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The Tap Project.

Published Saturday, March 24, 2007 by Abigael | E-mail this post

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So. Tuk Tuk Thai Restaurant @ Amoy Street charged me 30 cents for tap water.

We are never going back there again. Of course, the fact that we were served uber-diluted green curry (which was probably in that diuted state because of the unsold tap water for people who are not willing to pay for it) didn't help.

And. We went to the Crystal Mirror where we paid $10 for a bottle of San Pellegrino, which was totally fine because that's the price you pay at any decent restaurant. However, we ordered a 2nd bottle which was served with in modular green bottle, unscrewed with no label. Sigh ... if I am paying $10 for a bottle of faux sparkling water, the least they can do is to top up our bottle with soda water from the tap with a label on. It will be so much more convincing.

I love water, I just don't think I can ever drink enough of it. My rotund body retains it and my failing lymphatic system does nothing to expel it.

While I have no issues paying for bottled water, I have a major one with places where they charge for water from the tap. So I am not allowed to bring my own bottle, I have to pay for the same holy beverage that comes out from your tap and my tap.

All of the above made me very happy to find THE TAP PROJECT at the Droga5 site.

Face it: Clean tap water is something you take for granted. The thing is, other people, lots of them actually, aren't so lucky. As a matter of fact, the lack of clean drinking water is one of the most urgent health crises facing the planet today. The Tap Project lets you do something about that. But don't worry, it's easy: all you have to do is have a glass of water. On March 22, 2007 the United Nations' World Water Day, hundreds of restaurants in New York City, home to some the best tap water on the planet, will invite their patrons to pay $1 for something they normally get for free. The funds collected will support UNICEF water programs, which provide safe drinking water to children around the world.

Of course. While I am hoping that such an initiative can take off here, I will be very careful about what I wish for.

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