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First let me be clear: I'm not a crazy conspiracy person (...on this) I just don't rely on a municipal well. As far as I know adding fluoride to the private well at my houses is not a thing, good or bad. I did drink municipal water for two years when I lived on campus in college.

That said, is fluoride a benefit to adults or just children?

When I was a kid I got fluoride treatments at the dentist, but then aged out. I've never had a cavity in forty years, but I'd like to keep it that way. Should I still be doing it?

Also no, I'm not using the internet as a substitute for a dentist, just my next dental appointment is in four months. TIA

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world -2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I tell people I'm on well/septic even in a city because when this house was built it was before urban sprawl...

And everyone immediately says how great it is that I don't have to pay water/sewer.

But like, I got to pump the septic, I got to service the well, I got to maintain the well pump and pressure tank, my garden hose has no pressure, have to keep up with water softener using a bunch of salt...

I'm probably not even saving money. And it's a lot of hassle.

But it would be 10s of thousands of dollars to get it hooked up, and who knows if my 80 year old plumbing can sustain city water pressure.

Not to mention if my electric goes out, so does my water.

I'd 100% prefer city water, $20 a month ain't shit.

[–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

Have you tried a salt free softener?

[–] pb42184@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, the money isn't a thing for me. My houses are in parts of NY that just don't have municipal wells, so there's no reason to feel one way or the other about it. It just is what it is.