#truthinsilence

had to reprint this reblog of a short story I did with Kalen at truthinsilence because I wanted the full-text on my blog, too. <3

Undertaking (Collab with Trixclibrarian)

There are very few things in this world that compliment a cloudy night like a pencil skirt and black heels. With a sharp clack with every step, the heels walked down the cement sidewalk as a sheep does, alone in the woods. Her head twisted from side to side, searching for something familiar, something that wasn’t so confusing. He, from high atop the adjacent building looking upon the lost lamb in heels sighed softly, as a lover might, curling finally into a growl. A tongue darted out, wetting lips that were never dry, never less than perfect; tonight was going to be a good night.

The air had a sort of ominous feel to it, the breeze smelling of ash and old wood, smiled on by a brightly lit moon. It was one of those scenes than poets and writers dream about as they scribble about in their notebooks.  The predator dropped from the roof with a whisper, landing just before the unfortunate young lady. He stepped from the shadowed alley, his grin was a swirl of lust and violence.

Ah, but up close he was forced into a stunned double-take the instant he laid eyes on her face for she was not the lovely victim he had seen or thought he’d seen (how lazy of him) from above. For, yes, she was a gem indeed, but of a totally unforeseen breed. There was two of her there in the same single space, shifting into and out of existence alternately, just like a holographic sticker.

“Exterminate” or “Delete, Delete” Daleks Vs. Cybermen?

Daleks are more interesting.

yourserenehighness replied to your post: 2, 3, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24

PLUS ONE MILLION POINTS FOR EVEN MENTIONING THE POSSIBILITY OF MOLLY/LESTRADE BECAUSE I SHIP THAT SO HARDDDDDD

but have you tasted the water around your area? some of these water fountains have sediment and calcium in the water.

Like I said, bottled water is usually just carbon-filtered tap water, which is what my filter does.  So why would I want to pay a company to do what I can do myself? (And bottled water contains all those chemicals that the water I drink doesn't have).

Because they lacked the foresight to bring a refillable bottle with them?

mountland answered your question: Why do people buy bottled water?

Easy to carry around, campsites don’t have sanitised water so have to use chlorine tablets which taste awful so use bottle for drinking water

I understand that.  I've bought bottled water a few times (especially when I'm working) because I forgot to bring my own.  I was really talking about the people who only drink from bottled water.

truthinsilence answered your question: Why do people buy bottled water?

Due to the lack of good filtration on public water

Ok, this is such a myth that the bottled water companies perpetuate so that people will buy their water.  Unless the bottle says reverse osmosis (RO) or distilled (DI), bottled water is just tap water run through a carbon filter* (which, don't get me wrong, there's nothing against carbon filters, but it's really inexpensive and so bottled water is way overpriced for that).

Bottled water companies want you to think that their water is so much purer, safer, cleaner than tap water.  Actually, bottled water is full of dangerous chemicals.  A test was performed where seven brands of bottled water were sent to be tested by two different labs (TestAmerica and Dr. Michael Summer, an environmental chemist).  The results were reviewed by Dr. Stephen King, an epidemiologist and toxicologist of Toxicology Inc.  Both tests found toluene (a neuro-toxin linked to cancer that is found in gasoline and paint thinners), styrene (a cancer-causing agent), three different types of phthalates (which can cause dysfunction, especially in the fetus), and all three can cause adverse reproductive outcomes.  Larger jugs of bottled water are made out of Bisphenol A (BPA), which is water-soluble (so it can easily leach into the water that the plastic is carrying).  It's an endocrine disrupter and can mimic the body's own hormones, which can cause extreme health problems.

The thing is, tap water is highly regulated, but bottled water is virtually unregulated.  FDA can only regulate interstate commerce (meaning that they regulate products that travel across state lines), but 60-70% of bottled water is produced and consumed within state lines, so it's not under FDA regulations.  Only one person in FDA is responsible for all of the regulation of bottled water in the US (because the FDA is so overwhelmed with everything else they have to do).  Bottled water manufacturers are supposed to do their own testing on their products and sources, but they are not required to submit a report to the FDA. Bottled water from Nestle, Perrier, Coke, etc. have been recalled many times.  However, tap water is constantly being regulated (many many times a day) by the EPA and by municipalities.  In a city over 1,000,000 it has to be tested 300 times a month, in a city over 3,000,000 it has to be tested 400 times a month.

If you're still really worried about impure tap water, buy a Brita filter or something, which only cost about $30 and the filters cost about $20 (which only need to be replaced about every 2 months).  Bottled water, however, costs more than gas per gallon, but no one complains about that.

I don't know, I'd rather drink tap water any day.