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I'm having a pity party & you're invited


LifeisaGarden

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Thanks LP, I really hope they're temporary too. Sometimes things just suck really bad and there's nothing that can be done about it. I do try to look on the bright side most of the time but seeing that I'm human I sometimes tend to wallow in self pity. I will live. :)

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What's wrong with drinking from a hose?

IDK, promise you won't go into a deep depression?

http://containergardening.about.com/od/greencontainergardening/a/Gardenhose.htm

So you're out watering your container gardens (ok, so what else is new?). It's hot, you're thirsty and there is lovely water coming out of the hose. You stoop down to get a nice cool drink...WAIT! Here’s the bad news…your garden hose may be hazardous to your health. Many hoses are made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which uses lead as a stabilizer.

When water sits in a PVC hose, lead can leach into the water in concentrations that, according to tests conducted by Consumer Reports, can reach 10 to 100 times the allowable lead levels.

PVC hoses often carry a warning, required by the State of California: “this product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects and other reproductive harm.” Unfortunately this is often on printed either in a microscopic font or on the underside of the label, which you can’t see until you get the hose home and open it. Worse news is that some hoses that leach lead don't even have a warning.

The good news is that you can buy hoses that are lead free. They are made from FDA approved materials and the fittings are often nickel plated, because brass can also leach lead. They are labeled "drink-safe," or "safe for potable water."

With any hose, even one labeled "drink-safe," let the water run until it's cold before you drink from it, because bacteria can grow in warm standing water.

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didn't know about the lead, but have never drank out of hose simply due to the obvious bacteria.. although, those who do probly have a better tolerance should society have a total meltdown and we resort back to survival mode..

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