I have off and on. My wife used to help distribute such an additive. Lately, I haven't (gotten lazy?). But, I certainly try to eat such nutrients in my diet. Great question, Kittyhawk.

I have gotten NOT to believe anything government or politicians tell us. I should add "companies" to that list who have axes to grind or money to be made

24F here at 8am with snow expected all afternoon.
Unusual effects of 'global warming'. ;^)
Wonder how's the weather in the paradise of Greenland?

Ooooo, when I woke up this morning it was 6F !

Those falling iguanas are no fun either LOL

Good riddance to fluoride.
2° here currently, but headed for -2° later on. Tomorrow night's low is -10°. I can take it for the few weeks it hangs around. There is no way my lungs can handle the Florida humidity, and staying indoors with airconditioning for months is not my cup of tea :)

I can see enough snow in movies. [grin]

I'm not an expert either, but I was told that industry (aluminum manufacturing?) needed
a way to dispose of fluoride since it was an enzyme poison and it was expensive to
dispose of. So the "proof" was "proven by experts" that it would help reduce cavities
and was "safe and effective."
Just poison the chumps; they'll believe anything.

Enjoy the snow. This will be a week of 55/40 here. It occasionally gets colder for a low here, but freezes only once every five to ten years. 55 for a high is about as low a high as we get.

Same when I was growing up in North Carolina. It was OK then, as I remember. First AC was a window unit to help with my asthma (which it didnt by the way). Moving to PA fixed it instantly, tho.

I am not some sort of expert on water quality. That said, it seems unnatural that some chemical should be ADDED to municipal water. After all, the bottled water doesnt have such things in it, so why should city water have them.

We are told to expect snow here tomorrow. I am delaying a trip to central FL until next week since it will be too cold in FL (high around 47 Wednesday) to enjoy the trip. Next week back in the 70's.

When I was under 10 we had no a/c in our home on the Atlantic coast. Heat was a floor furnace in a halllway in the middle of the house. There was a large window fan in my bedroom that pushed air out the window and pulled air in the other open windows in the house for summer cooling. This was good enough at night for my first 10 years. iirc, the first a/c was a window unit in the kitchen. Our weather/climate was much like the coast of FL in the summer, but with a lot more cold in winter - no snow.

Yeah, that is just fine, but late spring day, and it is only 1 month a year! Perfect 20 here now. 1 tonight! Swimming weather!

My dad (Physics teacher at Satellite High School) was cheap (and poor), and wouldn't run the AC. I slept on the terrazzo floor often to stay cool. Saved all the heat I'll need the rest of my life!

It's winter here today - 60 and windy. The corrosion is not bad if you live a few miles inland like I do.

I live just a little south of there. Kind of cold today - around 60.

Beautiful area. I had relatives in New Smyrna Beach and still have a brother with a place outside Titusville. Have to get back there someday...

Love everything about the place but the heat, traffic and lack of seasons. I would be back tomorrow. Could work right out of our offices there, or from home, like I do now.

My brother's place on Merritt Island is just perfect. 11 acres and a dock on the Banana River... fantastic, except for the corrosion.

You are always welcome back, Thoritsu!

Did you do anything to re-mineralize the water with helpful minerals after the RO?

Go hometown! Grew up there!

A couple decades ago I got to work in the drinking water system business. I was working in a regulatory agency where we were dealing with smaller muni drinking water treatment facilities. I enjoyed that work and learned a lot. I knew back then that the fluoride program was a problem. I remember hearing colleagues who were trained in biology (I'm just an engineer) laughing at people who didn't want the fluoride and I'd think, "What in the hell is wrong with you? Where'd you get your degree?" It's a little surprising that the worm has finally turned because that meant that people, en masse, had to actually follow the real science - pay attention - think.... When I was doing that work is when I started using an RO system for my family's drinking water at home...

It is good to hear my town endorsing sanity. I had heard about this before the post.

The freedom, consent, rights and choice angle.

2. The technical aspects-
the early published studies showed benefits to bringing fluoride up to a target level. Later studies and research go both ways. some research shows the recommended level even if naturally occurring is not of benefit.

Since the science is not convincing either way, only the freedom/consent viewpoint is valid.
It should predominate anyway, those who want extra fluoride can buy toothpaste with it in.