Plumbing matters

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

My girlfriend came to stay over at the weekend, and before we went to bed insisted that I get her a glass of water from the kitchen and not the bathroom.

The reason for this was, she said, that "the pipes leading to the kitchen are safer" and "bathroom water is not filtered as well."

This woman is beautiful, intelligent and well-qualified. But surely she's wrong on this occasion?

 

[Dover]

They all come from the same soruce, so the water quality would be the same.

 

[Ding Dong !]

I think shs is right. I tend not to drink water from the bathroom as you often hear of dead brids lying in the tanks.

Stick to the kitchen taps i'd say.

 

[Highfields Seagull]

Depends if your bathroom water comes straight from the mains, or from a tank in the roof.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Nope - straight from the mains. Though that might be why she was anxious.

 

[ManxSeagull]

If the water feeding the wash hand basin is direct from the mains you will ok, just make sure you run the tap for a period of time at first to flush out stagnent water.

If the water is fed from a tank in the roof, it all depends on the age of the tank as to whether it is a 'byelaw 30' tank which technically is fit to drink from, although I would not.

Quick simple test to determine if the water is tank or mains fed is to turn the tap on and put your thumb or finger over the end of the tap, if you can stop the water it is tank fed. If the water sprays everywhere it is mains fed.

Don't try this in large office blocks as the water could either be pumped from a tank or from gavity fed from tank at height either way the pressure will be high and not give you any indication.

 

[CHAPPERS]

I've always preferred water from the bathroom for some reason, it's tinnier than from the kitchen.

 

[Uncle C]

Bloody fussy ain't she.
Tell her to bring her own bottled water next time.

 

[stoke]

The expression 'get it yourself' springs to mind.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Cheeky cow! I would have got the toothbrush mug and scooped up a cupful from the toilet basin, just for her sheer laziness...

 

[Emily's Mum]

It depends whether you have a direct or indirect system. Direct comes straight from the mains & should be ok. Indirect will come from a tank in the roof & could have anything lying dead in it! I know all this becasue I am a plumbers daughter & a plumbers soon to be ex-wife.

I get my boyfriend a glass of water before bedtime too - its my duty as hostess

 

[H block]

If though you are very drunk is it ok to piss in the kitchen sink or should you go in the bathroom one.I know some people would prefer to use the toilet but i think its easier to hit a higher target when bladdered.