitary, but a nice cold one is great anyway.
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