Drinking a glass of water that has stood bedside overnight

What religion Fennel?

I sometimes take a glass of water to bed with me and it stands around for three or four days before I drink it. I admit it tends to be a bit dusty, but its never made me ill. I have also swigged down a glass of water only to be told by my giggling family that the cat had already drunk some of it. Never been ill from that either.

I always drink it the next morning if I haven't during the night.Never a problem and a waste to throw it away.However a friend always puts a lovely little carafe with a matching upturned glass over it on the bedside table when I stay and I keep meaning to buy one each for DH and I.This has reminded me.

I drink my water from a reusable cup with a lid so I know nothing has fallen into the water? I am a little odd anyway regarding things like this so maybe my view isn’t the norm??‍♀️

varian it's a branch of Judaism which goes more into the mystical aspects of everyday life than the practical ones that we follow.
You've maybe heard of Kabbalah?
There are several branches of Judaism, as with Islam and Christianity. And other religions probably.

I was told by my Doctor that you should never drink a glass of water after it has stood for 20 minutes as it will have harmful bacteria in.
So I fill a small bottle and take that to bed.

Makes me think of those expensive bottled waters, such as those that have been naturally filtered through glacial rocks for over 15 years.
I reckon that if they are still ok after 15 years, a few more hours overnight on the bedside table is unlikely to cause any problems,

When was this, timetogo2016?
Was it in the UK?

Me neither MamaCaz!

In fact, it it's tap water it often tastes chlorinated unless it has stood for a while, or been filtered.
Filtered water sometimes tastes rather flat to me.

That's interesting Fennel. It seems that those who set out the laws of religion so long ago might have been onto something, like the prohibition of pork and prawns at a time when there were no fridges in hot countries (or anywhere else)

I too use a water bottle. I can wake up with a dry throat. It can be by my bed for three days/nights. It's just something to wet my whistle at night.

Well after reading this thread I've googled it and apparently a glass of sparkling water is better than a glass of tap water. Anyway I've always taken a glass of water bottled or tap up to bed for as a long as I can remember with no ill effects! I usually drink it all otherwise I will have fresh water for the following night.

Well Cunco ? that turned out to be an interesting and amusing thread didn’t it?
I always take a glass of water for my bedside table, but also always cover it with a coaster ( alarming thoughts of floating insects being slurped down the throat in the thirsty small hours). I always drink most of it, but get rid of what’s left the next morning anyway.

I keep water by the bed.. Having rhinitis I get a blocked nose and nasal drip to the back of my throat which can make me cough. Also mouth breathing causes a dry mouth.