I grew up with Ecoli ... at one stage it was rampant on the pig farm I grew up on ... eventually beaten with improved hygiene and vaccination ... I'm pretty good at washing my hands (although OH would probably dispute that) and as I said, I give teatowels a good hot wash ... the only time I've ever had food-poisoning type bugs was from octopus eaten in Gt Yarmouth, oysters eaten in a very smart restaurant and crab ravioli eaten in a chain pasta joint.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
To wash a quantity of clothes without a washing machine: Put cold water in the bath. This is your rinsing water. Wash your clothes in the sink Throw them in bath and swirl around. Push clothes well away from plug and remove plug Drain water with clothes still in bath. This means less wringing out., But it might be more fun to bash them off a rock down by the river.
Agreed ... and as the article you link to explains ... most types are harmless.
"...E. coli normally lives in your intestines. Most strains are usually harmless. A few strains cause diarrhea/bloody diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pains and cramps. One strain can lead to kidney failure if not properly managed. Eating contaminated food is the most common way to get an E. coli infection. Most people recover within a week without medications...."
Of course, folk who are more vulnerable than most are more susceptible and should take more care
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Goodness, who'd have thought a nice chat about drying laundry could cause such aggro? I've very much enjoyed this thread, that aside.
We don't really have room for a whirlygig anymore (very sloped garden, only one small flat terrace of grass amongst the flowers and kids play stuff) so we sold it. Was great when the girls were in nappies. Though so was the tumble dryer...
Now I just use the folding racks and drag them outside onto the patio if it's a dry day. That also solves the problem of whether or not to put a wash on after lunch if it might not quite be dry before dusk... just carry it in to finish drying in the kitchen. Only trouble is if it's windy, but I could use pegs if I could be bothered.
I do covet my mum's washing line in her nice flat Norwich garden though. Proper metal post, a retractable line attached to the house, and a big prop. Washing looks lovely swaying about on it. Though I reckon there's actually more drying space on a rack.
re: washing temperature, the detergent is probably more of a factor in killing bugs than the heat of the water. Even if we wash our hands in warm water, we need soap. Also though, a sterile environment isn't a healthy one. Coming into contact with a bit of our own microflora is no bad thing; it's the 'bad' bugs we need to be careful of. I wash in hotter temps if anyone has a dodgy tummy!
There’s a lot to be said for a garden washing line in Norwich @CharlotteF … a stiff, drying breeze is almost guaranteed 🤣
Indeed! And as mum says, “it never rains!”. Somewhat self-deluding, but she's still comparing it to their 10 years in wet Cornwall, so Norfolk comes up very favourably 😂
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Only if the wearer is infected.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Put cold water in the bath. This is your rinsing water.
Wash your clothes in the sink
Throw them in bath and swirl around.
Push clothes well away from plug and remove plug
Drain water with clothes still in bath. This means less wringing out.,
But it might be more fun to bash them off a rock down by the river.
"...E. coli normally lives in your intestines. Most strains are usually harmless. A few strains cause diarrhea/bloody diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pains and cramps. One strain can lead to kidney failure if not properly managed. Eating contaminated food is the most common way to get an E. coli infection. Most people recover within a week without medications...."
Of course, folk who are more vulnerable than most are more susceptible and should take more care
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We don't really have room for a whirlygig anymore (very sloped garden, only one small flat terrace of grass amongst the flowers and kids play stuff) so we sold it. Was great when the girls were in nappies. Though so was the tumble dryer...
I do covet my mum's washing line in her nice flat Norwich garden though. Proper metal post, a retractable line attached to the house, and a big prop. Washing looks lovely swaying about on it. Though I reckon there's actually more drying space on a rack.
re: washing temperature, the detergent is probably more of a factor in killing bugs than the heat of the water. Even if we wash our hands in warm water, we need soap. Also though, a sterile environment isn't a healthy one. Coming into contact with a bit of our own microflora is no bad thing; it's the 'bad' bugs we need to be careful of. I wash in hotter temps if anyone has a dodgy tummy!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.