Drinking with Meals...why do waitressing staff find it odd?

maybe it's because I life in the country and have well water which we have to conserve, then when I got to a restaraunt and they want to give me water I don't need or want.

 I personally believe that each glass poured down the drain is wasting a resource.

by the way...the service was awesome, the food was awesome...

thanks everyone it's good to see how others handle it...

Thank you for posting this.  I had the exact issue on the weekend.  I was in Toronto for a meeting and had dinner with friends.  Now I normally order a diet coke and try to drink it before my meal.  This time I did and so the waitress kept coming back and asking if I wanted another drink. After the third time I said 'jus****er please.'

She was just doing her job and making sure i was happy since the three other people I was with all had drinks.  I did not drink it at all but I figure its' water - i'ts not going to waste like if I had ordered another coke or something.