# Does anyone here just drink water and nothing else? Or ever tried it for a while? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 29, 2015, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-just-drink-water-and-nothing-else-or-ever-tried-it-for-a-while/721103 "2015-05-29T09:52:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-just-drink-water-and-nothing-else-or-ever-tried-it-for-a-while/721103/41 "2015-06-01T16:51:54Z")
> [@Surly\_Chick](#): > > Really? I almost always drink water at restaurants (unless it’s a nice dinner and I’m having some wine) and I’ve never thought to adjust the tip. Now I feel all guilty and stuff. I don’t feel guilty, I always tip by doubling the first number in the bill and then adding one if the second number is 5 or higher (example: $33.50 bill gets tipped $6, $38.50 bill gets $7). Whether I had a soda or not isn’t going to affect the tip all that dramatically, adding an extra tip for something I didn’t order seems odd. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-just-drink-water-and-nothing-else-or-ever-tried-it-for-a-while/721103/42 "2015-06-02T18:55:02Z")
I drink 90% well water. I will allow myself an occasional soda or sweet tea as a treat, probably twice a week. And they really do taste sweet when you’re used to water. ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-just-drink-water-and-nothing-else-or-ever-tried-it-for-a-while/721103/43 "2015-06-02T21:03:19Z")
I drink a lot of water at work, and I use an infuser carafe. [http://www.rubbermaid.com/en-US/infusercarafe](http://www.rubbermaid.com/en-US/infusercarafe) Today’s choice is orange and blackberry. Tomorrow, I’ll have cantaloupe and cucumber. I have some mint growing by the front door and a sprig of that is good as well. I like a little flavor to my water without sweetner. But I drink unsweetened coffee and iced tea as well as beer and diet coke (not together). ---
**Author:** ![Arrogant\_B\_st\_rd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cdc98d/32.png) [@Arrogant\_B\_st\_rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogant_B_st_rd)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-just-drink-water-and-nothing-else-or-ever-tried-it-for-a-while/721103/44 "2015-06-09T17:37:22Z")
Gawd. I really love Voss. You know the bottle of water that looks like a big bottle of expensive cologne? I especially like to sip on it hanging outside of Whole Foods while people watching. My ability to afford such water increases my mate value a bit, going by the looks of women who pass by. ---
**Author:** ![funky\_little\_lee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-just-drink-water-and-nothing-else-or-ever-tried-it-for-a-while/721103/45 "2015-06-09T18:09:01Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > I have a difficult time drinking plain ol’ water. To stay hydrated I drink two or three quarts of [Powerade Zero](http://knoxvillecoupondude.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Powerade-Zero.jpg) each day. They’re 80 cents per quart at Walmart. Ditto, except I use powder packets to mix with plain water. As for tap water vs. bottled: I drink bottled because our tap water is heavily chlorinated, which irritates my bladder. Since switching to bottled, I haven’t had that problem. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-just-drink-water-and-nothing-else-or-ever-tried-it-for-a-while/721103/46 "2015-06-09T18:20:44Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > I compromise; I get the gallon jugs of spring water that cost ~$0.90 at the supermarket. Cheaper than name-brand water, better tasting than tap water. See, I really like the taste of tap water. Bottled water tastes flat to me. > [@Grumpy Bunny](#): > > I suppose it’s good to feel superior to someone. > > I spent 30 years in Forida, where there are a lot of private wells. And the water coming out of them stinks of sulphur. It’s foul. Even municipal water is awful. > > That’s why I didn’t drink much water until I moved to New England. I wouldn’t even use Florida’s well water to make ice cubes to put in soda – you can literally smell the sulphur over diet Coke. _gags_ Hells yes. 🙂 I also look down snootily on people who get tats in a language they can’t even read. Fools! But I will concede for well water since I have never tasted it. I just really wonder at people who are so dubious at where their (non-well) tap water comes from and drink bottled water, which actually generally has less regulations. Tap water is the most wonderful thing! I visited India quite a few times and lived there for a while, so I even have greater appreciation - there I had to drink boiled water. They don’t just have sulfur, they have cholera. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-just-drink-water-and-nothing-else-or-ever-tried-it-for-a-while/721103/47 "2015-06-09T18:34:12Z")
I hate plain water – it makes me feel queasy. I drink diet soda most of the time but as an alternative, I would drink Powerade Zero, or Crystal Light iced tea or peach tea. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-just-drink-water-and-nothing-else-or-ever-tried-it-for-a-while/721103/48 "2015-06-15T07:03:47Z")
I like the filtered water we get at work. Tap water is all I drink at home now. Both at work and home though, they have to be chilled. Can’t stand just plain room temp water. The big concern at this point is I’ve found these sugar-free juice flavor packets to mix it up (which I totally love, like the aforementioned liquid crack), but they contain aspartame. I figure between work and home, I’m drinking the equivalent of a 12-pack of diet soda with the flavor packets. At least, I think that’s how it works. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-just-drink-water-and-nothing-else-or-ever-tried-it-for-a-while/721103/49 "2015-06-15T14:51:39Z")
Rarely, I’ve seen 2-liter bottles of bargain brand club soda for around a dollar each- unfortunately my local stores don’t usually carry them. Which is a shame because in hot weather it quenches my thirst much better than soda, but I refuse to buy Canada Dry or other brands that cost twice as much simply to not have any syrup added. ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-just-drink-water-and-nothing-else-or-ever-tried-it-for-a-while/721103/50 "2015-06-16T13:47:39Z")
> [@Arrogant\_B\_st\_rd](#): > > Gawd. I really love Voss. You know the bottle of water that looks like a big bottle of expensive cologne? I especially like to sip on it hanging outside of Whole Foods while people watching. My ability to afford such water increases my mate value a bit, going by the looks of women who pass by. Good luck with pulling an vacuous tart or two.😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-just-drink-water-and-nothing-else-or-ever-tried-it-for-a-while/721103.md?page=2)