Comments on: Will You Drink From A Public Water Fountain?

By: sean@soda fountain machine

sean@soda fountain machine — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 06:00:19 +0000

yes i would drink from a public fountain. people make such a big deal out of this trivial thing. some of them have dirtier houses than a public fountain

By: Colema

Colema — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:25:45 +0000

I watched the documentary “FOOD INC” yesterday and its changed my way of looking at food; from processed cr@p to organic everything (where possible), and I hope that if we all change to this way of eating organic “everything” will be available. Your site has changed the way I think about plastic. Trying to change “big corporate” america is never easy. You’d think that its more economical to at least use less plastic is packaging to save costs? My question is, if you have to choose from paper or plastic at the supermarket, is it better for the environment to go paper?

By: Kayla

Kayla — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:44:36 +0000

Here in Newfoundland our university has installed new water fountains with refrigerated water and two taps. One is for water bottles and thus no mouths will touch it and the other is a spicket for a quick drink if you need one. Recently they banned bottled water from the premises and had a “switch in your plastic bottle for a steel one” kiosk set up. I use these fountains a lot.

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:16:01 +0000

I drink from any fountain any where. In certain locations- like in Bear Mountain State Park NY recently- one expects the water to be a bit mud-tasting but it’s water and it’s public and it’s there and I drink it. I figure it can’t be worse than the plastic version.

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:16:12 +0000

Before we stopped paying for cable, I saw a show on the food network (starring Ted from Queer Eye For the Straight Guy) where they debunked (or proved) food myths. He was talking about how the design of public water fountains, with the water arcing out — shooting first up and out into the air — means that the water you drink is pretty much germ-free. A bigger concern for germs is actually the water cooler, where the water, and any germs, falls straight into your cup, and people are likely to touch the spigot with their germy hands. Since I believe whatever TV tells me (it is very good we got rid of the TV), I henceforth felt perfectly safe drinking from water fountains. And I am a major germaphobe who hadn’t drunk from fountains in years. As far as I know, all my germs come from preschool via my son.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:45:52 +0000

I had an experience where I took a drink from my school’s water fountain. There was something gross clogging the drain but I needed some water ASAP. Later I found out it was dip. Gross.
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By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:22:12 +0000

I will absolutely drink from any public water fountain and have all my life. The water is city or state or county water, and therefore must meet strict water quality standards, so I’m not worried. As for the concerns that some little kid put their mouth all over the fountain, I don’t, so no worries about germs. And doesn’t exposure to germs strengthen our immune system anyways? That’s my belief at least.

By: Lisa @Retro Housewife Goes Green

Lisa @Retro Housewife Goes Green — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:41:42 +0000

I have filled my bottles at fountains.
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By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:40:37 +0000

I definitely drink out of water fountains! I just did some traveling myself and used the fountains to fill up my stainless steel water bottle at the airport after security. And I saw someone else doing it too, which was very exciting!

By: Piper

Piper — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:09:29 +0000

I will drink out of them. If they are outdoors, the sun will kill any germs. I don’t like the cold indoor ones. They are too cold.

I do no fill up my own container. The water tastes too bad to drink that much of it. If I drink directly from the fountain I hold my breath and then can’t taste it as much. Water tastes terrible where I live, even in the backcountry it tastes terrible.
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