rainwater no longer safe to drink

[Anonymous]

Along with recent studies finding rivers all over the world contaminated with dangerous levels of pharmaceuticals, this recent finding on rainwater contamination with forever chemicals really has me questioning if we are at a tipping point of even being able to sustain life on this planet.

Seems to me that if all our global climate change woes could be eliminated with a magic wand, we would still me left with massive amounts of industrial contamination.

https://tinyurl.com/3jfewmjm

[Anonymous]

Here is the link to the findings on rivers.

https://tinyurl.com/y2yfncez

[Anonymous]

Well we are doing it to ourselves. Also don’t let your kids drink from garden hose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well we are doing it to ourselves. Also don’t let your kids drink from garden hose.

that's your tap water. you can drink tap water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well we are doing it to ourselves. Also don’t let your kids drink from garden hose.

that's your tap water. you can drink tap water.

NO. The garden hose is not the proper delivery for potable water. It contaminates the water with PFC's and probably other stuff we don't know about yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well we are doing it to ourselves. Also don’t let your kids drink from garden hose.

OP here yes we are.

I feel like we are also constantly being gaslit.

It is almost impossible to find any juice bottled in glass. Its near impossible to find salad dressing bottled in glass. Acidic foods in plastic is a no no which we have known for a very long time.

And yet we are just supposed to accept this. And no one is more willing to accept this nonsense than the American Consumer. And where they arent willing to accept it, its forced on them anyway. Not everyone can get into a car and drive to an organic food store to buy organic glass bottled juice. Heck I don't even do that anymore. I forced my kid to give up all juice and eat only whole fruit and drink water. Sure, thats fine too. But I am in a position where I can buy things like whole fruit.

The kicker was when they started bottling some liquors in plastic. And even wine on planes is now in plastic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well we are doing it to ourselves. Also don’t let your kids drink from garden hose.

OP here yes we are.

I feel like we are also constantly being gaslit.

It is almost impossible to find any juice bottled in glass. Its near impossible to find salad dressing bottled in glass. Acidic foods in plastic is a no no which we have known for a very long time.

And yet we are just supposed to accept this. And no one is more willing to accept this nonsense than the American Consumer. And where they arent willing to accept it, its forced on them anyway. Not everyone can get into a car and drive to an organic food store to buy organic glass bottled juice. Heck I don't even do that anymore. I forced my kid to give up all juice and eat only whole fruit and drink water. Sure, thats fine too. But I am in a position where I can buy things like whole fruit.

The kicker was when they started bottling some liquors in plastic. And even wine on planes is now in plastic.

I buy salad dressing in glass bottles all the time (or, you could just make you’re own with oil and vinegar from glass bottles).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well we are doing it to ourselves. Also don’t let your kids drink from garden hose.

OP here yes we are.

I feel like we are also constantly being gaslit.

It is almost impossible to find any juice bottled in glass. Its near impossible to find salad dressing bottled in glass. Acidic foods in plastic is a no no which we have known for a very long time.

And yet we are just supposed to accept this. And no one is more willing to accept this nonsense than the American Consumer. And where they arent willing to accept it, its forced on them anyway. Not everyone can get into a car and drive to an organic food store to buy organic glass bottled juice. Heck I don't even do that anymore. I forced my kid to give up all juice and eat only whole fruit and drink water. Sure, thats fine too. But I am in a position where I can buy things like whole fruit.

The kicker was when they started bottling some liquors in plastic. And even wine on planes is now in plastic.

That was the kicker? I agree that the plastic packaging situation is bad, but every example you provided is pretty easy to avoid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well we are doing it to ourselves. Also don’t let your kids drink from garden hose.

OP here yes we are.

I feel like we are also constantly being gaslit.

It is almost impossible to find any juice bottled in glass. Its near impossible to find salad dressing bottled in glass. Acidic foods in plastic is a no no which we have known for a very long time.

And yet we are just supposed to accept this. And no one is more willing to accept this nonsense than the American Consumer. And where they arent willing to accept it, its forced on them anyway. Not everyone can get into a car and drive to an organic food store to buy organic glass bottled juice. Heck I don't even do that anymore. I forced my kid to give up all juice and eat only whole fruit and drink water. Sure, thats fine too. But I am in a position where I can buy things like whole fruit.

The kicker was when they started bottling some liquors in plastic. And even wine on planes is now in plastic.

That was the kicker? I agree that the plastic packaging situation is bad, but every example you provided is pretty easy to avoid.

OP here. You are missing the point entirely.

We are being gaslit by the implication that these options are actually viable and acceptable at all.

OF COURSE you can still buy liquor that is not in plastic. My point is the fact that ANY liquor is EVER bottled in plastic is beyond mind blowing. BTW I dont even drink liquor.

To the PP who said yes there is salad dressing in glass bottles available. I know that. That is all I buy. What you clearly have not noticed is that substitutions going on for items FORMERLY bottled in glass that are NOW bottled in plastic.

I found a dressing a like called Tessamaes. It was bottled in glass up until last year.

ALL of NEWMANS OWN dressings used to be bottled in glass. Now almost all are in plastic.

ALL of SNAPPLES used to be bottled glass. Now they are bottled in plastic in most stores. Glass is now just about 100% phased out for snapple.

NANTUCKET NECTARS were bottled in glass. Now they are bottled in plastic.

So no, its not "pretty easy to avoid". The fact that anyone here thinks so is an example of not only privilege but also the gaslighting I'm talking about.

Next time you go to Safeway, take a stroll down the salad dressing aisle. Next time you are in Wegmans try to find a drink not bottled in plastic.

Try to find a tea brand that is still in glass. There are some, but most are now plastic. Our local convenience store has no juice or tea options that are not plastic.

This is going to get only much mch worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well we are doing it to ourselves. Also don’t let your kids drink from garden hose.

OP here yes we are.

I feel like we are also constantly being gaslit.

It is almost impossible to find any juice bottled in glass. Its near impossible to find salad dressing bottled in glass. Acidic foods in plastic is a no no which we have known for a very long time.

And yet we are just supposed to accept this. And no one is more willing to accept this nonsense than the American Consumer. And where they arent willing to accept it, its forced on them anyway. Not everyone can get into a car and drive to an organic food store to buy organic glass bottled juice. Heck I don't even do that anymore. I forced my kid to give up all juice and eat only whole fruit and drink water. Sure, thats fine too. But I am in a position where I can buy things like whole fruit.

The kicker was when they started bottling some liquors in plastic. And even wine on planes is now in plastic.

That was the kicker? I agree that the plastic packaging situation is bad, but every example you provided is pretty easy to avoid.

OP here. You are missing the point entirely.

We are being gaslit by the implication that these options are actually viable and acceptable at all.

OF COURSE you can still buy liquor that is not in plastic. My point is the fact that ANY liquor is EVER bottled in plastic is beyond mind blowing. BTW I dont even drink liquor.

To the PP who said yes there is salad dressing in glass bottles available. I know that. That is all I buy. What you clearly have not noticed is that substitutions going on for items FORMERLY bottled in glass that are NOW bottled in plastic.

I found a dressing a like called Tessamaes. It was bottled in glass up until last year.

ALL of NEWMANS OWN dressings used to be bottled in glass. Now almost all are in plastic.

ALL of SNAPPLES used to be bottled glass. Now they are bottled in plastic in most stores. Glass is now just about 100% phased out for snapple.

NANTUCKET NECTARS were bottled in glass. Now they are bottled in plastic.

So no, its not "pretty easy to avoid". The fact that anyone here thinks so is an example of not only privilege but also the gaslighting I'm talking about.

Next time you go to Safeway, take a stroll down the salad dressing aisle. Next time you are in Wegmans try to find a drink not bottled in plastic.

Try to find a tea brand that is still in glass. There are some, but most are now plastic. Our local convenience store has no juice or tea options that are not plastic.

This is going to get only much mch worse.

The only peanut butter in a glass jar is smuckers. I'm always annoyed when my store is out and I have to buy a different brand (and it's one of the most expensive options so it's not sustainable for everyone to go all in on smuckers).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well we are doing it to ourselves. Also don’t let your kids drink from garden hose.

that's your tap water. you can drink tap water.

do you know what kinds of germs grow in the garden hose? remaining water itself and the hose around it? where do you think all that junk is going when your kids' drink from it? you NEVER drink from garden hose.

[Anonymous]

They're contaminating ground water to pump out natural gas, too. They can poison the wells of whole communities who have been drinking pristine water and the government allows it. Money money money. Soon there will be nothing left.

[Anonymous]

WALL.E

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well we are doing it to ourselves. Also don’t let your kids drink from garden hose.

OP here yes we are.

I feel like we are also constantly being gaslit.

It is almost impossible to find any juice bottled in glass. Its near impossible to find salad dressing bottled in glass. Acidic foods in plastic is a no no which we have known for a very long time.

And yet we are just supposed to accept this. And no one is more willing to accept this nonsense than the American Consumer. And where they arent willing to accept it, its forced on them anyway. Not everyone can get into a car and drive to an organic food store to buy organic glass bottled juice. Heck I don't even do that anymore. I forced my kid to give up all juice and eat only whole fruit and drink water. Sure, thats fine too. But I am in a position where I can buy things like whole fruit.

The kicker was when they started bottling some liquors in plastic. And even wine on planes is now in plastic.

That was the kicker? I agree that the plastic packaging situation is bad, but every example you provided is pretty easy to avoid.

OP here. You are missing the point entirely.

We are being gaslit by the implication that these options are actually viable and acceptable at all.

OF COURSE you can still buy liquor that is not in plastic. My point is the fact that ANY liquor is EVER bottled in plastic is beyond mind blowing. BTW I dont even drink liquor.

To the PP who said yes there is salad dressing in glass bottles available. I know that. That is all I buy. What you clearly have not noticed is that substitutions going on for items FORMERLY bottled in glass that are NOW bottled in plastic.

I found a dressing a like called Tessamaes. It was bottled in glass up until last year.

ALL of NEWMANS OWN dressings used to be bottled in glass. Now almost all are in plastic.

ALL of SNAPPLES used to be bottled glass. Now they are bottled in plastic in most stores. Glass is now just about 100% phased out for snapple.

NANTUCKET NECTARS were bottled in glass. Now they are bottled in plastic.

So no, its not "pretty easy to avoid". The fact that anyone here thinks so is an example of not only privilege but also the gaslighting I'm talking about.

Next time you go to Safeway, take a stroll down the salad dressing aisle. Next time you are in Wegmans try to find a drink not bottled in plastic.

Try to find a tea brand that is still in glass. There are some, but most are now plastic. Our local convenience store has no juice or tea options that are not plastic.

This is going to get only much mch worse.

Mayo, too. Everyone should just go back to using glass bottles and jars. What the hell are we waiting for????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well we are doing it to ourselves. Also don’t let your kids drink from garden hose.

OP here yes we are.

I feel like we are also constantly being gaslit.

It is almost impossible to find any juice bottled in glass. Its near impossible to find salad dressing bottled in glass. Acidic foods in plastic is a no no which we have known for a very long time.

And yet we are just supposed to accept this. And no one is more willing to accept this nonsense than the American Consumer. And where they arent willing to accept it, its forced on them anyway. Not everyone can get into a car and drive to an organic food store to buy organic glass bottled juice. Heck I don't even do that anymore. I forced my kid to give up all juice and eat only whole fruit and drink water. Sure, thats fine too. But I am in a position where I can buy things like whole fruit.

The kicker was when they started bottling some liquors in plastic. And even wine on planes is now in plastic.

That was the kicker? I agree that the plastic packaging situation is bad, but every example you provided is pretty easy to avoid.

OP here. You are missing the point entirely.

We are being gaslit by the implication that these options are actually viable and acceptable at all.

OF COURSE you can still buy liquor that is not in plastic. My point is the fact that ANY liquor is EVER bottled in plastic is beyond mind blowing. BTW I dont even drink liquor.

To the PP who said yes there is salad dressing in glass bottles available. I know that. That is all I buy. What you clearly have not noticed is that substitutions going on for items FORMERLY bottled in glass that are NOW bottled in plastic.

I found a dressing a like called Tessamaes. It was bottled in glass up until last year.

ALL of NEWMANS OWN dressings used to be bottled in glass. Now almost all are in plastic.

ALL of SNAPPLES used to be bottled glass. Now they are bottled in plastic in most stores. Glass is now just about 100% phased out for snapple.

NANTUCKET NECTARS were bottled in glass. Now they are bottled in plastic.

So no, its not "pretty easy to avoid". The fact that anyone here thinks so is an example of not only privilege but also the gaslighting I'm talking about.

Next time you go to Safeway, take a stroll down the salad dressing aisle. Next time you are in Wegmans try to find a drink not bottled in plastic.

Try to find a tea brand that is still in glass. There are some, but most are now plastic. Our local convenience store has no juice or tea options that are not plastic.

This is going to get only much mch worse.

Mayo, too. Everyone should just go back to using glass bottles and jars. What the hell are we waiting for????

I mean as someone with toddlers, I do understand the appeal of nonbreakable options for any group without fine motor control but surely we could do better than all plastic all the time.