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Kids drinking out of a garden hose
We just had a girl come over for a play date with our daughter. She'd never
been here before, so I tried to be extra conscientious about things like not letting her go out of our yard unwatched, me dropping in to check in with them frequently, those sorts of things (both kids are 8, btw). My husband took them for a long walk to the beach, and, because he was carrying no water, let the kids drink out of garden hoses on the way there and back. He did not know (or ask) the people who owned the hoses if this was okay. I would not have presumed to use another person's hose without asking, and I would not have assumed, especially for somebody else's kid, that the water was safe to drink. I think he did the wrong thing. He thinks I'm crazy. The other girl's parent, as it turned out, laughed about the whole thing when he heard about it later. But that's not the point. My husband claims that it never would have occurred to him that *anyone* would think that the kids shouldn't be drinking out of garden hoses. I find that hard to believe; in fact, I'm not even convinced drinking water out of a hose is necessarily safe. He wants me to ask here if anyone else besides me would mind having their kid drinking out of a hose. So does anyone here have an opinion? Please, moderators, let this have enough parenting content! This is something I need to know! beeswing, hitting SEND |
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Kids drinking out of a garden hose
My husband wants me to clarify that it was only one hose at only one house and
the water was already running. For what it's worth. (As far as I'm concerned: Absolutely nothing.) We await your wise guidance, members of mkm. beeswing |
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Kids drinking out of a garden hose
Beeswing wrote:
We just had a girl come over for a play date with our daughter. She'd never been here before, so I tried to be extra conscientious about things like not letting her go out of our yard unwatched, me dropping in to check in with them frequently, those sorts of things (both kids are 8, btw). My husband took them for a long walk to the beach, and, because he was carrying no water, let the kids drink out of garden hoses on the way there and back. He did not know (or ask) the people who owned the hoses if this was okay. I would not have presumed to use another person's hose without asking, and I would not have assumed, especially for somebody else's kid, that the water was safe to drink. I think he did the wrong thing. He thinks I'm crazy. The other girl's parent, as it turned out, laughed about the whole thing when he heard about it later. But that's not the point. My husband claims that it never would have occurred to him that *anyone* would think that the kids shouldn't be drinking out of garden hoses. I find that hard to believe; in fact, I'm not even convinced drinking water out of a hose is necessarily safe. He wants me to ask here if anyone else besides me would mind having their kid drinking out of a hose. So does anyone here have an opinion? Please, moderators, let this have enough parenting content! This is something I need to know! beeswing, hitting SEND If I understand this, your BH had 2 thirsty kids and walked by a running hose, and they drank from it? I'm not sure what's objectionable about this, speaking as someone who drank from a hose a lot while young. My kids have drunk water from hoses as well. As long as the water supply is okay -- and we live in a city with good water -- I don't see a problem. I mean, the hose wasn't lying in a festering pool of manure before they drank, was it? I'm not sure why it wouldn't be safe. Scott DD 10 and DS 7 |
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Kids drinking out of a garden hose
"Beeswing" wrote in message ... We just had a girl come over for a play date with our daughter. She'd never been here before, so I tried to be extra conscientious about things like not letting her go out of our yard unwatched, me dropping in to check in with them frequently, those sorts of things (both kids are 8, btw). My husband took them for a long walk to the beach, and, because he was carrying no water, let the kids drink out of garden hoses on the way there and back. He did not know (or ask) the people who owned the hoses if this was okay. I would not have presumed to use another person's hose without asking, and I would not have assumed, especially for somebody else's kid, that the water was safe to drink. I think he did the wrong thing. He thinks I'm crazy. The other girl's parent, as it turned out, laughed about the whole thing when he heard about it later. But that's not the point. My husband claims that it never would have occurred to him that *anyone* would think that the kids shouldn't be drinking out of garden hoses. I find that hard to believe; in fact, I'm not even convinced drinking water out of a hose is necessarily safe. He wants me to ask here if anyone else besides me would mind having their kid drinking out of a hose. So does anyone here have an opinion? Please, moderators, let this have enough parenting content! This is something I need to know! Well......*I* have a real issue with people just traipsing into my yard just because they feel like they have a right to but do not know me, do not care to meet me, and are not there to interact with me. And, if they also feel the need to avail themselves of the water which I have to pay to use they are doubly in my bad graces. That is impolite, at best. Now, if they rang my bell and asked me I'd be thrilled to get them a drink of cold water from my fridge, especially if kids were involved. It's all about boundaries and being considerate, imo. Now, otoh, my husband would probably not have any issue with all of that. I say that because when I blew up when the neighborhood kids were cutting through our yard on their way home from school [at a previous home] he did not see that as a boundary violation but being smart since there were no sidewalks and the street was quite busy. And, just to throw something else into the mix, you do not know what has been flowing through that hose nor what has been in contact with it recently. It is quite possible that that lawn had been recently treated with pesticides and the hose was covered with them. It would be quite unhealthy for those pesticides to be ingested. -Aula --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 7/18/03 |
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Kids drinking out of a garden hose
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(Beeswing) wrote: We just had a girl come over for a play date with our daughter. She'd never been here before, so I tried to be extra conscientious about things like not letting her go out of our yard unwatched, me dropping in to check in with them frequently, those sorts of things (both kids are 8, btw). My husband took them for a long walk to the beach, and, because he was carrying no water, let the kids drink out of garden hoses on the way there and back. He did not know (or ask) the people who owned the hoses if this was okay. I would not have presumed to use another person's hose without asking, and I would not have assumed, especially for somebody else's kid, that the water was safe to drink. I think he did the wrong thing. He thinks I'm crazy. The other girl's parent, as it turned out, laughed about the whole thing when he heard about it later. But that's not the point. My husband claims that it never would have occurred to him that *anyone* would think that the kids shouldn't be drinking out of garden hoses. I find that hard to believe; in fact, I'm not even convinced drinking water out of a hose is necessarily safe. He wants me to ask here if anyone else besides me would mind having their kid drinking out of a hose. So does anyone here have an opinion? Here's my thinking: There are three issues with garden hoses. The first is whether or not the material it's made of is safe for drinking water applications. Some are, some clearly are not. (I believe in the last few years, USA regulations require appropriate labeling.) The second is whether or not there is water sitting in the hose that would be consumed. That is potentially a more significant problem. Sitting water in a hose not "approved" for drinking water is a double no-no. The third is that, especially in older homes, the plumbing to outside hose bibs is not necessarily nice hosehold copper and might more likely be galvanized pipe and, if old enough, using lead solder. In general, I would not drink from a hose *at all* and even if it was an "approved" material, I would let the water run through, clear and cool before drinking. A simpler solution is to disconnect the hose and drink from the hose bib, with the #3 caveat. Of course, in an emergency, one might have to make some concessions. --Larry -- Dr. Larry Bickford, O.D. Family Practice Optometry Eye & Vision Care The EyecareConnection http://www.eyecarecontacts.comREMOVE-SPAMTRAP email: larrybic at mac dot com |
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Kids drinking out of a garden hose
"Beeswing" wrote in message ... We just had a girl come over for a play date with our daughter. She'd never been here before, so I tried to be extra conscientious about things like not letting her go out of our yard unwatched, me dropping in to check in with them frequently, those sorts of things (both kids are 8, btw). My husband took them for a long walk to the beach, and, because he was carrying no water, let the kids drink out of garden hoses on the way there and back. He did not know (or ask) the people who owned the hoses if this was okay. I would not have presumed to use another person's hose without asking, and I would not have assumed, especially for somebody else's kid, that the water was safe to drink. I think he did the wrong thing. He thinks I'm crazy. The other girl's parent, as it turned out, laughed about the whole thing when he heard about it later. But that's not the point. My husband claims that it never would have occurred to him that *anyone* would think that the kids shouldn't be drinking out of garden hoses. I find that hard to believe; in fact, I'm not even convinced drinking water out of a hose is necessarily safe. He wants me to ask here if anyone else besides me would mind having their kid drinking out of a hose. So does anyone here have an opinion? Please, moderators, let this have enough parenting content! This is something I need to know! /follows up on own answer because insomnia reminds me: You also have no certainty that the hose is running potable water. Around here a lot of folks are using "gray water" to water lawns. That is water that has been recycled through the city sewage plant. They require homeowners to sign that no one will be using it for drinking or cooking due to it's source. We also have a number of folks with artesian wells to water lawns and you wouldn't want to drink that water ever ever ever. And, as if that isn't enough.....I have enough trouble getting my own kid to turn off the hose when he is done with it. I am assuming that the hose that was found running was attached to a sprinkler, which would be the only reason I could see someone leaving a hose running unattended for more than a few seconds. Do they want to get the blame from the irate home owner coming outside for leaving the hose on for who knows how long and high water bills etc etc etc when it was little johnny who lives there and was filling up his squirt gun a half hour ago? Do they [does anyone] want to deal with that irate homeowner? Once again, boundaries are my issue here. I'm not saying that your spouse went in, undid the sprinkler and took a drink, etc. Just pointing out possible areas where homeowners could readily take issue. -Aula --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 7/18/03 |
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Kids drinking out of a garden hose
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Beeswing wrote: My husband wants me to clarify that it was only one hose at only one house and the water was already running. For what it's worth. (As far as I'm concerned: Absolutely nothing.) We await your wise guidance, members of mkm. OK, I'll bite :-) In the spring when I pump out the low spots in our back yard (lest ducks and the local Canada goose flock take up residence) the garden hoses are used to carry the (rather muddy) water to the street. Ditto for the winter when the normal sump pump exhaust pipe freezes. I don't let kids drink out of them. [Wasn't there a recent article in Consumers Reports on trace chemicals leaching into the water?] |
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Kids drinking out of a garden hose
Aula wrote:
I am assuming that the hose that was found running was attached to a sprinkler, which would be the only reason I could see someone leaving a hose running unattended for more than a few seconds. It was just sitting out next to the sidewalk, running. There was nothing attached to the end of it. beeswing |
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