Tap Water

Tap water has to be one the most familiar commodities around so it doesn't need too much of an introduction. It is all around us and better still it is free. I know some of you will disagree with this statement but I believe that the price we pay on our annual water rates is largely a service charge for transporting the water from the reservoirs to the taps in our houses. It is true that the water has been treated, cleaned and purified but on the whole I believe that if you drank it straight from the reservoir that it would do you no harm and the taste would not be that that much different. So ... more

While browsing through Ciao I never expected to come across a category for tap water, but then it got me to thinking... I used to work in Customer Services for a water company and for about 6 months of the five and a bit years I worked there I worked in the operational call centre dealing with customer calls related to their actual services (i.e. water and sewerage) as opposed to their bills and the likes. I picked up quite a bit of information about water during that job allbeit some time ago, and much of it I'm glad I have learnt - therefore I hope to pass on some of my consumer advice to a ... more

I have been, as many regular Ciao readers will be aware, increasing my awareness of all things healthy, and none less than eating and drinking. My eating habits have improved with the help of Gillian McKeith who has bullied her way into the British consciousness with her stool samples and shock at the amount of fried food we Brits like to consume. Also through the information from such agencies as the Stroke Association, shown on my front page with their Eat a Rainbow campaign. Drinking is another matter. I have always fully exploited my knowledge of a 'little of what you fancy does you good' ... more

If you haven’t heard me moaning about paying certain bills like council tax, business charges or insurances for everything under the sun, then no doubt will you in the future – but there is one bill I never begrudge paying, my water bill. The water bill arrives every six months and once it’s paid I know I’ve got as much of the stuff as possible for half a year. Water makes up around 70% of our body and is essential in keeping us healthy and clean, not to mention its uses for cleaning and washing. = How safe is tap water? = The UK set some of the highest standards regarding drinking water in ... more

THE WORLD OF TAP WATER Due to the fact that I spent this afternoon installing a new set of taps in our kitchen I got thinking about water and what a wonderfully versatile and clever thing it is. Due to the fact that I was thinking about tap water and also due in part to a challenge set me by my friend Lwperkins, I decided to write a brief op on tap water. So welcome to...THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF TAP WATER! Drip, drip, drip, drip went our tap before, even after you turned it off as tight as you could. Shake the bugger as hard as you could, to get all the excess water out of the system and still ... more