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"Martin" wrote in message ... On Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:18:53 +0100 (BST), wrote: In article , stuart noble wrote: Anyone else concerned about water that has been left in a hosepipe and baked by the sun? Mine has a nasty smell for the first minute or so and, if the hose is set to mist, I wonder if there's a risk of something nasty being inhaled. Legionnaires? Er, Louis Pasteur fairly conclusively disproved the theory of spontaneous generation! If your water already contains such diseases, you have more serious problems; if it doesn't, they won't appear by magic. If the end of the hose is open when not used and there is some water left in the hose there doesn't need to be spontaneous generation. The same situation exists in showers. The very worst that could happen is that something could create enough toxins to be serious, when it isn't normally, but the chances of that are infinitesimal. A fountain in a Dutch spring flower show caused an out break of legionnaires disease in Nord Holland. -- Martin in Zuid Holland I think that was a fogging unit using recycling water, something now banned at flower shows. Stuart, is this mains water? or water butt/grey water? I am surprised if its getting smelly after just a couple of days. Problems occur only when water droplets sit around like in aircon condenser units and larger shower facilities where there is a dead leg in the plumbing -- Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella and Lapageria rosea cvs http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk |
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says... On 13/07/2013 10:27, wrote: In article , stuart noble wrote: You are reducing a risk that is already negligible by comparison with many others you take. Every little helps :-) Penny wise, pound foolish? :-) It's the "mist" element that bothers me. I can bathe my feet in the local stream but I'd be reluctant to inhale it in fine droplet form. I take it that you always bathe rather than shower? Seriously, that's where the real risk is, such as it is. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Actually I shower, but the water is never atomised finely enough to inhale, and it does come straight from the mains Yebbut, when you switch off the shower a bit of warm water sits between the heater and the showerhead, festering evilly, seething with germans.To be safe from inhaling the toxic slime droplets you should always wear a plastic bag over your head. Janet. |
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On 13/07/2013 15:51, Janet wrote:
In article , says... On 13/07/2013 10:27, wrote: In article , stuart noble wrote: You are reducing a risk that is already negligible by comparison with many others you take. Every little helps :-) Penny wise, pound foolish? :-) It's the "mist" element that bothers me. I can bathe my feet in the local stream but I'd be reluctant to inhale it in fine droplet form. I take it that you always bathe rather than shower? Seriously, that's where the real risk is, such as it is. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Actually I shower, but the water is never atomised finely enough to inhale, and it does come straight from the mains Yebbut, when you switch off the shower a bit of warm water sits between the heater and the showerhead, festering evilly, seething with germans.To be safe from inhaling the toxic slime droplets you should always wear a plastic bag over your head. Janet. Do I need an orange as well? |
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On 13/07/2013 15:32, Charlie Pridham wrote:
"Martin" wrote in message ... On Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:18:53 +0100 (BST), wrote: In article , stuart noble wrote: Anyone else concerned about water that has been left in a hosepipe and baked by the sun? Mine has a nasty smell for the first minute or so and, if the hose is set to mist, I wonder if there's a risk of something nasty being inhaled. Legionnaires? Er, Louis Pasteur fairly conclusively disproved the theory of spontaneous generation! If your water already contains such diseases, you have more serious problems; if it doesn't, they won't appear by magic. If the end of the hose is open when not used and there is some water left in the hose there doesn't need to be spontaneous generation. The same situation exists in showers. The very worst that could happen is that something could create enough toxins to be serious, when it isn't normally, but the chances of that are infinitesimal. A fountain in a Dutch spring flower show caused an out break of legionnaires disease in Nord Holland. -- Martin in Zuid Holland I think that was a fogging unit using recycling water, something now banned at flower shows. Stuart, is this mains water? or water butt/grey water? I am surprised if its getting smelly after just a couple of days. Problems occur only when water droplets sit around like in aircon condenser units and larger shower facilities where there is a dead leg in the plumbing This is mains water |
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stuart noble wrote: On 13/07/2013 15:51, Janet wrote: In article , says... Actually I shower, but the water is never atomised finely enough to inhale, and it does come straight from the mains Yebbut, when you switch off the shower a bit of warm water sits between the heater and the showerhead, festering evilly, seething with germans.To be safe from inhaling the toxic slime droplets you should always wear a plastic bag over your head. Do I need an orange as well? No, but the plastic bag should be one of the silvered ones, so that the layer of aluminium protects you from the government's microwave brainwashing. Did you think that those masts were for television, mobile telephones and so on? More fool you. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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If it is mains water that is sitting in your hose being heated by the sun then the plants will say thank you for using warmed water for irrigation. If it is collected rain water that has been sitting round in a butt or other storage facility for a few weeks then they will thank you even more. Pete - Nanneys Bridge Nursery |
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Janet wrote:
Yebbut, when you switch off the shower a bit of warm water sits between the heater and the showerhead, festering evilly, seething with germans. Eek! To be safe from inhaling the toxic slime droplets you should always wear a plastic bag over your head. .... tied tightly under the chin just to be sure? |
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Pete wrote:
If it is mains water that is sitting in your hose being heated by the sun then the plants will say thank you for using warmed water for irrigation. If it is collected rain water that has been sitting round in a butt or other storage facility for a few weeks then they will thank you even more. My plants never say thank-you. :-( |
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Janet wrote in news:MPG.2c4b79d98f27742f989831
@news.individual.net: In article , says... On 13/07/2013 10:27, wrote: In article , stuart noble wrote: You are reducing a risk that is already negligible by comparison with many others you take. Every little helps :-) Penny wise, pound foolish? :-) It's the "mist" element that bothers me. I can bathe my feet in the local stream but I'd be reluctant to inhale it in fine droplet form. I take it that you always bathe rather than shower? Seriously, that's where the real risk is, such as it is. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Actually I shower, but the water is never atomised finely enough to inhale, and it does come straight from the mains Yebbut, when you switch off the shower a bit of warm water sits between the heater and the showerhead, festering evilly, seething with germans.To be safe from inhaling the toxic slime droplets you should always wear a plastic bag over your head. Janet. You say this, about Germans. I think you are a bit of a racist.These are your words, no mistake, I cut and pasted this. festering evilly, seething with germans.To be safe from inhaling the toxic slime droplets. always wear a plastic bag over your head. Evil. The only word for you. Baz |
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In article , Baz wrote:
Janet wrote in news:MPG.2c4b79d98f27742f989831 : Yebbut, when you switch off the shower a bit of warm water sits between the heater and the showerhead, festering evilly, seething with germans.To be safe from inhaling the toxic slime droplets you should always wear a plastic bag over your head. You say this, about Germans. I think you are a bit of a racist.These are your words, no mistake, I cut and pasted this. I think that you are a bit of an idiot. And, perhaps, a bit of a troll. If you didn't recognise that schoolchild pun/term, you should have realised that whole paragraph was tongue-in-cheek. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 2013-07-14 13:14:01 +0100, Baz said:
Janet wrote in news:MPG.2c4b79d98f27742f989831 @news.individual.net: In article , says... On 13/07/2013 10:27, wrote: In article , stuart noble wrote: You are reducing a risk that is already negligible by comparison with many others you take. Every little helps :-) Penny wise, pound foolish? :-) It's the "mist" element that bothers me. I can bathe my feet in the local stream but I'd be reluctant to inhale it in fine droplet form. I take it that you always bathe rather than shower? Seriously, that's where the real risk is, such as it is. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Actually I shower, but the water is never atomised finely enough to inhale, and it does come straight from the mains Yebbut, when you switch off the shower a bit of warm water sits between the heater and the showerhead, festering evilly, seething with germans.To be safe from inhaling the toxic slime droplets you should always wear a plastic bag over your head. Janet. You say this, about Germans. I think you are a bit of a racist.These are your words, no mistake, I cut and pasted this. festering evilly, seething with germans.To be safe from inhaling the toxic slime droplets. always wear a plastic bag over your head. Evil. The only word for you. Baz I think you'll find it's a pun on the word 'germs'. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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Sacha wrote in
: On 2013-07-14 13:14:01 +0100, Baz said: Janet wrote in news:MPG.2c4b79d98f27742f989831 @news.individual.net: In article , says... On 13/07/2013 10:27, wrote: In article , stuart noble wrote: You are reducing a risk that is already negligible by comparison with many others you take. Every little helps :-) Penny wise, pound foolish? :-) It's the "mist" element that bothers me. I can bathe my feet in the local stream but I'd be reluctant to inhale it in fine droplet form. I take it that you always bathe rather than shower? Seriously, that's where the real risk is, such as it is. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Actually I shower, but the water is never atomised finely enough to inhale, and it does come straight from the mains Yebbut, when you switch off the shower a bit of warm water sits between the heater and the showerhead, festering evilly, seething with germans.To be safe from inhaling the toxic slime droplets you should always wear a plastic bag over your head. Janet. You say this, about Germans. I think you are a bit of a racist.These are your words, no mistake, I cut and pasted this. festering evilly, seething with germans.To be safe from inhaling the toxic slime droplets. always wear a plastic bag over your head. Evil. The only word for you. Baz I think you'll find it's a pun on the word 'germs'. A pun or an anagram? A pun is funny? Racism is funny? All the letters of seething with germans are there. See it. Probably not.. Baz |
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"stuart noble" wrote in message ... Anyone else concerned about water that has been left in a hosepipe and baked by the sun? Mine has a nasty smell for the first minute or so and, if the hose is set to mist, I wonder if there's a risk of something nasty being inhaled. Legionnaires? So how about flushing some diluted bleach through the hose or something else that kills all known germs? It's not something I've ever worried about. |
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