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ajrwdwgirl

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I have an unrelated to anything question to ask. Since I am older then dirt and don't really get out all that much. Does anyone know what is going on with distilled water? I have a need for distilled water for my C-pap machine and have easily purchased it for years. I have noticed the last few weeks that distilled water is leaving the store shelves at the speed of light. Drinking water is going at what seems like a regular pace, but, places like Walmart that put out over 20 feet of industrial sized shelving have been sold out in just days after it is filled up completely. Is there any fad that people have heard of that uses distilled water as it's base. Is it being used as drinking water because it contains no minerals, but, is basically tasteless. Nobody ever sends me the memos on this stuff and I am curious.

I know some people run humidifiers in the winter, maybe they are using the distilled water for that.

Edit: I see figgy had the same response I gave, I guess I should read all posts before responding. I think I read somewhere that sometimes people use distilled water for their coffee pots so it gives coffee the "pure" taste without any of the pesky minerals. So maybe there are a lot of coffee snobs in your town, shopping at Walmart.
 

MinnieM123

Premium Member
We have icy roads today. DH said the guy driving in front of him was driving too fast, hit ice on a bridge, and slid across the other other two lanes before stopping. Fortunately, no cars coming the opposite way. People slow down!!
It is supposed to get above freezing and turn to all rain in a couple of hours. No orange ball in the sky today.😟

Major pet peeve of mine -- idiots who drive in rain/snow/ice at the same speed, as they do on dry roads. :banghead:
 

MinnieM123

Premium Member
Mine too Minnie!!

Another pet peeve is about the idiots who don't completely clear off their vehicles after a snowstorm, and then drive down the highway and huge chunks of snow and ice have crashed the windshields of cars behind them. Very very dangerous and stupid--every year I head about these accidents. Yet in MA, the "fine" for not cleaning off your car (and another car gets hit) is only $40!! :facepalm:
 

Goofyernmost

Well-Known Member
I know some people run humidifiers in the winter, maybe they are using the distilled water for that.

Edit: I see figgy had the same response I gave, I guess I should read all posts before responding. I think I read somewhere that sometimes people use distilled water for their coffee pots so it gives coffee the "pure" taste without any of the pesky minerals. So maybe there are a lot of coffee snobs in your town, shopping at Walmart.
I suppose it could be, but, humidifiers have been around for years, why would everyone switch to distilled at this point. Whatever it is, I guess I just have to make sure I have enough on hand.
 

MinnieM123

Premium Member
I have an unrelated to anything question to ask. Since I am older then dirt and don't really get out all that much. Does anyone know what is going on with distilled water? I have a need for distilled water for my C-pap machine and have easily purchased it for years. I have noticed the last few weeks that distilled water is leaving the store shelves at the speed of light. Drinking water is going at what seems like a regular pace, but, places like Walmart that put out over 20 feet of industrial sized shelving have been sold out in just days after it is filled up completely. Is there any fad that people have heard of that uses distilled water as it's base. Is it being used as drinking water because it contains no minerals, but, is basically tasteless. Nobody ever sends me the memos on this stuff and I am curious.

I was unaware of this in my area, but I rarely buy distilled water. You can make it yourself. Not saying you'd want to do this all the time, but in a pinch, here is the easy way to do it --

 

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