On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 23:06:39 +0100, James Hodson
wrote:

:On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 19:27:50 GMT, Dan Musicant
wrote:
:
:I actually found one of these, like the ones goalies use in the NHL.
:It's a quart plastic bottle and I'd be happy enough with it except that
:the water tastes like plastic.
:
:
an
:
:I've found that rinsing out the bottle with bicarbonate of soda takes
:away that plastic taste reasonably well. Conversely, washing out your
:bottle with too-hot water puts that nasty taste back in.
:
:James

I tried the baking soda and I think it worked. Left a solution in there
for a few hours. Today, the taste wasn't noticeable. Maybe it will come
back when the weather's hotter, don't knowl.