tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post6688108901169172873..comments2023-11-05T02:20:39.680-05:00Comments on An Old Curmudgeon Speaks: Why is Water so Expensive?SarcasticTestGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558782302574594057noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-43138826502747273882012-01-15T09:42:20.288-05:002012-01-15T09:42:20.288-05:00Hehe...these days, Nellie, it makes you pretty muc...Hehe...these days, Nellie, it makes you pretty much the same as most of us!SarcasticTestGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558782302574594057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-51357892592691184442012-01-15T08:53:54.451-05:002012-01-15T08:53:54.451-05:00Paying a bundle for my water makes me feel better ...Paying a bundle for my water makes me feel better than other people. Or was that dumber than other people?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-58691146242008964282012-01-14T21:03:58.220-05:002012-01-14T21:03:58.220-05:00And in countries like Cambodia and Laos the cost o...And in countries like Cambodia and Laos the cost of clean water could be yours or your son or your daughter's legs or life. Mines are often laid beside rivers and permanent water sources. Mines are laid a lot more often than they are removed.<br />We pay a lot for our water here, but we also flush our toilets with drinking water while thousands die because they have no access to clean water. Climbing down from my soap box now.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-16480094530332832572012-01-14T19:04:01.833-05:002012-01-14T19:04:01.833-05:00Hehe...it does seem crazy; the filter method is a ...Hehe...it does seem crazy; the filter method is a much better way to go. We have a refrigerator that's got a filter built into it. But a nice, PET or PETE bottle and refill it on the way out the door. Nice and cheap too (cheap like me!)SarcasticTestGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558782302574594057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-83778995129366929852012-01-14T18:55:56.633-05:002012-01-14T18:55:56.633-05:00Well that sent me scrambling for some of my old gr...Well that sent me scrambling for some of my old grocery bills. Just before Christmas I bought pop for the kids 12 for 4.99. Maybe the larger flats of pop are cheaper. We don't buy it that often. At any rate, I think it is insane that we are buying water in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-61009768570084063132012-01-14T18:41:33.816-05:002012-01-14T18:41:33.816-05:00Zionks! You're fast! :)
When I've seen th...Zionks! You're fast! :)<br /><br />When I've seen those sales, I look at the soda, and that usually seems to be a few pennies less per can. I could be out of touch, or it could be a "part of the world" thing, but it certainly strikes me odd.SarcasticTestGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558782302574594057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121261337522793795.post-55051262837632248842012-01-14T18:38:10.045-05:002012-01-14T18:38:10.045-05:00I don't know why they charge so much....a case...I don't know why they charge so much....a case of 36 was advertised at WallyMart for under $3.00 last week (our daughter buys it). Is that expensive? It works out to under 10 cents a bottle. I didn't think it was all that bad. We don't buy it anymore, we installed an under counter filtration system. Maybe you are thinking of the price of buying a chilled bottle at somewhere like Tim Hortons?? That is stricly mark up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com