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1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Speedytech7, May 31, 2018.

  1. Dec 19, 2021 at 3:26 PM
    0xDEADBEEF

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    JKO1998

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    Tap water coming directing out of a mountain spring like Logan is way better than the tap coming out of a reservoir like Vernal
     
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    There are big differences in the chemical and mineral contents of water depending on the source.

    The tap water in Las Vegas, for example, is flavorful in a way I don't care for.
     
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    I'm similar. Community/shared well water and septic. No gas here either, but we have a 500 gal underground propane tank. Only appliances on propane are the stove/range and a fireplace insert. We bought 2 years ago with 150 gal in the tank and haven't had to fill it yet.

    We go through about 50 gal per year which comes out to roughly $17 per month. I would like to go gas water heater and dryer, but I'm not sure how long I'm gonna stay in the house and am hesitant to drop a bunch of money into it.
     
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    When I went to CO last summer stores were selling and people were buying this water. LOL

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    The man who invented bottled water is an absolute genius… lol
     
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    I once saw bottled water that said "Bottled from the municipal water source in Quincy, IL". They were just bottling small-town tap water.

    It caught my eye becase one of my parents grew up in Quincy.
     
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    I knew this girl a long time ago.. So we were drinking at a fairly new local bar. This was around 1982.

    She said her dad owned a little water bottling company in Hot Springs that supplied bottled water to water coolers in offices. Steady business -- not really a big deal.

    I said they should start pushing bottled water in coolers like a nostalgia thing. The conversation went like, you must be crazy. You only drink bottled water when the water is too bad to drink.

    Guess how it turned out?



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    The self tapper isle
     
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    Ah

    just saw a commercial
     
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    They write a crazy inflated price, cross it out, and then put the normal prices and call it a sale. Sometimes there's a genuine deal on a local event like sports tickets or whatnot. But I think the design of the site is just to part servicemen from their hard earned money under the false pretense of patriotism.
     
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    Ah that sucks

    Guidefitters legit for military and law enforcement
     
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    So its Kohls?
     

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