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"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 13 Sep 2016 13:44:14 -0400, Gary > wrote:
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>>William wrote:
>>>
>>> I rinse apples and grapes by holding them under the tap water before
>>> eating them. I often wonder if I am getting "pesticide residue" off
>>> these fruits before I eat them? Would they be better rinsed if I
>>> filled the sink with cold water and let them "soak" for a while to
>>> remove the residue? I saw on tv there are more germs in the kitchen
>>> sink than in the toilet.

>>
>>Be safe then, William. Wash your fruits and veggies in your toilet. lol!

>
> Most people's toilets are more sanitary than their kitchen sink...
> people flush toilets very often and disinfect fairly regularly...
> hardly anyone disinfects their sinks, in fact most people leave dirt
> dishes in their sink all the time... to me a kitchen sink with dirty
> dishes is no different from an unflushed toilet.


Really? Hardly anyone? How would you even know that? You don't. Another of
your "I don't, so I imagine others don't either." Very telling.

Cheri