• Stupidmanager@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    3 days ago

    We’d let it run for a few minutes before we drank from it cause Tommy thought it was funny to pee in the hose for some reason. Looking back, he wasn’t all that smart and I’m not sure we were the either cause we knew but figured ”let it run for 5 min first” was enough.

    • papalonian@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      11
      ·
      3 days ago

      I’d let it run because that water was damn near boiling from sitting in a rubber tube in the sun all day

    • AlmightyDoorman@kbin.earth
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      3 days ago

      Tbh. It probably was ( not that i would feel comfortable drinking from it after 5 minutes but on a rational level i think there is no difference.)

      • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        2 days ago

        If it was city water and they maintained adequate residual chlorine levels, 5 minutes should be enough to santize any germs or pathogens from the pee.