Juice is terrible for you too. It's basically all the sugar in fruit, but without the fiber to slow the absorption.

Boiling would imply using power, which costs money. So you pay for soda, water and power and supposedly end up with just the soda. That doesn't sound very smart.

Or just drink half a cup of coke...

Most 17-year-olds don't have a job and it's harder for 17-year-olds to get a job now-a-days.

Most 17 year olds don't have jobs?? Jesus. This new generation has it light.

It's not that we don't want them (for some people is it), but for a lot of people, it's that we can't get them. It's not that we're not qualified, it just seems as if people look down on teenagers or younger people a lot. As if we're ALL suppose to be the stereotypical messy, irresponsible, living off of ramen or spagetti-o's, teenagers. And before people jump the gun and say we're all lazy or something, no. I admit, there's a lazy bunch in every generation, but that doesn't speak for the ones who are trying. And I personally, is one of them.

I disagree

Most 17yos don't have jobs/ and its hard for them to get one? Job hunting was very easy in my experience, applied and two days later got the job without even having an interview. Most teens k know have jobs.

With kids these days, it might be the nose rings, those lobe hoop things, tattoos on their necks and purple hair that show how they are all "unique" that's keeping them down.

Sorry, #34, but that has been the stereotype for ALL generations of teenagers. Everyone has always looked down on teens or expected them to be lazy and not have their shit together. But you know what you do? When you get turned down for one job you go out and get another. You think teens before you had an easy time getting jobs? Like they were thrown in our laps? No, we worked for them. As do many other teens of this generation who I see working. Don't use the whole "people don't like our generation" to get out of working hard to get a job. Unless you live in a super rural area where everyone in the town vies for that one McDonald's job opening. If that's the case, then everyone's screwed over there. But if you live in or near a city, there is a job out there for you. Try washing dishes. Never a shortage of dishwashers.

I didn't say this generation had it any different. I was only referring to #32 seeming as if we're all getting things on a silver platter or have it easier compared to past generations. I also did NOT say people don't like OUR generation. I said teens, as in teens in general. No generation specifics. As for the job situation, I do live in a SUPER rural area actually. I, as well as the many other surrounding communities are well over an hour drive from the nearest town where we could possibly even get a job. That town itself is already over populated for the amount of jobs there. Finally, you insisted as if we use ""People don't like our generation" to get out of working hard for a job" as if you know how hard some people do/did work? I feel right there as if you're shaming our generation and following the stereotypes.

I mean to say that there ARE plenty of teens who use the "woe is me, everyone hates us," mentality to avoid work. From your initial comment, it seemed you were going in that direction. Your clarification reveals that obviously you're not. But that's the Internet for you--it's easy to mistake a comment that is only some hundred characters long. As for living in a rural area--that's rough. Having lived in both city and rural, I know how hard it is to get a job there, which is why I added that disclaimer.