[at-l] 2 sugarless drink mix questions

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

It's not the sugar. I buy Diet Pepsi in refillable cups from the local 
convenience store and it grows black stuff too if I don't wash it 
regularly. Not that it's tough to do. A good rinsing and a bit of soap now 
and then. What was that OB was saying about most GI problems resulting from 
poor hygiene rather than bad water? Wash your water bottles now and then guys.

At 12:46 PM 3/11/2004 -0600, Mark Bayern wrote:
>Well -- upon further reading of AT-L I should add that I clean out those 
>threads a few times a year and I use the bottles daily in my car.  I have 
>never tried using sugared drinks in these bottles. If using sugared drinks 
>means you need to clean on a weekly basis ...
>Mark
>
>
>Sloetoe wrote:
>
>>Thanks Mark!
>>
>>--- Mark Bayern <mark@mlb.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Crystal Light grows black grunge in the threads of my HDPE(?),
>>>
>>>(non-Lexan!) Nalgeen quarts.