Would you like a bottled water?

One of the things my Associates talk about when they talk about our office is that we always offer their customers and clients a drink-- coffee or water, usually. We always make sure to keep a supply of refreshments on hand for our Associates. It gets hot in Florida, and dehydration is a problem when the sweat gets to flowing freely as it does on those days approaching 98% humidity--and they are on the way again. Combine our humidity with plenty of properties to see and one can easily end up with a nasty headache from not taking in enough fluids.

Our office recycles. Even though according to our town, businesses are not supposed to or are not allowed to. We recycle copier & printer paper, out of date RE mags, junk mail, cardboard boxes, toner cartridges, old cell phones, old computer equipment. I make sure all of our yard waste is collected for mulch. Some of this is curbside, some I have to collect and deliver myself. I will say that it has affected the amount of actual trash we put out and what makes it to the landfill. So that makes me feel pretty good. Why do I feel so bad about bottled water?

The new green thing is to say how bad bottled water is for the planet. I am not sure if this is an anti-spring water thing, or something bigger.

I will say this about Florida; I have lived here more than 20 years and never willingly drank water from the tap. I will swim in it, I will play in it, I will use it to water my plants, I will fish in it. I just can not bear to drink it.

So, we stock bottled water for our visitors, and I drink it myself. I recycle the bottles--curbside. And personally, the bottle I am drinking out of was probably re-filled from the five gallon bottle about nine times before it makes it to the curb.