Buddy of mine working downtown took this picture of our drinking water pipes. City workers told him this was normal and not to worry because the sludge just sits at the bottom of the pipe.

Next time you are cleaning your kitchen/bath, unscrew the end of the faucet and see what hs been caught in the mesh filter screen. In the city odds are you will have some clay/iron/dirt.

MMmmmm mmmm

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“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

I blame Lamarr Houston.

Piece of shit.

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The would be the drain lines

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“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Oh yes... always a fan of showing the kids this when they "clean" the bathroom. Just wet some paper towel and scrub it on there and boom, tons of black junk.

But compared to what is in the water supply of most other places, it's not that bad.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

My water comes straight out of the ground from my well.

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Well water can be way worse.

And people wonder why people buy bottled water

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

This is why we should just all drink beer and whiskey.

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It comes from the same place.

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Toughens up the immune system.

Suck it up you big babies

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--yet I can't look away."

that is the dumbest argument that gets made over and over.

nasa spacestation water comes from urine.

bottled water that comes from city tap water is filtered the same way spacestation water is- reverse osmosis. 99.9% of ANYTHING in the water is removed, and then further disinfected with uv light... making it the cleanest possible water you can get. they actually have to add minerals back into the water so it doesnt taste odd (pure water tastes weird)

in reality, the desani or aquafina bottled water is actually cleaner than most spring water.

and to say none of it matters is bullshit. would you rather a machine filter the shit out of your water or just hope your body can do it? because in the end, your cells just want clean water.

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

Fuck you ike. We evolved to drink dirty water. There weren't monkeys sitting around who suddenly started using fluoride after launching shit at each other. Only Dan Bernstein evolves that fast.

EAT SHIT AND DIE

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Correct.

I simple and brief Google search will inform you of this and that bottled water is really no safer than tap.

I agree.

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The black stuff is MOLD...now unscrew the screen and look in there.

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“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Rust particles and scale are very common in indoor home plumbing. So unless you have all-copper and/or PVC/pex pipes (and your water heater is clean as a whistle to boot), your own steel pipes are contributing to the bits found caught in your faucet aerators.

City water travels for miles to reach your residence. So while the city tests it for contaminant levels on their end of things, they won't take responsibility for the old pipes it travels through to reach your home, with interior rust.