There are times when we are overwhelmed by technology, and there are times when technology swoops in to provide us with a wonderful solution to a problem. Today was a case of the latter.
I’ve lived my entire life without a water or ice machine in my fridge. I know – how 1982? My wife on the other hand, grew up in two homes where ice and water flowed as if poured by the gods themselves. I never got it. We have water from the tap. Delicious, clean, drinkable water. So, we spent the first 12 years of our marriage without the clinkity-clink of ice tumbling crushed, shaved or cubed from a dispenser, and without the splashity-splash of ice cold water pouring from a spout. Until today.
You see, we have water bottle trolls in our house. Despite our strict policy that everyone can drink from the tap because it’s completely fine, and because we have a fancy filter on one that makes the water free from cooties, there are water bottles EVERYWHERE. Half-empty/half-full, barely started/mostly finished, crystal light stirred/straight up, label removed/label on, top missing/top in place water bottles. Everywhere. The trolls sneak into the pantry when no one is looking, and leave bottles scattered throughout our home. Counter tops, tables, nightstands, desks… No surface is safe. There are magical mythical creatures I tell you.
And thus, today when our new appliances arrived you’d best believe that this dad made sure there was a clinkity-clink dispenser and a splishity-splash spout. Game. Set. Match. Trolls win.
How about you? Tap water? Bottled water? Filtered water?
Great post, Gav. I never had one either and don’t really get it. We drink filtered tap water. Seems to work. But, if we need a new fridge, I just may consider. Just to say I have the clinkity-clink.
Tracey…that’s what your fridge has..the filtered water spout on the inside. It is my most favorite thing EVER.
When we got a fancy fridge a few years back, it came with the filtered water spout inside it – I’ve been spoiled ever since. But we don’t use water bottles anymore, so they’re not all over the place, but I can’t think when the last time I drank water from the tap was. Oh god. I’m all bourgeois now. Crap. (Heh.)
I can’t live without my water cooler (filled with reverse osmosis water)
LOVE it.
Ever since we got it our trolls are nowhere to be found. Nary a half empty water bottle to be found.
I have my own special reusable bottle…so I never have to pick up a plastic bottle and shake it looking for “floaters” from my kids stealing sips.