For those in Texas, Crazy Water tastes good.

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For those in Texas, Crazy Water tastes good.

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Crazy Water, a brand of mineral water from Mineral Wells, TX is sold at HEB grocery stores in Texas. I tried it. It is very good. Supposedly there is a version of it that has Lithium in it from the naturally occurring Lithium in the rock formations that the water percolates through. I just tried the mildest version.
Has anyone else tried this Taste of Texas?
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Haven't tried it Brian, but do come from the Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon, where in the town of Ashland natural "Lithia Water" bubbles up in public fountains. One takes it for one's health, and not just for fun after the first time. This is the home of Lithia Motors, a large car dealership chain.
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i suppose you might get a charge out of that
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Please remember that lithium like lead is a heavy metal. It will accumulate in the body and will eventually lead to kidney a liver damage. Many trendy things have later been found to not have any beneficial properties. And in fact turn out to cause problems.
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I've tried it. Very mineral heavy.

They've got like four grades of water, don't they?

About 15 years ago I bought a couple bottles. I tried one of the "low end" waters and was not terribly impressed. I base that opinion on nothing more than my idea of what water should taste like.

The well water we drank when I was a kid tasted better.

Another of their water products is supposed to settle indigestion. I think that one sat in my garage for 4 or 5 years and I never even opened it after tasting the other one.

I guess I just never got indigestion bad enough to need the "Crazy Water" cure.

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I'm not so sure that water in its natural state is really all that good for you. I'm rather partial to that which has been boiled, condensed, especially from certain grains...
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Griff wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:44 pm I'm not so sure that water in its natural state is really all that good for you. I'm rather partial to that which has been boiled, condensed, especially from certain grains...
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This is the traditional outlook on the subject.

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Griff wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:44 pm I'm not so sure that water in its natural state is really all that good for you. I'm rather partial to that which has been boiled, condensed, especially from certain grains...
Well, as the story goes beer was invented because water was contaminated.
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jeepnik wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:24 pm Please remember that lithium like lead is a heavy metal. It will accumulate in the body and will eventually lead to kidney a liver damage. Many trendy things have later been found to not have any beneficial properties. And in fact turn out to cause problems.
I looked on the label. There is not much in there. Copper pipes put about the same amount of lead in the water as Crazy Water does with lithium.
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Note that there are many places in the U.S. where arsenic is 'naturally occurring' in the water, and isn't exactly good for people.

Lithium in trace amounts (and even perhaps in lower-trace-amounts) is likely ok, but one has to be careful...
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Dad never drank water, ' you know what fish do in it?'
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A guy in the Australian outback was sent for water but came back with an empty bucket complaining that there was a crocodile in the water hole, his mate said don't worry he's as afraid of you as you are of him, well in that case the water ain't safe to drink now. :shock:
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I drank a lot of crazy water in my youth. We called it "fire water" ... "white lightning" ... "hootch" ... these days I like a small glass some evenings before going to bed. I don't care to get crazy anymore.
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piller wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:06 pm
jeepnik wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:24 pm Please remember that lithium like lead is a heavy metal. It will accumulate in the body and will eventually lead to kidney a liver damage. Many trendy things have later been found to not have any beneficial properties. And in fact turn out to cause problems.
I looked on the label. There is not much in there. Copper pipes put about the same amount of lead in the water as Crazy Water does with lithium.
The lead doesn't come from the copper, rather, the lead that was used to solder the pipes. :idea:
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Copper pipes put about the same amount of lead in the water as Crazy Water does with lithium.
NOT if you know how to solder copper, and what solder to use . . .
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piller wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:06 pm
jeepnik wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:24 pm Please remember that lithium like lead is a heavy metal. It will accumulate in the body and will eventually lead to kidney a liver damage. Many trendy things have later been found to not have any beneficial properties. And in fact turn out to cause problems.
I looked on the label. There is not much in there. Copper pipes put about the same amount of lead in the water as Crazy Water does with lithium.
Depends on the era the pipes were installed. For over twenty years, and probably closer to forty, most places have required lead free solder on domestic water systems. Current installation methods don’t solder at all.

Some of the latest pipe materials are non metallic. Because they are really only recently becoming wide spread the jury is still out on possible break down as they age.

Lead from the pipes themselves is mostly no loner an issue. The biggest problem lately was Flint Michigan. In that case the pipes would have been fine. However, greed on the part of local government caused them to change water sources. The change in the water resulted in abnormally high rates of lead to be released into the water.

Of the available types of domestic piping in homes, most experts, and I’m one, still recommend copper using one of the newer non solder methods of attachment.
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Like Jim, I like a little brown water now and then. But I only drink with friends.

No use drinking good whiskey with people who I don't like.

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:41 pm Like Jim, I like a little brown water now and then. But I only drink with friends.

No use drinking good whiskey with people who I don't like.

Never drink alone.
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Kathy’s liver condition prohibits her from any form of alcohol. I don’t want to be a stumbling block to her. But as little as I drink, I would not miss it if I never had it again.
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A cup of coffee with a friend is as good as a whisky with a friend.
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piller wrote: Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:53 pm A cup of coffee with a friend is as good as a whisky with a friend.
that sounds civilized to me. i am a drunkard, one shot of any kind of alcohol would put me back into the gutter Christ got me out of. i won't risk it. neither do i disapprove of anyone who drinks responsibly.

it's a fine line though in an alcohol sodden society
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Grizz wrote: Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:48 am
piller wrote: Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:53 pm A cup of coffee with a friend is as good as a whisky with a friend.
that sounds civilized to me. i am a drunkard, one shot of any kind of alcohol would put me back into the gutter Christ got me out of. i won't risk it. neither do i disapprove of anyone who drinks responsibly.

it's a fine line though in an alcohol sodden society
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I might get a little grumpy if I get up early and want some coffee, but I don't consider it a problem. If it leads me to do wrong, it will be gone immediately.

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