Water Bottle

[Dwacon]

Read in Men's Health that it is bad to refill and reuse your
water bottle because this proliferates germs.

The article went on to say that washing doesn't help because
the narrow neck doesn't get much in from the dishwasher and
they also pooh pouched hand washing.

I wonder if keeping the bottle in the freezer (between uses)
would be beneficial in killing the microscopic baddies?

Any thots?

TIA

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[Steve Frei]

"dwacon" <aunt.jemima@pancake.mix> wrote in message
news:JYoTd.9328$7z6.8078@lakeread04...
> Read in Men's Health that it is bad to refill and reuse your
> water bottle because this proliferates germs.
>
> The article went on to say that washing doesn't help because
> the narrow neck doesn't get much in from the dishwasher and
> they also pooh pouched hand washing.
>
> I wonder if keeping the bottle in the freezer (between uses)
> would be beneficial in killing the microscopic baddies?
>
> Any thots?

Do what the bikies do - periodically fill it with diluted
bleach, let it sit a bit, then rinse it out well. That's good
enough for many; if the bleach aftertaste bothers you, another
soak with baking soda mixed into some water gets rid of the
bleach smell.

Tried and true, and I don't think much live through bleach -
some folks use straight chlorine bleach but it's not necessary
- a few spoonfulls in a bottle of water is enough.

Another approach, if you drink bottled water or sports drinks
at all, is to reuse a bottle from one of those for as long as
you're comfortable then discard it and buy another. Buying a
new bottle of water once a week wouldn't be bad this way.

-S- http://www.kbnj.com

> TIA
>
>
>
> --
> It rubs the lotion on its skin... Or else it gets the hose
> again... www.dwacon.com

[joeu2004]

dwacon wrote:
> Read in Men's Health that it is bad to refill and reuse your
> water bottle because this proliferates germs.

Ohfercryingoutloud! Chicken Little lives!

Anyway, get a bicycle bottle with "spout" -- I hope you know
what I mean. There is no chance of backwash, hence no chance
of germs to grow. In fact, you should not even touch the
"spout" with your mouth.

Also, some bottled water comes with a "spout". You can reuse
the "spout" on bottles with compatible threads.

> I wonder if keeping the bottle in the freezer (between uses)
> would be beneficial in killing the microscopic baddies?

Freezer!? I keep my bottle full of water in the refrigerator
-- but not because any paranoia about germs.

Anyway, I don't think cold kills germs; heat does. Talk to
anyone with a newborn baby. And believe me, you don't want
to go there.

[Al Dykes]

In article
<1109305060.406216.175720@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
<joeu2004@hotmail.com> wrote:
>dwacon wrote:
>> Read in Men's Health that it is bad to refill and reuse
>> your water bottle because this proliferates germs.
>
>Ohfercryingoutloud! Chicken Little lives!
>
>Anyway, get a bicycle bottle with "spout" -- I hope you know
>what I mean. There is no chance of backwash, hence no chance
>of germs to grow. In fact, you should not even touch the
>"spout" with your mouth.
>
>Also, some bottled water comes with a "spout". You can reuse
>the "spout" on bottles with compatible threads.
>
>> I wonder if keeping the bottle in the freezer (between
>> uses) would be beneficial in killing the microscopic
>> baddies?
>
>Freezer!? I keep my bottle full of water in the refrigerator
>-- but not because any paranoia about germs.
>
>Anyway, I don't think cold kills germs; heat does. Talk to
>anyone with a newborn baby. And believe me, you don't want to
>go there.
>

If you're worried, a rinse with just a drop of clorine in the
water will kill all the bugs.

How did we survive before the internet. jeeesh.

--

a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m

Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.

[Peter]

Why not just put in boiling water in a saucepan once in a
while.

"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
news:cvm9kt$bmh$1@panix5.panix.com...
> In article
> <1109305060.406216.175720@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
> <joeu2004@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>dwacon wrote:
>>> Read in Men's Health that it is bad to refill and reuse
>>> your water bottle because this proliferates germs.
>>
>>Ohfercryingoutloud! Chicken Little lives!
>>
>>Anyway, get a bicycle bottle with "spout" -- I hope you know
>>what I mean. There is no chance of backwash, hence no chance
>>of germs to grow. In fact, you should not even touch the
>>"spout" with your mouth.
>>
>>Also, some bottled water comes with a "spout". You can reuse
>>the "spout" on bottles with compatible threads.
>>
>>> I wonder if keeping the bottle in the freezer (between
>>> uses) would be beneficial in killing the microscopic
>>> baddies?
>>
>>Freezer!? I keep my bottle full of water in the refrigerator
>>-- but not because any paranoia about germs.
>>
>>Anyway, I don't think cold kills germs; heat does. Talk to
>>anyone with a newborn baby. And believe me, you don't want
>>to go there.
>>
>
>
> If you're worried, a rinse with just a drop of clorine in
> the water will kill all the bugs.
>
> How did we survive before the internet. jeeesh.
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m
>
> Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.

[Mommy]

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:23:42 -0500, "dwacon"
<aunt.jemima@pancake.mix> wrote:

>Read in Men's Health that it is bad to refill and reuse your
>water bottle because this proliferates germs.
>
>The article went on to say that washing doesn't help because
>the narrow neck doesn't get much in from the dishwasher and
>they also pooh pouched hand washing.
>
>I wonder if keeping the bottle in the freezer (between uses)
>would be beneficial in killing the microscopic baddies?
>
>Any thots?
>
>TIA

Laughing out loud. Is this a troll? If not:

Don't get rid of the water bottle, get rid of that magazine.
It's for suckers and the gullible nitwits. .

Go ask this question on the mountain bike newsgroup and see
what kind of a response you get.

Man, I'm laughing at this one all over again. Makes my week. I
can't wait to tell the folks at the gym this one tomorrow
morning...

Use bleach solution when you come home. Soak it a few hours. I
use water bottles for years, until they finally leak or break.
I have one over five years old that's fine.

[Phil Squir]

"Mommy" <momathome@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:4tte41l1sc241e525ii5o93tbhh2jm1ias@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:23:42 -0500, "dwacon"
> <aunt.jemima@pancake.mix> wrote:
>
> >Read in Men's Health that it is bad to refill and reuse
> >your water bottle because this proliferates germs.
> >
> >The article went on to say that washing doesn't help
> >because the narrow
neck
> >doesn't get much in from the dishwasher and they also pooh
> >pouched hand washing.
> >
> >I wonder if keeping the bottle in the freezer (between
> >uses) would be beneficial in killing the microscopic
> >baddies?
> >
> >Any thots?
> >
> >TIA
>
> Laughing out loud. Is this a troll? If not:
>
Gotta be!

> Don't get rid of the water bottle, get rid of that magazine.
> It's for suckers and the gullible nitwits. .
>
>
> Go ask this question on the mountain bike newsgroup and see
> what kind of a response you get.
>
It would make camelbacks obsolete!

> Man, I'm laughing at this one all over again. Makes my week.
> I can't wait to tell the folks at the gym this one tomorrow
> morning...
>
> Use bleach solution when you come home. Soak it a few hours.
> I use water bottles for years, until they finally leak or
> break. I have one over five years old that's fine.

I have heard that denture tabs are good, without the
aftertaste of bleach.

Phil