Originally Posted by TripletDaddy (Post 220540)

we did the same thing in Bolivia....drank a load of carbonated beverages in lieu of boiling water. Is that a myth or does carbonation really kill the cholera and other bacteria in the water?

The downside was that I got so sick of soda on my mission that I rarely drink it today. I can handle an occassional can here and there, max.

One guy that I work with pumps down the diet coke like it is plasma. He shows up every morning with his massive 48 oz. plastic mug filled with diet coke. he drinks it at lunch and all day long. That guy is going to have major gall stones to pass in a few years. I dont know how anyone can drink so much of the same thing over and over.

Originally Posted by SeattleUte (Post 220537)

In Ecuador we used to say that Coca Cola killed bichos. So I drank maybe six a day, to kill the bichos and also because there was no bottled water and I was too lazy to boil myself some. I learned that Coca-cola, RC and Pepsi have very different boquets and flavors. I doubt my pallet is any longer so fine since I haven't drank a soda for years.

Originally Posted by MikeWaters (Post 220552)

You pride yourself on being able to tell the difference between Coke, Pepsi, and RC Cola? Yes, ClouSeaU is back on the job.

Originally Posted by SeattleUte (Post 220572)

No, this is:

http://www.whisky.com/brands/dalwhinnie_brand.html

Palate: Smooth, soft and lasting flavours of heather, honey sweetness and vanilla followed by deeper citrus-fruit flavours and hints of malted bread.

Finish: Long, lingering, surprisingly intense finish that starts sweetly, then gives way to smoke, peat and malt.

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy (Post 220590)

A soda in a bottle with a marble? I am all over that sort of crazy gimmick.

I just called the Japanese grocery store nearest the office...Ebisu Supermarket. It is about 10 minutes away. They sell it.

What flavor should I get? Maybe I should just buy a few bottles and try them?

Originally Posted by MikeWaters (Post 220594)

I've only had the normal clear kind that is lemon-lime. They do have other flavors, but haven't tried them yet.

To be honest, the flavor is not particularly remarkable. It's the bottle that is fun, esp. for the kids. These bottles used to be common in Britain, but stopped using them. Now the old ones are collector items, because most of them were broken by kids wanting the marble.

I think your kids would get a kick out of drinking from them, just like I did when I was young.

Let me know which flavor you like the best.