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As a kid growing up in the 1970s drinking out of the garden hose was considered normal. We survived.
by chrisdhal 7y ago
As a kid growing up in the 1970s drinking out of the garden hose was considered normal. We survived.
- aargh_aargh 7y agosurvivor bias? (just kidding)
- tntn 7y agoDitto, but late 1990s instead of 1970s. I survived (so far) as well :)
- adamson 7y agoI still do that if I come across one when I'm thirsty. This is the first I've heard of their dangers!
- yellowapple 7y agoSame here, early 90's. I actually liked the taste of the hose water from my childhood home more than any other water I've ever drank.
- JudgeWapner 7y agoBut you didn't live in a dwelling that was plumbed with garden hose. Also I suspect that the use of recycled materials was less prevalent back then. Finally, toxin exposure isn't a binary thing. Hypothetically, if the hose somehow destroyed 1% of your kidney or liver function, it would still be harmful whether you perceived an effect or not.
- userbinator 7y agoDrinking water out of lead pipe was considered normal for a while too... and the similarity of this situation is that drinking out of garden hose normally means you're getting water that's only spent seconds flowing through it, instead of water that's been sitting in and absorbing contaminants for a while.