Drinking a glass of water that has stood bedside overnight

I fill 2 x 750ml sipper-top bottles with iced tap water every night and drink at least one between 8pm and 5am.

During this exceptionally hot summer, when night temperatures rarely drop much below 20 degrees even in the early hours, neither are refrigerated.

I often drink both (it's a great relief to get up at 5am ) and have never been ill as a result.

However, I do make sure the bottles are regularly sterilised so any bacteria which may be starting, can be sure of an early demise.

I always have a glass of water by my bed and usually drink about half of it each night. I always keep it covered to stop creepy crawlies getting in. I did chuckle at the cat dipping his paw in the water.

I assumed most people knew about beakergate as it’s a long-standing MN thread and I’m pretty sure it hit the national press at the time. I had no thought to shock anyone.

Liz46 I hope your dh has finished the washing up by now, I wouldn’t want to keep him from his duties! And the spider...yikes! Now that would freak me out. ?

I’m also laughing at Welbeck’s ‘insulted’ cups.

I never worried about anything dropping into a water glass until now!

Up until a few years ago I never felt the need to have a sip or two in the night; however now I wake more often, and sometimes am quite dry so will have a sip from a bottle. Away from home I will use a glass if that is all that is available. Now I will worry about small creatures or floaty dust... yuk!

I always take a glass of water up to bed, and usually drink at least half of it during the night.
Sometimes our tap water tastes chlorinated, but after standing a few hours, the taste has gone.

We haven't suffered any ill effects, as far as I know.

SueDonim, my husband has been laughing at that link for ages now and he is supposed to be doing the dishes! He is now on page 11 out of 41.
Thanks for idea of using a bottle for bedside water. I have a small water bottle that I will use. A friend told me that he woke up in the night and had a drink from his glass and a big lump, probably a spider, went down.

I never take an actual glass of water to bed with me, but l do save and recycle plastic bottles that have previously contained fruit juices and Ribena type squash. I do get very thirsty during the night and regularly wake up for a drink, a single glass full would be nowhere near enough for me without needing a refill!
A litre bottle filled with tap water stays fresh and free of any dust or other contamination from insects etc, and is spill proof should l accidentally knock it over during the night.

No I don’t take water up to bed. I generally drink glassful a couple hours before bed, I get up quite early around 630 so I generally drink couple of glasses of water with my meds

Callistemon It seems water starts to absorb CO2 in the air affecting the taste and there is always the chance that dust, insects and bacteria could have dropped in by morning. And, as one poster mentioned, a pet might call in for a drink.

That said, nobody seems to have come to any harm from drinking water left overnight so, maybe, it's one of those lesser risks we are all supposed to watch out for. I think I am more alarmed by things that go bump in the night - and in our house, they sometimes do!

The 'stale' water story is just another of those old wives tales or myths, like not washing your hair when you are having your period.

I usually have to get up in the night to go to the bathroom, so if I'm thirsty I just have a drink from the tap in there.

I can't see that drinking that overnight water will do you any harm. Unless you keep your teeth in it, of course.

connected that to all the dust that gathers under the bed
Don't you vacuum under the bed?

Ah well, if it gathers under the bed it isn't going into my water. Perhaps I'll get a Tommee Tippee cup.

I drink some water in the night and finish the rest off in the morning. Someone posted on FB that it picked up germs overnight but I can't see how.

Suedonim
penis beaker
That's the funniest thread I've read to date. ?

Suedonim hilarious, thank you never heard the like....

I've always thought a glass of water left by the bed overnight tastes odd and connected that to all the dust that gathers under the bed. Yuck!!

However, having started taking a bottle of water to the bedside as a means of generally drinking more water, I find I now enjoy a long drink of water first thing. Very good for the kidneys and health in general!

I always take water to bed with me as I get very thirsty in the night. After knocking the glass over several times (usually when it was full ?) I bought a plastic water bottle and use that. Must say I never considered spiders having a swim when I used a glass!

I always have a large glass of water by my bed; I do get thirsty and my mouth gets dry. There isn't much left over in the morning for me to worry about. As for the penis beaker; I loved that thread on MN. Think it went into Classics, it was so popular!

SueDonim I hadn't considered that risk. We should consider all aspects of health and safety, even those a little off-piste. ?

Well it’s me that’s out of tune obviously as it seems everyone else takes water to bed I ve just never thought of having a drink in the night I usually have a wee about 4 ish but its never occurred to me to have a gulp or two I suppose it’s what you get into the habit of isn’t it

Well, I thought that was funny sue.

The text changed after I pressed send. It should have read, Was it for the shock aspect, ( not all that gobledygook), that Sue mentioned it.

Sue, why did you need to share that information, was it firctgexwholecpopukatio aspect? Needless to say I clicked and viewed the posts, what a dirty lot! If that is a true reflection of the people that use that site, where do mums go to for company and support. Thank goodness for Gransnet.

i can see no problem except poss dust etc particles. put an envelope over the top of cup, or use those insulted cups with slider opening. or a bottle with top.
many people have had to drink v stale water and were glad to do so, no discernabe harm.
does it worry you.

That was for jo1book