i bet there will be a lot of drinks sold without the rocks now.........

o well i hate ice

What are you talking about Corner?

I missed it..

..as I drink my cap/pepsi on the rocks..

Nope, didn't see it.

humm guess I missed it but then don't watch much tv

..so what is the news on the ice cornerpocket??..

keeps sippin my ice cold drink..

Just bought a 3pack..
Crunchin away with Cranberry juice..

what is wrong with ice cubes I use alot of them?

Well what the heck 9ball??

Was this just a drive-by posting or do you actually have a story to share?!?!

Are we all supposed to google "ice cubes" now??



Aw the hell with it, back to the drinks.

not knowing the answer to what the heck is wrong with ice cubes...i decided to search for an answer on the internet...and this is what i found out....so far.....


Ice cubes 'harbour toilet bugs'
Ice cubes were riddled with bacteria
Ice served in restaurants and bars is regularly riddled with bacteria, a study has suggested.

Almost half the samples of ice taken by researchers from ice buckets and ice machines had traces of coliform bacteria - which comes from faeces.

E.coli was found in one in 20 samples, say Health Protection Agency experts.

They say that handwashing practices among bar staff needs to improve to lessen the risk of food poisoning outbreaks.

Travel health experts have long stressed the need for travellers to many foreign countries to avoid drinks with ice.

Those who fail to observe this golden rule are often stricken with vicious stomach upsets.

However, this rule has never been extended to drinks served in British bars, clubs and restaurant.

The latest survey, presented to the agency's annual conference in Warwick on Monday, found striking evidence that poor hygiene practices may be putting customers at risk.

Dr Suzanne Surman from its Specialist and Reference Microbiology Division, said: "Ice cubes have been found to cause outbreaks of gastrointestinal disease in the past and to prevent this from happening again, it is important that they meet the required standards."


The hygiene measures observed when handling ice need to be greatly improved if outbreaks are to be avoided
Dr Suzanne Surman, HPA
In 44% of the samples from buckets and machines, tests revealed the presence of coliform bacteria. These are bacteria which are present in the human gut and are passed out in faeces.

In addition 5% of the samples showed traces of the potentially-dangerous E.coli bacterium, and 10% contained enterococci.

Dr Surman said that while none of the strains in itself presented a danger, it was indicative that contamination was an ever-present risk.

She said: "These bacteria are present in the human gut and do no harm, but they are useful to show us whether there is the possibility of faecal contamination.

"For example, when the foodhandlers have not washed their hands properly after going to the toilet, the fact that we have found them present in ice cubes that are intended for human consumption shows us that the hygiene measures observed when handling ice need to be greatly improved if outbreaks are to be avoided."

'Not clear'

Dr Monique Raats, a researcher at the University of Surrey's Food, Consumer, Behaviour and Health Research Centre, said that bar staff were not always the highest priority for managers when it came to organising food hygiene training.

She said: "It is still not clear, even if training takes place, how much of that is absorbed and remembered."

Other studies have suggested that at least one in five Britons does not wash their hands after going to the toilet.

"Almost half the samples of ice taken by researchers from ice buckets and ice machines had traces of coliform bacteria - which comes from faeces. "

Strangely enough, tooth brushes that were only used and stored in the kitchen also were found to have this bacteria. In fact, there is the belief that even with good hand washing practices, this bacteria can generally be found in areas people don't think it would be found.

It is good to be as healthy as possible. But when we try to bring it to a point that everyone becomes OCD just to meet the standards people are trying to make normal, it just isn't good. See either demolition man or ultraviolet for examples. There were some short stories from the 70's as well. Look for old sci-fi collections.

I've read many articles that think the increase in allergies in kids is because we don't let them get dirty anymore. That kids need to play outside in the dirt and grass. And that anti-bacterial soaps are actually not so good. Which is why they are making anti-microbial soaps now. So that it won't kill the good bacteria with the bad.

Where does it all end?

just put my beer on ice is all i ask..

I will never enjoy my jack or cap the way I had before..

..slowly sips my cap/pepsi..

the only other thing i can find is about some spring water pre packaged ice cubes..but thats not current...Ehhh I tried..

Well ok... there's some bacteria on the ice.


Doesn't alcohol kill bacteria??



"All that drink needs is a little more alcohol!"

This is very true! I had food poisoning one day from going out to lunch that day. That night a friend dragged me out for drinks. I didn't want anything other than water but she made me have a drink anyway and said, "what can it hurt?" Since she already bought it, I took a few sips. I started to feel better! So I finished and had another. When looking into it, I found out that the alcohol was killing the bacteria from the bad gravy.

thats what i thought too....I was just posting what i found in my search...