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Title: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: Lil Me on Dec 07 07 11:06
Ok great.  All this water I was drinking because it was the healthy choice...
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 VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Whether you drink it murky and straight from the tap or you take it filtered, there are new concerns today about water containers. One of the most popular refillable bottles has now been pulled from one store's shelves.[/p]  Mountain Equipment Co-op will no longer sell the popular Nalgene bottle. That was supposed to be the healthy choice but now we learn it's a product made with bisphenol A, which is a component studies have linked with higher cancer and disease risks.
 [/p] Full Story:
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Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: P.C. on Dec 07 07 11:38
Ok great.  All this water I was drinking because it was the healthy choice...


 

Me too.  [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/musik/e030.gif" border=0]  
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: Sportsdude on Dec 07 07 08:34
glad my roomie bought a bulk of water, (ironically called "pure life" lol)
or i'd have nothing to drink.
 
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: P.C. on Dec 07 07 10:09
Ok great.  All this water I was drinking because it was the healthy choice...





I think I may possibly be losing my mind.  I read this (and even quoted it) as 'All this WINTER I was drinking because it was the healthy choice.'  I thought the wording was just a tich odd, but as Lil Me is not prone to errors,  I re-read it several times.....and THEN responded as if it said 'All winter'.  A cheeky response that has rendered itself plain silly, now that I have discovered my error.

  Sorry Lil Me.[img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/liebe/g038.gif" border=0]
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: Lil Me on Dec 08 07 08:37
No worries, P.C.  I actually thought your smilies were glugging back some bottles of water!
 
 Well, since the Nalgene is so suspect, maybe wine is the safer option.  Comes in a glass bottle, no lead...
 
 
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: Lise on Dec 08 07 10:37
Oooh. That's scary. I think some of my co-workers are drinking from that. I'll have to warn them. Thanks for the heads up, Lil Me.
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: Russ on Dec 08 07 11:57
We have tons of these and use them alot.. especially camping. I was actually drinking out of one last night.
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: Lil Me on Dec 08 07 02:57
me too.  Funny thing is, I drink out of them all the time because I was feeling guilty about disposable water bottles.  Pls, peeps keep warning me about toxic chemicals leeching out of  the disposable bottles when they get heated or frozen (as mine often do in the back of the car).
 
 What's a body to do?
 Just drink coffee and wine!!!!
   
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: Sportsdude on Dec 08 07 04:18
i drink soy.
I'd make my own juice and sauces if I had a blender.
but i'm prone to buying juice out of plastic containers.
 
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: purelife on Dec 09 07 01:37
I love my Nalgene bottle...I ain't gonna stop using it.  I found the perfect one for my workouts...small flip cap... looks like this but the bottle is more tall and narrow AND [span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255); font-weight: bold;"]PINK[/span]!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)))

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Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: P.C. on Dec 09 07 01:43
[FONT color=#ff00ff]Like this purdy one ?  I don't think being pink is going to make it safer.[/FONT]

  [img id=idMainImg alt="Nalgene 24oz OTG Water Bottle - Water Bottles on CampBound.com" src="vny!://www.campbound.com/ProductImages/waterbottles/NalgeneOTG.jpg" border=0]
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: Russ on Dec 10 07 10:05
Ill be honest... Im with Purelife on this one. Im going to continue to use my nalgene bottles... EVERYTHING is bad for you.
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: purelife on Dec 10 07 10:32
Yes Yes! That's the one PC!  I LOVE mine and ain't giving it up because it took me a loooooooong time finding the best one to fit my needs.  

  I'm with you too Russ...everything is unhealthy.  Sooner or later, I'll die anyways.   And besides, there are other things besides water bottles that kill someone sooner or give someone cancer.
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: P.C. on Dec 10 07 10:48
I think I agree with you both.  If one of the biggest killers is stress.....stressing out about all the things that can kill you doesn't seem really healthy either. Especially since it seems that there isn't much left that can't kill you.  

  I've gotten to the point that I don't even listen to all that stuff any more.  Every day......and I mean EVERY day, they are reporting that something else is bad for you.  And when they're not doing that, they're retracting something that they told you was bad for you before....but now it's not.  I just can't keep up.
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: purelife on Dec 10 07 11:51
Let's sing Fa la la la la la la la la la, PC.  (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Teasing/12.gif)
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: P.C. on Dec 10 07 03:30
I'll sing with you, as long as it doesn't kill me.  (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif)

  Fa la la la la....la la la la.(//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/4.gif)
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: Lil Me on Dec 10 07 03:54
Can I offer you a drink of water after your singing, P.C.?!  
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: lazy Marik on Dec 10 07 07:49
those bottles are indestructable, and maybe even bullet-proof

 
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: Sportsdude on Dec 10 07 09:50
this thread has turned into a chronic session. lol  
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: P.C. on Dec 11 07 12:22
Can I offer you a drink of water after your singing, P.C.?!  

  OK....I'm not a GOOD singer....but that's no reason to try and rub me out. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/frech/p015.gif" border=0]
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: P.C. on Dec 11 07 12:55
Well now they've just gone too far.

   [H3 class="post-title entry-title"][A href="vny!://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/education/articles-detail.asp?Main_ID=700"]Lead poisoning from Christmas Lights[/A][/H3] [DIV class=post-header-line-1]

[DIV class="post-body entry-content"] A small inquiry leads, as usual, to a bigger story. Our outdoor christmas tree lights (Bethlehem Lighting commercial grade tangle-free lights) carry a warning label: "Handling the coated electrical wires of this product exposes you to lead, a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm". Incidentally, to also cause brain damage in children -- with no known safe exposure level. (Prop 65, which mandates the law, only addresses birth defects, so if lead only caused severe brain damage in children, but not birth defects or cancer, no warning would appear. A political compromise, no doubt.)

Google helped track this down. This was a california story in 2003, but we missed it. The best summary is:  [BLOCKQUOTE][A href="vny!://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/education/articles-detail.asp?Main_ID=700"][FONT color=#5588aa]CHEC Articles: Holiday Lights and Christmas Trees May Contain Lead[/FONT][/A]

If you've been shopping for holiday lights this season, you may have noticed a warning label on some of them stating that they may contain lead.

... Wire coating and cords are usually made of PVC plastic that may contain lead. Lead is used in PVC for several reasons. For wires and cords, lead makes the plastic more flexible and reduces the risk of fire. Lead is also used in many PVC products to stabilize the color. Lead in PVC products can disintegrate into lead-laced dust.

The labels began appearing on holiday lights, as well as on electronic equipment and cords on other consumer products such as hairdryers, after a number of lawsuits were filed by an environmental advocacy organization in California.

The amount of lead in the lights and other consumer products with warning labels may vary considerably. It is not clear if the amount of lead that is released poses a risk to human health. Some tests show that lead could come off in the hands. Note that nearly all appliance cords are covered with PVC that contains lead.[/BLOCKQUOTE][/DIV]
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: purelife on Dec 11 07 10:23
[FONT color=#ff00ff size=5]ROFLMAO!!!!!!  too funnay![/FONT]
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: P.C. on Dec 11 07 10:27
Can you believe it ????

  If it were safe, (and I'm sure it wouldn't be) we need to live in a bubble.  I wonder when someone is going to decide that oxygen is bad for us.
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: purelife on Dec 11 07 10:30
*sips water from my Nalgene bottle*
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: Lil Me on Dec 11 07 06:07
Well, no matter how hungry I am this month, I shall refrain from snacking on my Christmas lights.  
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: P.C. on Dec 11 07 07:40
As much as I miss Elmo (he always made me smile)....THAT avatar is YOU !!!!
Title: Re: Beware the Nalgene H2O Bottle
Post by: Michel on Dec 11 07 08:29