Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
I rode through a lot of farm country on my recent Vermont tour, but with no ill effects. When I told DH about the chicken poop issue based on this thread, he said it traumatized him and couldn't get it out of his head!
Oh gosh, I am so sorry! My DH was on the same ride as me and drank from his water bottle with nary a problem. I guess just a small % of folks on the ride were affected by the bacteria. I still use water bottles and don't worry about it, and my immune system tends to be pretty good in that I rarely get colds, etc. I think what happened on that ill-fated Bike Virginia is very rare, so I hope your DH won't let it worry him unduly.