I make a lot of iced tea in the summer months. I re-use the gallon tea jugs
from the store so they get kind of dark with tea stain on the inside.
Poured a glass this morning and out slid what looked like a jelly fish. It
is pretty gross. Must have grown in the bottle since the last time I poured
some which was just Tuesday.



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"Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>
> I make a lot of iced tea in the summer months. I re-use the gallon tea jugs
> from the store so they get kind of dark with tea stain on the inside.
> Poured a glass this morning and out slid what looked like a jelly fish. It
> is pretty gross. Must have grown in the bottle since the last time I poured
> some which was just Tuesday.

Sanitize the jug with bleach solution, and brew the tea with boiling
water and you won't have bacteria growing in it. If you brew with cold
tap water you will see exactly why commercial bottled drinking water is
NOT "just tap water".

On 7/31/2014 10:06 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> I make a lot of iced tea in the summer months. I re-use the gallon tea jugs
> from the store so they get kind of dark with tea stain on the inside.
> Poured a glass this morning and out slid what looked like a jelly fish. It
> is pretty gross. Must have grown in the bottle since the last time I poured
> some which was just Tuesday.
>

Yuck!

I would scrap reusing plastic bottles. They do have chemicals that break
down. That's why people carry refillable bottles made of metal or
special plastic.

About 9 years ago I bought a one gallon, plastic, refrigerator pitcher
in the grocery store. It has a large, oval opening at the top and I
clean it with a brush and soapy water, rinsing well before each new batch.

There is quite a bit of residue from iced tea. I brew my own.



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On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:06:07 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>I make a lot of iced tea in the summer months. I re-use the gallon tea jugs
>from the store so they get kind of dark with tea stain on the inside.
>Poured a glass this morning and out slid what looked like a jelly fish. It
>is pretty gross. Must have grown in the bottle since the last time I poured
>some which was just Tuesday.
>
>
>
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That was probably a scoby. You should have saved it and started making
kombucha tea, very good source for probiotics.

http://www.anneskombucha.com/what-is-scoby/

koko

On 7/31/2014 11:08 AM, wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:06:07 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>> I make a lot of iced tea in the summer months. I re-use the gallon tea jugs
>>from the store so they get kind of dark with tea stain on the inside.
>> Poured a glass this morning and out slid what looked like a jelly fish. It
>> is pretty gross. Must have grown in the bottle since the last time I poured
>> some which was just Tuesday.
>>
>
> Drink red wine, never found anything evil in that Sorry couldn't
> resist.
>

Oh, please, don't tease me. I am so missing my glass of wine at dinner.
:-(

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On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:06:07 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

> I make a lot of iced tea in the summer months. I re-use the gallon tea jugs
> from the store so they get kind of dark with tea stain on the inside.
> Poured a glass this morning and out slid what looked like a jelly fish. It
> is pretty gross. Must have grown in the bottle since the last time I poured
> some which was just Tuesday.
>

Don't you shake the bottle before using? Seems like you'd notice
something like that if it was there.

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:06:07 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>> I make a lot of iced tea in the summer months. I re-use the gallon tea
>> jugs
>> from the store so they get kind of dark with tea stain on the inside.
>> Poured a glass this morning and out slid what looked like a jelly fish.
>> It
>> is pretty gross. Must have grown in the bottle since the last time I
>> poured
>> some which was just Tuesday.
>>
>
> Don't you shake the bottle before using? Seems like you'd notice
> something like that if it was there.


No I decant to let all the particles stay on the bottom.



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On Thursday, July 31, 2014 2:09:49 PM UTC-4, l not -l wrote:
>
> Though I don't wear dentures, I buy denture cleaning tablets to use in
> removing tea stains from my pitchers. I drop two tablets in the pitcher of
> warm water and let sit overnight; in the morning, no stains and anything
> that might think of growing in there is dead. Final cleaning with dish
> detergent and it's clean, clear and ready for re-use.

Great idea. I'll try that for cleaning my insulated coffee carafe (or giraffe as we call it).

http://www.richardfisher.com

On 7/31/2014 12:06 PM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:06:07 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>> I make a lot of iced tea in the summer months. I re-use the gallon tea jugs
>> from the store so they get kind of dark with tea stain on the inside.
>> Poured a glass this morning and out slid what looked like a jelly fish. It
>> is pretty gross. Must have grown in the bottle since the last time I poured
>> some which was just Tuesday.
>>
>
> Don't you shake the bottle before using? Seems like you'd notice
> something like that if it was there.

My mother and my grandmother made iced tea every day, either once or
twice, iced tea was always in the house. Whatever was not used was
discarded at the end of the day. I am not sure why.

Becca

On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 15:08:32 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

> My mother and my grandmother made iced tea every day, either once or
> twice, iced tea was always in the house. Whatever was not used was
> discarded at the end of the day. I am not sure why.

I think iced tea made with fresh tea tastes best and they probably did
too. Old tea has a bitter taste to me. Of course, I don't sweeten my
iced tea with sugar and I can tell bitter from the sour of lemon
because lemon doesn't cover up the bitterness in old tea for me.

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On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 15:37:10 -0300, wrote:

> I buy those and use them for cleaning flower vases, totally efficient.

Great idea, thanks!

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Marty, to PREVENT those tomato-y stains from ever appearing in your plastic containers, first use a
spray like Pam on the inside. It works pretty well.

N.

On 7/31/2014 1:17 PM, wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:47:35 -0500, Janet Wilder >
> wrote:
>
>> On 7/31/2014 11:08 AM, wrote:
>>> On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:06:07 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I make a lot of iced tea in the summer months. I re-use the gallon tea jugs
>>> >from the store so they get kind of dark with tea stain on the inside.
>>>> Poured a glass this morning and out slid what looked like a jelly fish. It
>>>> is pretty gross. Must have grown in the bottle since the last time I poured
>>>> some which was just Tuesday.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Drink red wine, never found anything evil in that Sorry couldn't
>>> resist.
>>>
>>
>> Oh, please, don't tease me. I am so missing my glass of wine at dinner.
>> :-(
>
> Oops sorry, didn't think of that. Have you run it past your chemo
> carers? They may feel one small glass would be okay.
>

It's not good for platelets. Last time I had a huge problem keeping my
blood, the white and red ones kept disappearing. I will ask Tuesday,
however. I finish the last steroid pill today.

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On 7/31/2014 5:27 PM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 15:08:32 -0500, Ema Nymton >
> wrote:
>
>> My mother and my grandmother made iced tea every day, either once or
>> twice, iced tea was always in the house. Whatever was not used was
>> discarded at the end of the day. I am not sure why.
>
> I think iced tea made with fresh tea tastes best and they probably did
> too. Old tea has a bitter taste to me. Of course, I don't sweeten my
> iced tea with sugar and I can tell bitter from the sour of lemon
> because lemon doesn't cover up the bitterness in old tea for me.
>

I think it might depend on the brand of tea. The large companies
usually make a different blend for iced tea. I use Lousianne brand,
which is kind of regional, I think. I use 6 "family-size" bags for one
gallon and steep them a graduate for a while to make an essence. When
the bags are cool, I wring them out over a tablespoon. Since I have a
built in RO water filter, I use the RO water to add to the tea essence.
Makes good stuff,even the decaf tasted okay

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"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
...
>I make a lot of iced tea in the summer months. I re-use the gallon tea
>jugs from the store so they get kind of dark with tea stain on the inside.
>Poured a glass this morning and out slid what looked like a jelly fish. It
>is pretty gross. Must have grown in the bottle since the last time I
>poured some which was just Tuesday.

Yep. This is why I will never get iced tea in a restaurant.

We had a big metal tea dispenser when I worked at K Mart. We had a high
school behind our store. One morning, some of the kids skipped school, came
in at Christmas time, ripped some red Poinsettia flowers off of the plants
and put them in the iced tea dispenser when no one was looking.

They were then stupid enough to call the police and say that we were trying
to kill people with poisoned tea. They were hanging out in the garden shop
when the cops arrived and of course we had the whole thing on video tape.

What did horrify me was the thick slime that came from the dispenser when
the cafeteria manager cleaned it all out. Someone then asked her if the
flowers might have done that. She just laughed and said that it was always
like that because they never bothered to clean it. They just kept adding
more tea.

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
> Marty, to PREVENT those tomato-y stains from ever appearing in your
> plastic containers, first use a
> spray like Pam on the inside. It works pretty well.
>
> N.

Overheard that at a Potluck. The person it was told to replied, "Oh I don't
use that stuff. You never know what's in it!"

Aargh! Like you couldn't read the label! I don't use it either but you can
also use a swipe of whatever cooking oil that you do use.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:06:07 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> I make a lot of iced tea in the summer months. I re-use the gallon tea
>> jugs
>> from the store so they get kind of dark with tea stain on the inside.
>> Poured a glass this morning and out slid what looked like a jelly fish.
>> It
>> is pretty gross. Must have grown in the bottle since the last time I
>> poured
>> some which was just Tuesday.
>
> I had a fungusiod clump like that in a can of V-8. I discovered it
> after drinking half the can. It was about 1/4th total volume of the
> can (had to cut the can open to inspect it). So I called Campell's
> right away, on my death bed, and they assured me it's a "perfectly
> good food mold". So I said, "So why don't you put them in all the
> cans?". I told them straight up to send me $20 in coupons (I thought
> I was being generous, mental anguish and al) but she held fast at $10
> because "That's how much they reimburse for this situation".
> Apparently these lucky slime balls are pretty common. I haven't
> bought V-8 since and used the coupons for Chunky soups.
>
> -sw

I've never noticed it with V8. I did have that in salsa. Apparently the
jar had been in the fridge for longer than I remembered. I smelled it right
as it was plopping into my Spanish rice or whatever I had intended to make.
Yeah, we had something else for dinner that night.

On 7/31/2014 6:51 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 7/31/2014 1:17 PM, wrote:
>> On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:47:35 -0500, Janet Wilder >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/31/2014 11:08 AM, wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:06:07 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I make a lot of iced tea in the summer months. I re-use the gallon
>>>>> tea jugs
>>>> >from the store so they get kind of dark with tea stain on the inside.
>>>>> Poured a glass this morning and out slid what looked like a jelly
>>>>> fish. It
>>>>> is pretty gross. Must have grown in the bottle since the last time
>>>>> I poured
>>>>> some which was just Tuesday.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Drink red wine, never found anything evil in that Sorry couldn't
>>>> resist.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Oh, please, don't tease me. I am so missing my glass of wine at dinner.
>>> :-(
>>
>> Oops sorry, didn't think of that. Have you run it past your chemo
>> carers? They may feel one small glass would be okay.
>>
>
> It's not good for platelets. Last time I had a huge problem keeping my
> blood, the white and red ones kept disappearing. I will ask Tuesday,
> however. I finish the last steroid pill today.

Happy that you took your last steroid pill, now you will start feeling
normal again.

Becca

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...

> I get one in a plastic bottle. Pure Leaf, I think. I only ever get
> unsweetened. Not many kinds come that way but I have tried other brands
> and they're all good.

I'm always surprised at how hard it is to find unsweetened bottled tea, and
trying to find it without lemon is just about impossible too. I make my own,
but once in awhile when I'm away from home, I'd like to find a small bottle
of plain tea at a store.

Cheri

On 8/1/2014 8:44 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 7/31/2014 6:51 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:

>> It's not good for platelets. Last time I had a huge problem keeping my
>> blood, the white and red ones kept disappearing. I will ask Tuesday,
>> however. I finish the last steroid pill today.
>
> Happy that you took your last steroid pill, now you will start feeling
> normal again.
>

Normal? You know me, Becca, I'm never "normal" :-)

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On 8/1/2014 9:48 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> I get one in a plastic bottle. Pure Leaf, I think. I only ever get
>> unsweetened. Not many kinds come that way but I have tried other
>> brands and they're all good.
>
> I'm always surprised at how hard it is to find unsweetened bottled tea,
> and trying to find it without lemon is just about impossible too. I make
> my own, but once in awhile when I'm away from home, I'd like to find a
> small bottle of plain tea at a store.
>
> Cheri

Kroger makes canned sugar-free iced tea without lemon, but that is the
only one I know about, every manufacturer seems to put lemon in their
iced tea.

Becca

On 8/1/2014 11:01 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 8/1/2014 8:44 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
>> On 7/31/2014 6:51 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>>> It's not good for platelets. Last time I had a huge problem keeping my
>>> blood, the white and red ones kept disappearing. I will ask Tuesday,
>>> however. I finish the last steroid pill today.
>>
>> Happy that you took your last steroid pill, now you will start feeling
>> normal again.
>>
>
> Normal? You know me, Becca, I'm never "normal" :-)

Don't ever change, we like you just the way you are.

Becca

On 8/1/2014 1:36 AM, Sqwertz wrote:

>
> I like bottled canned iced teas. Brisk (Lipton?), for example.
> They're all good, IMO. My home made iced tea sucks for some reason,
> but I still make it every month or so. I think I need to add some
> phosphoric acid and hexametapseudophoshate to make the REAL deal.
>
> -sw
>

Making tea seems so simple, yet it can easily be screwed up.

What works for me is to bring the water to near boil, dump in the tea
bags and steep for four to 4 1/2 minutes. Make it strong do it can
stand up to dilution with ice.

Too long a brewing time brings out the acids and tannins and it is not
as smooth. When you take the bags out, just drain them, don't squeeze
as that brings some bitterness too.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/1/2014 1:36 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>>
>> I like bottled canned iced teas. Brisk (Lipton?), for example.
>> They're all good, IMO. My home made iced tea sucks for some reason,
>> but I still make it every month or so. I think I need to add some
>> phosphoric acid and hexametapseudophoshate to make the REAL deal.
>>
>> -sw
>>
>
> Making tea seems so simple, yet it can easily be screwed up.
>
> What works for me is to bring the water to near boil, dump in the tea bags
> and steep for four to 4 1/2 minutes. Make it strong do it can stand up to
> dilution with ice.
>
> Too long a brewing time brings out the acids and tannins and it is not as
> smooth. When you take the bags out, just drain them, don't squeeze as
> that brings some bitterness too.


I use1/2 gallon of water brought to about 200F and then add 12 tea bags for
most tea blends. Steep for 5 minutes then add 1/2 gallon cold water.



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"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/1/2014 9:48 AM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> I get one in a plastic bottle. Pure Leaf, I think. I only ever get
>>> unsweetened. Not many kinds come that way but I have tried other
>>> brands and they're all good.
>>
>> I'm always surprised at how hard it is to find unsweetened bottled tea,
>> and trying to find it without lemon is just about impossible too. I make
>> my own, but once in awhile when I'm away from home, I'd like to find a
>> small bottle of plain tea at a store.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> Kroger makes canned sugar-free iced tea without lemon, but that is the
> only one I know about, every manufacturer seems to put lemon in their iced
> tea.
>
> Becca

Yes, and I really hate lemon in tea. I must be in the minority though, or it
would be more readily available.

Cheri

On 8/1/2014 11:57 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 8/1/2014 11:01 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>> On 8/1/2014 8:44 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
>>> On 7/31/2014 6:51 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>>>> It's not good for platelets. Last time I had a huge problem keeping my
>>>> blood, the white and red ones kept disappearing. I will ask Tuesday,
>>>> however. I finish the last steroid pill today.
>>>
>>> Happy that you took your last steroid pill, now you will start feeling
>>> normal again.
>>>
>>
>> Normal? You know me, Becca, I'm never "normal" :-)
>
> Don't ever change, we like you just the way you are.

Thank you!


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"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
eb.com...
> On 8/1/2014 8:44 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
>> On 7/31/2014 6:51 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>>> It's not good for platelets. Last time I had a huge problem keeping my
>>> blood, the white and red ones kept disappearing. I will ask Tuesday,
>>> however. I finish the last steroid pill today.
>>
>> Happy that you took your last steroid pill, now you will start feeling
>> normal again.
>>
>
> Normal? You know me, Becca, I'm never "normal" :-)

I think Roy and Cherry are also having chemo just now, so I guess you are
kindred spirits.

I feel so much for you all.


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"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 8/1/2014 9:48 AM, Cheri wrote:
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> I get one in a plastic bottle. Pure Leaf, I think. I only ever get
>>>> unsweetened. Not many kinds come that way but I have tried other
>>>> brands and they're all good.
>>>
>>> I'm always surprised at how hard it is to find unsweetened bottled tea,
>>> and trying to find it without lemon is just about impossible too. I make
>>> my own, but once in awhile when I'm away from home, I'd like to find a
>>> small bottle of plain tea at a store.
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>
>> Kroger makes canned sugar-free iced tea without lemon, but that is the
>> only one I know about, every manufacturer seems to put lemon in their
>> iced tea.
>>
>> Becca
>
> Yes, and I really hate lemon in tea. I must be in the minority though, or
> it would be more readily available.
>

Tejava is just plain tea; no sweeteners or added flavors.




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On 8/1/2014 1:38 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
> eb.com...
>> On 8/1/2014 8:44 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
>>> On 7/31/2014 6:51 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>>>> It's not good for platelets. Last time I had a huge problem keeping my
>>>> blood, the white and red ones kept disappearing. I will ask Tuesday,
>>>> however. I finish the last steroid pill today.
>>>
>>> Happy that you took your last steroid pill, now you will start feeling
>>> normal again.
>>>
>>
>> Normal? You know me, Becca, I'm never "normal" :-)
>
> I think Roy and Cherry are also having chemo just now, so I guess you
> are kindred spirits.
>
> I feel so much for you all.
>
>
We are all prisoners of the poison. My best wishes for everyone.

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"Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:06:07 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I make a lot of iced tea in the summer months. I re-use the gallon tea
> >> jugs
> >> from the store so they get kind of dark with tea stain on the inside.
> >> Poured a glass this morning and out slid what looked like a jelly fish.
> >> It
> >> is pretty gross. Must have grown in the bottle since the last time I
> >> poured
> >> some which was just Tuesday.
> >>
> >
> > Don't you shake the bottle before using? Seems like you'd notice
> > something like that if it was there.
>
> No I decant to let all the particles stay on the bottom.

No matter what Koko and the others say that it was a good thing and
healthy and all that, If I poured a glass of ice tea and some
jellyfish looking blob came out into my glass, I would throw out all
the tea and even the gallon container, then I'd go take a long
shower. Gary don't play that.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> I get one in a plastic bottle. Pure Leaf, I think. I only ever get
>> unsweetened. Not many kinds come that way but I have tried other brands
>> and they're all good.
>
> I'm always surprised at how hard it is to find unsweetened bottled tea,
> and trying to find it without lemon is just about impossible too. I make
> my own, but once in awhile when I'm away from home, I'd like to find a
> small bottle of plain tea at a store.

Yes.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
> Yes, and I really hate lemon in tea. I must be in the minority though, or
> it would be more readily available.

I like lemon in diet Coke but not tea. I grew up with lemon in tea. But
after not getting the lemon one day, I realized that I liked it better
without. And I really don't like it in hot tea!

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Yes, and I really hate lemon in tea. I must be in the minority though, or
>> it would be more readily available.
>
> I like lemon in diet Coke but not tea. I grew up with lemon in tea. But
> after not getting the lemon one day, I realized that I liked it better
> without. And I really don't like it in hot tea!

I love lemons and use them a lot in various things, but I've never been
crazy about drinks with lemon in them, unless it's lemonade, but I only like
real lemonade, made with simple syrup using lots of sugar, not the packaged
stuff, so I don't have it anymore.

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Yes, and I really hate lemon in tea. I must be in the minority though,
>>> or it would be more readily available.
>>
>> I like lemon in diet Coke but not tea. I grew up with lemon in tea. But
>> after not getting the lemon one day, I realized that I liked it better
>> without. And I really don't like it in hot tea!
>
> I love lemons and use them a lot in various things, but I've never been
> crazy about drinks with lemon in them, unless it's lemonade, but I only
> like real lemonade, made with simple syrup using lots of sugar, not the
> packaged stuff, so I don't have it anymore.

I don't like any drinks with sugar. I always made mine with artificial
sweetener.

On Thursday, July 31, 2014 10:32:12 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> >I make a lot of iced tea in the summer months. I re-use the gallon tea
>
> >jugs from the store so they get kind of dark with tea stain on the inside.
>
> >Poured a glass this morning and out slid what looked like a jelly fish. It
>
> >is pretty gross. Must have grown in the bottle since the last time I
>
> >poured some which was just Tuesday.
>
>
>
> Yep. This is why I will never get iced tea in a restaurant.
>
>
>
> We had a big metal tea dispenser when I worked at K Mart. We had a high
>
> school behind our store. One morning, some of the kids skipped school, came
>
> in at Christmas time, ripped some red Poinsettia flowers off of the plants
>
> and put them in the iced tea dispenser when no one was looking.
>
>
>
> They were then stupid enough to call the police and say that we were trying
>
> to kill people with poisoned tea. They were hanging out in the garden shop
>
> when the cops arrived and of course we had the whole thing on video tape.
>
>
>
> What did horrify me was the thick slime that came from the dispenser when
>
> the cafeteria manager cleaned it all out. Someone then asked her if the
>
> flowers might have done that. She just laughed and said that it was always
>
> like that because they never bothered to clean it. They just kept adding
>
> more tea.

It was K-Mart. They cater to the very bottom of the consumer market.
Their standards are low. Heck, they hired *you*.

--Bryan