On Fri, 25 May 2012 12:50:05 -0700 (PDT), somebody
> wrote:

>(garden hose is food-related, isn't it?)
>
>Inside the package cover it says: WARNING! Do not drink water out of
>this hose. The hose could harbor hazardous chemicals, or bacteria
>from stagnant water inside the hose.
>
>
>Is there nothing we can do today, that we used to do as kids growing
>up?

Everyone knows that to drink water from a garden hose, you've got to
let the water run for a while first! Otherwise it tastes like the
HOSE!! Ick!

John Kuthe...