Whistles

[johnny1784]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I saw a report the other day on the local news about reusing water bottles and how there are germs still left on the bottles even if attempting to clean them on a regular basis. Now I am not saying that this is identical, but you might not be cleaning your whistle as well as you think you are. Then again, that is why I am not holding on to a whistle for 2 years. I might use two or three over a season. They do not cost that much money.

Peace

Germs are everywhere but why belittle those that choose to thoroughly clean and reuse a whistle? You might as well throw away your dishes and utensils every 2 years, and everything else... they do not cost that much money.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by johnny1784

Germs are everywhere but why belittle those that choose to thoroughly clean and reuse a whistle? You might as well throw away your dishes and utensils every 2 years, and everything else... they do not cost that much money.

My plates are not plastic.

Peace

[Corndog89]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I saw a report the other day on the local news about reusing water bottles and how there are germs still left on the bottles even if attempting to clean them on a regular basis. Now I am not saying that this is identical, but you might not be cleaning your whistle as well as you think you are. Then again, that is why I am not holding on to a whistle for 2 years. I might use two or three over a season. They do not cost that much money.

Peace

I wash my whistle in hot water with dish detergent and then put it in a dish of listermint. Yeah, I know I'm over the top...what can I say. And yeah, whistles are cheap, but if it's still working why would I stop using it?

Now I have worked with guys who rarely/never wash their whistles...that's just nasty.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Corndog89

I wash my whistle in hot water with dish detergent and then put it in a dish of listermint. Yeah, I know I'm over the top...what can I say. And yeah, whistles are cheap, but if it's still working why would I stop using it?

Now I have worked with guys who rarely/never wash their whistles...that's just nasty.

I rinse my whistles a lot too. I also put anti-bacterial soap on them and I have dipped them in Listerine. Just after a while they become chipped, they do not sound like they once did and build-up becomes harder to clean. But to keep them for two years without using another whistle. As Cleveland say, "That's just nasty."

Peace

[johnny1784]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

My plates are not plastic.

Peace

Good! Your doctor was wise to have used metal plates to repair those holes.