It’s tough when your only choice is to live under circumstances you can’t control. My daughters first real love did 2 tours in Iraq then went back as a contractor. He was sent home with a fungal infection not responding to meds and died in his late 20’s. I’m glad your still with us.

At first I considered bottled water extravagant. I soon realized how much better the taste than most tap, how much less than soft drinks or beer and concluded it was a bargain. I looked at water delivery and asked for an analysis of their water and how often it was done. No company would give me this. I got a good filter and a few Stanley thermos bottles. Now using double wall stainless for all my water and coffee. A good habit I fell into by accident.

Cliff3,
Thanks for sharing. I have been drinking bottled water since 1972 when I went on active duty and the water wasn't potable at all 5 of my overseas assignments totalling 13 years. Then I come back stateside and Kelly AFB is a superfund cleanup and Lackland AFB wasn't much better. They still can't identify where I got a very rare cancer from. Guess it's either the bottled water or local drinking supplies. I needed this research about 52 years ago.😞

I had trouble controlling my blood pressure for the last 5 or 6 years before i had 4 stents and a new aortic valve put in. Doctors keep adding bp meds that don't help that much when you have blockages. You probably need a heart catherization to open up blocked coronary arteries. Have you had your aortic valve checked?

EVERYTHING raises my blood pressure! I could easily go nuts trying to pinpoint exactly what raises my blood pressure !!!