We Have a Problem

It started when I began to find empty bottles everywhere around the house. A couple of empty's in the bathroom wastebasket, another one sitting on the living room end table. I didn't think too much about it. Then I started to notice that instead of purchasing one case at a time we were purchasing two or three. A row of full bottles now occupy our kitchen counter top. And more empties everywhere I look. A couple in the car. A couple more on the bathroom vanity. She isn't even trying to hide it anymore. I have come to terms with the fact that my wife has a drinking problem.

I wish I had the same problem. You see my wife drinks more bottled water than you can imagine. She doesn't drink anything else. I know it is healthier than other liquids. I can't do it. I need flavor. Isn't coffee, tea, juice and soda most water? So why can't I just drink those and get the health benefits? It just doesn't seem fair that the healthier of 2 liquids that are 99% identical is the one that doesn't have a taste. Maybe God also cursed mankind in the garden of Eden with this fact.

It is rare that I will drink plain water. And on in those rare times I do, I drink tap water. I have never understood bottled water. I envision a bottled water factory where all the bottles are filled from the city water supply. I think I remember a 20/20 report that confirmed this. In fact, they said that most city's water is cleaner than some bottled water varieties.

And what is with all the varieties of bottle water. I see Ozark, Aquafina, Nestles, Sam's Club, and many others. I have tried a few, and guess what? They all taste the same! I can tell the difference between diet Pepsi and diet Coke. I prefer diet Pepsi and would pay a few cents more to get it. Do yo know what brand of bottled water I like best? The cheapest one. There is no difference, so how can a bottled water company achieve brand loyalty? That's why you never see a commercial where one brand claims to be better than their competition. They can't! They are both the same!

To me, bottle water remains one of the great mysteries of life.