Comments for Garden Hose Guide http://garden-hose-guide.com Everything you would want to know about garden hoses Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:58:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Apex AquaPure Neverkink Eco-Smart Garden Hose by How to Choose an Environmentally Friendly Garden HoseBy James P Martin | largie.com http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/apex-aquapure-neverkink-eco-smart-garden-hose/comment-page-1/#comment-919 How to Choose an Environmentally Friendly Garden HoseBy James P Martin | largie.com Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:20:59 +0000 http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/apex-aquapure-neverkink-eco-smart-garden-hose/#comment-919 [...] Environmentally safe hoses come in all sizes & lengths. Next time you go to replace your old hose, consider purchasing one that is not only easier to use, but better for the environment as well. [...] [...] Environmentally safe hoses come in all sizes & lengths. Next time you go to replace your old hose, consider purchasing one that is not only easier to use, but better for the environment as well. [...]

]]> Comment on Recently studies have reported that the major majority of garden hoses? by dancerbabii http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/recently-studies-have-reported-that-the-major-majority-of-garden-hoses/comment-page-1/#comment-806 dancerbabii Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:42:00 +0000 http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/recently-studies-have-reported-that-the-major-majority-of-garden-hoses/#comment-806 i saw this on good morning america--just another thing wrong withthis world i mean seriously the hosemakers pplz knew the percentage of lead was high in those hoses its just ridiculous i saw this on good morning america–just another thing wrong withthis world i mean seriously the hosemakers pplz knew the percentage of lead was high in those hoses its just ridiculous

]]> Comment on Recently studies have reported that the major majority of garden hoses? by allegra http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/recently-studies-have-reported-that-the-major-majority-of-garden-hoses/comment-page-1/#comment-805 allegra Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:57:54 +0000 http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/recently-studies-have-reported-that-the-major-majority-of-garden-hoses/#comment-805 Mmm. Industry and government are quite talented at hiding dangerous and important things from consumers. I'm completely unsurprised by this. Have you checked into exactly how much lead? Is it far more than the recommended maximum amount? Do the hoses currently being sold - if they contain lead - have warnings? I doubt that hoses now being manufactured contain lead. Mmm. Industry and government are quite talented at hiding dangerous and important things from consumers. I’m completely unsurprised by this.

Have you checked into exactly how much lead? Is it far more than the recommended maximum amount? Do the hoses currently being sold - if they contain lead - have warnings? I doubt that hoses now being manufactured contain lead.

]]> Comment on Recently studies have reported that the major majority of garden hoses? by i_do_not_like_stupidity http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/recently-studies-have-reported-that-the-major-majority-of-garden-hoses/comment-page-1/#comment-804 i_do_not_like_stupidity Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:31:10 +0000 http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/recently-studies-have-reported-that-the-major-majority-of-garden-hoses/#comment-804 I don't think the level of lead is lethal, so it doesn't bother me all that much. There should probably be a warning on the hoses, but since most people use a hose to water a garden, they'll end up consuming the lead one way or another. I've been drinking from a hose since I was little and I managed to get a PhD, so no brain damage for me. If I had kids I'd probably think differently and I'd be running around forcing people to sign a petition for banning lead in hoses, but right now, I don't care about it. There is mercury in tuna, asbestos in the walls of most of the some old dorms in most colleges, lead in the air, growth hormones in meat and milk... And they all could cause cancer, but I have no intention to stop eating tuna or to stop breathing. I don’t think the level of lead is lethal, so it doesn’t bother me all that much. There should probably be a warning on the hoses, but since most people use a hose to water a garden, they’ll end up consuming the lead one way or another. I’ve been drinking from a hose since I was little and I managed to get a PhD, so no brain damage for me. If I had kids I’d probably think differently and I’d be running around forcing people to sign a petition for banning lead in hoses, but right now, I don’t care about it.
There is mercury in tuna, asbestos in the walls of most of the some old dorms in most colleges, lead in the air, growth hormones in meat and milk… And they all could cause cancer, but I have no intention to stop eating tuna or to stop breathing.

]]> Comment on knots in garden hoses? by virtualguy92107 http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/knots-in-garden-hoses/comment-page-1/#comment-816 virtualguy92107 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:45:39 +0000 http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/knots-in-garden-hoses/#comment-816 When you pick the hose up, you coil it. Each coil puts a 1/2 twist in the hose. When you dump it in the pile you take all the tension off the hose and it tends to untwist itself. This pulls the end of the hose around and causes tangles. You end up with slip knots where one coil has gotten pulled through another, and overhand knots where the end has been pulled through a coil. If you manage to pick the end of the hose up cleanly so there are no knots, there will be kinks in the hose when you pull it straight. Commercial divers, who work at the end of air hoses up to 800 feet long, pick the hose up in a figure-8 pattern so that each succeeding coil twists the opposite direction and the problem doesn't arise. A diver's tender who has not learned this trick is very unpopular. When you pick the hose up, you coil it. Each coil puts a 1/2 twist in the hose. When you dump it in the pile you take all the tension off the hose and it tends to untwist itself. This pulls the end of the hose around and causes tangles. You end up with slip knots where one coil has gotten pulled through another, and overhand knots where the end has been pulled through a coil. If you manage to pick the end of the hose up cleanly so there are no knots, there will be kinks in the hose when you pull it straight. Commercial divers, who work at the end of air hoses up to 800 feet long, pick the hose up in a figure-8 pattern so that each succeeding coil twists the opposite direction and the problem doesn’t arise. A diver’s tender who has not learned this trick is very unpopular.

]]> Comment on Recently studies have reported that the major majority of garden hoses? by Hitman Harry http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/recently-studies-have-reported-that-the-major-majority-of-garden-hoses/comment-page-1/#comment-803 Hitman Harry Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:14:11 +0000 http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/recently-studies-have-reported-that-the-major-majority-of-garden-hoses/#comment-803 I worked construction where they made hoses. some really bad stuff in there. you know that hose smell? cancer causing stuff! a pipe busted and dumped this powder all over me, my throat swelled up and bled for a week. vinyl siding on a house isn't good either. I worked construction where they made hoses. some really bad stuff in there. you know that hose smell? cancer causing stuff! a pipe busted and dumped this powder all over me, my throat swelled up and bled for a week. vinyl siding on a house isn’t good either.

]]> Comment on Recently studies have reported that the major majority of garden hoses? by rss_beatty http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/recently-studies-have-reported-that-the-major-majority-of-garden-hoses/comment-page-1/#comment-802 rss_beatty Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:15:44 +0000 http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/recently-studies-have-reported-that-the-major-majority-of-garden-hoses/#comment-802 i dwink fom funtins alda tim, n i am rely smert, dwankin fom funitns it gooood to dwank fom funitns i dwink fom funtins alda tim, n i am rely smert, dwankin fom funitns it gooood to dwank fom funitns

]]> Comment on knots in garden hoses? by unpop5 http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/knots-in-garden-hoses/comment-page-1/#comment-815 unpop5 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:28:06 +0000 http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/knots-in-garden-hoses/#comment-815 If you take a hundred feet of fishing line and throw it into a pile I doubt if you can pick it up without it having knots in it. It all depends on how it is thrown down and picked up. If you take a hundred feet of fishing line and throw it into a pile I doubt if you can pick it up without it having knots in it. It all depends on how it is thrown down and picked up.

]]> Comment on Recently studies have reported that the major majority of garden hoses? by Rio Madeira http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/recently-studies-have-reported-that-the-major-majority-of-garden-hoses/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Rio Madeira Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:29:59 +0000 http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/recently-studies-have-reported-that-the-major-majority-of-garden-hoses/#comment-801 Most people were probably worried about how much lead could be in their insulation and their paint. These recent studies will probably inspire a demand for new, leadless garden hoses. Most people were probably worried about how much lead could be in their insulation and their paint. These recent studies will probably inspire a demand for new, leadless garden hoses.

]]> Comment on Recently studies have reported that the major majority of garden hoses? by kendrickflorida http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/recently-studies-have-reported-that-the-major-majority-of-garden-hoses/comment-page-1/#comment-800 kendrickflorida Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:44:58 +0000 http://garden-hose-guide.com/garden-hose/recently-studies-have-reported-that-the-major-majority-of-garden-hoses/#comment-800 You may want to add your source... it seems that denial is the key response in these forums. Some would even deny it, even if you posted the source. You do have to understand also, that lead, mercury, and other metals are found in numerous things that enter our body, including medicines, food(e.g. fish), and so on. The key is to keep it at a minimum. If a study came out, and it tested the water from a hose, and also tested the water from a few different sources that are not a hose... and the study concluded that there are more metals in the 'hose water', then that would be good enough for me to never allow it in children or myself. Thank you. Sidenote: Some people theorize that environmental toxins(which includes metals), may be the source of auto-immune diseases, autism, and many other medical conditions. Also, some are considering our genetic predispositions to certain environmental toxins... which may be why some people can handle certain things better than others. You may want to add your source… it seems that denial is the key response in these forums. Some would even deny it, even if you posted the source.

You do have to understand also, that lead, mercury, and other metals are found in numerous things that enter our body, including medicines, food(e.g. fish), and so on. The key is to keep it at a minimum.

If a study came out, and it tested the water from a hose, and also tested the water from a few different sources that are not a hose… and the study concluded that there are more metals in the ‘hose water’, then that would be good enough for me to never allow it in children or myself. Thank you.

Sidenote: Some people theorize that environmental toxins(which includes metals), may be the source of auto-immune diseases, autism, and many other medical conditions. Also, some are considering our genetic predispositions to certain environmental toxins… which may be why some people can handle certain things better than others.

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