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Is thirst the latest craze?

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Everywhere I go I see people with bottles in their hands, water, pop, whatever. Why have people suddenly got thirsty? A bottle in one hand and a phone in the other, usually attached to their earholes. Is it really necessary? :confused:
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    Jennifer JayneJennifer Jayne Posts: 9,022
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    Is there anything wrong with it?
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    Stiffy78Stiffy78 Posts: 26,260
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    Everywhere I go I see people with bottles in their hands, water, pop, whatever. Why have people suddenly got thirsty? A bottle in one hand and a phone in the other, usually attached to their earholes. Is it really necessary? :confused:

    Is this thread really necessary?

    I don't care if other people like to carry a drink.
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    comedyfishcomedyfish Posts: 21,637
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    if it was - they wouldn't have water bottles in their hands



    'I can't wait to get thirsty.... right after this quenching beverage'
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 754
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    Stiffy78 wrote: »
    Is this thread really necessary?

    I don't care if other people like to carry a drink.


    Is any inane thread really necessary? ;)
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    Stiffy78Stiffy78 Posts: 26,260
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    Is any inane thread really necessary? ;)

    No.

    What is the driving force behind this one though?
    Does seeing bottles of water make you angry or annoyed?
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    Stiffy78Stiffy78 Posts: 26,260
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    comedyfish wrote: »
    if it was - they wouldn't have water bottles in their hands



    'I can't wait to get thirsty.... right after this quenching beverage'

    Hmmm, I might start selling bottled salty water if this is indeed the latest trend.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 754
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    Stiffy78 wrote: »
    No.

    What is the driving force behind this one though?
    Does seeing bottles of water make you angry or annoyed?

    It doesn't make me angry but it does make me wonder why the shortest of trips requires the obligatory bottle of liquid. Perhaps they're all diabetic or something, I dunno. :confused:
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    comedyfishcomedyfish Posts: 21,637
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    Stiffy78 wrote: »
    Hmmm, I might start selling bottled salty water if this is indeed the latest trend.

    Hi, do you want some salty liquid, a Stiffy made it........ weird, why are my eyes burning like mace?? :confused:
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 754
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    Stiffy78 wrote: »
    Hmmm, I might start selling bottled salty water if this is indeed the latest trend.


    Stop it, you're making me laugh and this is supposed to be (kind of) serious. :D
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    Stiffy78Stiffy78 Posts: 26,260
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    comedyfish wrote: »
    Hi, do you want some salty liquid, a Stiffy made it........ weird, why are my eyes burning like mace?? :confused:

    LMAO :p
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    Stiffy78Stiffy78 Posts: 26,260
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    It doesn't make me angry but it does make me wonder why the shortest of trips requires the obligatory bottle of liquid. Perhaps they're all diabetic or something, I dunno. :confused:

    I'm sure I read somewhere that most of us are permanently under hydrated so carrying water is a good thing.
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    tanstaafltanstaafl Posts: 22,481
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    Is any inane thread really necessary? ;)
    Well, if you ignore the phone bit, not really inane.

    For example, carrying bottled water in public has only been around a decade or so? Why is this? What started the habit? Has commercial advertising kept it going and stopped it from fading away?

    Does it actually do you any good, except, perhaps, in the middle of a heat wave, to continually drink water in this fashion?

    How many people keep re-filling the same bottle from the tap and is it safe to do so?
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    nessyfencernessyfencer Posts: 9,195
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    Everywhere I go I see people with bottles in their hands, water, pop, whatever. Why have people suddenly got thirsty? A bottle in one hand and a phone in the other, usually attached to their earholes. Is it really necessary? :confused:
    Are you sure this isn't something you have just noticed? lol Pretty sure it's no different than it always has been.
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    Andy2Andy2 Posts: 11,951
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    I agree with the OP. Before about the mid 90's, you rarely saw anyone carrying a bottle of fruit juice or water around with them. Now almost everyone is doing it. No-one needs to hydrate themselves so often, the odd drink at break-times is easily enough.
    It's just a fad, like constant texting or hugging.
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    lawrenma2lawrenma2 Posts: 4,060
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    Yes, I wonder the same thing very often. You can't walk down the high street without seeing someone drinking a bottle of water. What happened to cans of juice?

    A guy in work let me into a very well kept secret - He told me he gets it for free when he turns the kitchen tap on, but I think it's a myth. :eek:
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 17,123
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    It might, just might, be because its been hot for the last few months so people are carrying a drink of whatever to keep hydrated.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 754
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    It might, just might, be because its been hot for the last few months so people are carrying a drink of whatever to keep hydrated.

    Hot? It might have been in Essex but it certainly hasn't been hot here. :D No matter what the weather, no matter what time of day or night, people walk about with bottles. :confused:
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,106
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    Maybe it's the recession - people don't want to buy drinks from Starbucks while on a shopping trip so take their own water?
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    Stiffy78Stiffy78 Posts: 26,260
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    Hot? It might have been in Essex but it certainly hasn't been hot here. :D No matter what the weather, no matter what time of day or night, people walk about with bottles. :confused:

    Maybe they've filled them up with vodka?
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    PictoPicto Posts: 24,270
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    So, everyone's carrying a bottle of water and a phone around. I might combine the two, a bottle that's also a phone. I will make a fortune. I will call this new bottle / phone O2.
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    comedyfishcomedyfish Posts: 21,637
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    Picto wrote: »
    So, everyone's carrying a bottle of water and a phone around. I might combine the two, a bottle that's also a phone. I will make a fortune. I will call this new bottle / phone O2.

    well........

    O2 is oxygen.

    A better name might be Hy Per (from H202)
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    PictoPicto Posts: 24,270
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    comedyfish wrote: »
    well........

    O2 is oxygen.

    A better name might be Hy Per (from H202)

    I was leading up to my orange juice invention called Vodaphone.
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    zx50zx50 Posts: 91,295
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    Everywhere I go I see people with bottles in their hands, water, pop, whatever. Why have people suddenly got thirsty? A bottle in one hand and a phone in the other, usually attached to their earholes. Is it really necessary? :confused:

    There always seems to be some sort of craze going around. I can't understand carrying a bottle of water around, as the heat from your hand would likely cause the coldness of the water inside to slightly heat up gradually the longer you had a hold of it. My mother seems to be drinking more bottled water lately and I just think, why? I'd rather drink from the tap where the water would be so much cheaper than these rip off bottled waters that you buy from the shops. The companies will be loving all their bottles of water beind sold though.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,389
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    Perhaps you aren't seeing the context. Like these days, I walk a few miles before arriving in a city, it makes sense to buy water before making the trip back. Maybe a lot of people aren't taking the bus or car like they used to.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 754
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    How do we know the purity of some of these bottled waters? Goodness knows what's in it, sheep's pee for a start. Remember Delboy Trotter bottling his own? I'll take my chances and choose tap water and not out of a plastic bottle.
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