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Majority of pools are contaminated by poop, CDC says
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| 05/17/13
| Karen Rowan
Posted on 05/17/2013 7:02:49 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
I went swimming in a muddy hole in the Philippines when I was a kid, and thought it was great. There was a big old caribaou in that water hole, too.
Then a big pile surfaced near me, and I nearly died. Didn’t even consider that!
When I was a little kid, there was a mailbox that had mint growing around it. I used to pick the mint and pop it in my mouth. One day I saw a dog walk over, lift its leg and pee on it.
To this day, if I get a little sprig of mint on a dessert or something, I have to remove it...
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posted on
05/17/2013 7:53:46 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
("We'll drink to good health for them that have it coming." Boss Spearman in Open Range)
To: DoughtyOne
Exactly. While it’s high on the “yuck” factor, don’t lose sight of the context.I swam in a lot of public pools as a kid, and oddly enough, I survived.
To all those over-reacting to this sensationalist tripe, just remember: fish have pooped — and worse — in the water you’re drinking.
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posted on
05/17/2013 7:56:40 AM PDT
by
IronJack
(=)
To: Mountain Mary
Love the sign in Target bathroom: All employees MUST wash their hands. DUH.
Thats meant for the low information clerks.
Think about it. All of your purchase laced with Ecoli.
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And a high percentage of your paper money has traces of cocaine.
Ever gotten high from that? Or gotten sick from a swim?
Didn’t think so.
From the article: “There were no samples that showed E. coli O157:H7, a toxin-producing E. coli strain that causes illness.”
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posted on
05/17/2013 8:00:56 AM PDT
by
dmz
To: AngelesCrestHighway
Public pools dont REQUIRE a shower before you jump in???...GAAK!
It’s health code in some places, but that doesn’t mean that people actually scrub out their ass-crack with soap, which would be required.
This seems alarmist.
1. What are the actual levels of e coli they measured in pools (public and private)?
2. What health consequences have actually occurred?
3. Could it be that they have been listening to the gun-rights folks saying that pools are more dangerous than guns?
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posted on
05/17/2013 8:04:25 AM PDT
by
Atlas Sneezed
(Universal Background Check -> Registration -> Confiscation -> Oppression -> Extermination)
To: IronJack
And to folks who only swim in your own backyard pools ...
Birds are pooping in your pool every day.
Need I say it: We’re all gonna die.
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posted on
05/17/2013 8:05:09 AM PDT
by
dmz
To: IronJack
And I punished those fish for pooping in my water!...
To: DoughtyOne
Exactly. It would have been a more interesting and informative article if it compared the amount of fecal matter and bacteria of various types in swimming pools to that present in natural bodies of salt and fresh water that have animals doing their business in them and have all kinds of run-off going into them. I am taking a wild guess that swimming pools are cleaner than “nature”.
To: DOGHEAD
Only swim in a fast moving stream- upstream from everyone else
Because everybody knows bears don't sh%t in the woods (and streams) but only use the clearly posted Forrest Service "Portal Potties" and of course fish don't defecate...(rolls eyes)
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posted on
05/17/2013 8:13:19 AM PDT
by
RedMonqey
("Gun-free zones" equalA "Target-rich environment.")
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
“Years ago we were in a pool at a motel. A woman got in the pool with her baby, who had on nothing but a cloth diaper.”
Uhm, what about the now-popular “swim diapers”. Those are nothing but turd infusers
To: AngelesCrestHighway
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. :)
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posted on
05/17/2013 8:15:25 AM PDT
by
READINABLUESTATE
(“I will not participate in a broken, untrustworthy system.”)
To: rlmorel
But you still eat the dessert, right?
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posted on
05/17/2013 8:19:21 AM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: IronJack
We get our water from Lake Michigan.
Imagine all the fish fornicating in that lake.
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posted on
05/17/2013 8:20:44 AM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: Stingray51
compared the amount of fecal matter and bacteria of various types in swimming pools to that present in natural bodies of salt and fresh water
I guess these people don't swim at all because the nation's waterways are completely untreated. At least public pools are treated with chemicals like chlorine daily and tested.
Yeah, especially after a moderate rainfall, many municipal water treatment systems have an overflow outlet that allows UNtreated sewage in the rivers and lakes downstream. This includes ocean beaches that people think are "pure"
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posted on
05/17/2013 8:26:06 AM PDT
by
RedMonqey
("Gun-free zones" equalA "Target-rich environment.")
To: IronJack
Thank IronJack. Too true...
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posted on
05/17/2013 8:27:09 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Before it's all over, Obama may demand extradition to Kenya, becasue he was born there...)
To: Stingray51
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posted on
05/17/2013 8:27:25 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Before it's all over, Obama may demand extradition to Kenya, becasue he was born there...)
To: Obadiah
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posted on
05/17/2013 8:27:33 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: AngelesCrestHighway
Salt water pools are great. People must shower before entering
any pool, but rarely does anybody ever follow safety guidelines.
Nasty.
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posted on
05/17/2013 8:28:27 AM PDT
by
MaxMax
(Conservatism needs a re-awakening plan for the American public)
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
perianal surface Hmmm, good term. Brings the Obama administration to mind.
Yes, the word "taint" is suitably multifaceted.
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posted on
05/17/2013 8:33:16 AM PDT
by
Charles Martel
(Endeavor to persevere...)
To: DoughtyOne; AngelesCrestHighway
Im not convinced that happens all the time. I remember hearing that the chlorine smell associated with pools doesn't come from the chlorine alone, but from its reaction with urine in the water.
To: AngelesCrestHighway
Nice.
I often use a cast iron frypan to cook breakfast over coals in my backyard BBQ, even in winter.
Of course my neighbors think I’m strange, but what do they know.
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