Comments on: America’s Obsession With Ice http://www.davidhenderson.com/2009/09/04/americas-obsession-with-ice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=americas-obsession-with-ice Writer, communications strategist, Emmy Award winning former CBS News correspondent Mon, 21 May 2012 19:41:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: portable ice makers http://www.davidhenderson.com/2009/09/04/americas-obsession-with-ice/#comment-4817 portable ice makers Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:04:29 +0000 http://www.davidhenderson.com/?p=3960#comment-4817 Gotta remain cool for the summer with some good fresh new ice drinks. These points are great and I just hope everybody stays nicely hydrated with good clean clean ice in their favorite drink and celebrate how great life is! To good health! Gotta remain cool for the summer with some good fresh new ice drinks. These points are great and I just hope everybody stays nicely hydrated with good clean clean ice in their favorite drink and celebrate how great life is! To good health!

]]> By: Molly http://www.davidhenderson.com/2009/09/04/americas-obsession-with-ice/#comment-3316 Molly Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:24:31 +0000 http://www.davidhenderson.com/?p=3960#comment-3316 While I agree with you about the room temperature water, which is a European tradition, I think water in its purest form does not need lemon or anything else. If you drink a glass of truly purified water (i.e. water that has gone through a process called reverse osmosis) it will taste the way nature intended it to be. My friend has a system installed at her home from PureOFlow. The system itself uses no electricity (to your point about heavy consumption). I also noticed that the ice machine runs better because it doesn't get clogged up anymore by hardness and salts that she used before with a water softener. In fact, her electricity bill is lower. I am in the process of getting one too after seeing her results. The whole house water purification system is sold at www.pureoflow.com by a Las Vegas based company but they have dealers throughout the U.S. While I agree with you about the room temperature water, which is a European tradition, I think water in its purest form does not need lemon or anything else. If you drink a glass of truly purified water (i.e. water that has gone through a process called reverse osmosis) it will taste the way nature intended it to be.

My friend has a system installed at her home from PureOFlow. The system itself uses no electricity (to your point about heavy consumption). I also noticed that the ice machine runs better because it doesn’t get clogged up anymore by hardness and salts that she used before with a water softener. In fact, her electricity bill is lower. I am in the process of getting one too after seeing her results. The whole house water purification system is sold at http://www.pureoflow.com by a Las Vegas based company but they have dealers throughout the U.S.

]]> By: Pattipdx http://www.davidhenderson.com/2009/09/04/americas-obsession-with-ice/#comment-3308 Pattipdx Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:21:24 +0000 http://www.davidhenderson.com/?p=3960#comment-3308 So true! It is said that drinking beverages close to your body temp with meals is better for digestion. I had not thought about the energy required to manufacture ice. Great post. We all need to think about the true cost of things. So true! It is said that drinking beverages close to your body temp with meals is better for digestion. I had not thought about the energy required to manufacture ice. Great post. We all need to think about the true cost of things.

]]> By: DH http://www.davidhenderson.com/2009/09/04/americas-obsession-with-ice/#comment-3307 DH Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:21:17 +0000 http://www.davidhenderson.com/?p=3960#comment-3307 Kim, Interesting point. Same thing in Europe and most other places in the world - ice is used sparingly or not at all. Emphasis on good-tasting food, instead. Maybe we should launch a movement to get America out of the ice age ... or something? David Kim,

Interesting point. Same thing in Europe and most other places in the world – ice is used sparingly or not at all. Emphasis on good-tasting food, instead.

Maybe we should launch a movement to get America out of the ice age … or something?

David

]]> By: Kim http://www.davidhenderson.com/2009/09/04/americas-obsession-with-ice/#comment-3306 Kim Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:16:59 +0000 http://www.davidhenderson.com/?p=3960#comment-3306 It's so interesting that you bring this up. I recently had the pleasure of vacationing in Costa Rica. I found it so odd that restaurants used ice so sparingly ... even watching as bartenders made frozen drinks with water and very little ice. Sadly, it didn't occur to me while there that using only a small amount of ice makes perfect sense for a country known for its green practices. I grew up with ice. My parents are "over icers," and I have fond memories of my uncle going the extra mile and asking for extra ice. Maybe it's time to rethink this ice obsession! It’s so interesting that you bring this up. I recently had the pleasure of vacationing in Costa Rica. I found it so odd that restaurants used ice so sparingly … even watching as bartenders made frozen drinks with water and very little ice.

Sadly, it didn’t occur to me while there that using only a small amount of ice makes perfect sense for a country known for its green practices.

I grew up with ice. My parents are “over icers,” and I have fond memories of my uncle going the extra mile and asking for extra ice. Maybe it’s time to rethink this ice obsession!

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