re: Why don't people use the faucet during hurricane prep?

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Or what? I'm seriously asking you to outline the risk here.

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Best case: Rotten egg smell

Worst case: Cryptosporidiosis. Giardiasis. Cramps. Vomiting. Fatigue.

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tap water in an unsealed jug won't stay good.

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You can buy the little disinfecting tablets for next to nothing & they have a long shelf life.

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Or what? I'm seriously asking you to outline the risk here.

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From Google:
How long can water be stored before it goes bad?
“Most experts will tell you tap water has a shelf-life of six months,” Satterfield says. “After that point, the chlorine dissipates to the point that bacteria and algae start to grow.”

LOl, at anyone that says storing tap water in something like a cooler is going to go bad in a couple of weeks. Give me a break.

Lots of the bottled water is just filtered tap water in a sealed bottle.

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some people don't like how tap water taste



Beggars can't be choosers

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That's why you fight over the last case of bottled water at Home Depot, so you're not a beggar with no choice.

Tap water in Vegas - "Lake Mead's Finest" - tastes like a swimming pool. No thanks.

People are such pussies
Tap water is fine Rain water works too. Cap of bleach will keep anything stored for a good period of time. Worse case, boil it. But I'm sure most cant build a fire.

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tap water in an unsealed jug won't stay good.

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It'll stay more than fine for the time you need it. If you're worried, put a couple of drops of bleach or those tablets in it, or just boil before cooking/drinking.

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BS. Taste is about your eyes seeing the source. There's countless studies that show this.

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Yeah countless. You need to get around more and taste some of the tap water. BTW, Detroit says hello. Also keep in mind that many older homes have questionable plumbing which may impact the taste.

Florida may be in a better situation than many, that horrible stretch or hurricanes you guys had wiped out a lot of places and forced some excellent building codes into place, so the plumbing issues may not be as wide spread as it is in parts of Louisiana and Texas with galvanized pipe and poorly installed copper from way back.

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We are talking about storing tap water for 1-2 weeks at most. That Shite doesn't go bad in two weeks, give me a break.

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If it doesn't have anything already in it, sure. But countless local small municipalities issue boil advisories all the time. Here is a hint, that problem existed at least a day before the boil advisory in most cases.

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Furthermore, almost every city/ county water supply in our country has better water than bottled water.

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Doubtful, though it is probably not worse in most cases (Detroit does say hello again ) . BTW, many people in hurricane prone areas have water wells rather than municipal water. Guess how often that is likely tested.

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Your government supplied water is regulated, bottled stuff is not.

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Actually, bottled water sold for human consumption is regulated by the FDA. Your government water is regulated by the EPA.

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Not to mention, you know how
Many bottled water companies get their supply literally directly from the same place that supplies cities and counties with their water?

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So that water is potentially double regulated (assuming they get it from the municipality, which generally makes the most business sense), that's awesome! But you seem to indicate they get it from the same source, I address that below.

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Zeppherhylis is a big one, they get their water from the same place as Pasco County.

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I am unfamiliar with Zeppherhylis so I looked them up. Low and behold, the provide water testing data for Zeppherhylis and the county reports.
Zeppherhylis water quality test report

List of County test reports

I think the data shows little difference.

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Do people really believe that these places have better water filtration than the government?

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Actually, I would expect they would have better filtration systems (if they filter) than the government, which probably does little or no filtration, just settling and treatment.

Ultimately, I'm not dismissing the idea that it makes total sense to use your tap water, though in some circumstances you may want to boil it first. Where I live, the tap water is fine as is. It is just that there is good reason for some people to get bottled water. For those people, I'd suggest getting gallons early in the season and storing them away. replace them if a hurricane necessitates you use them.