Karen, do you have one of those big water dispensers where the huge bottle goes upside down on top of it?

Lead pipes - yikes, I shudder!

A gal I worked with some years ago had her blood tested for heavy metals, and went through chelation every two weeks to get them out of her body. Sounds weird - but I wonder if that might help with your allergies? You might not have much more of the stuff in your system than anyone else, but maybe even that amount has whacked out your system. Just a thought.

Info here if you want to look:
http://www.careurheart.com/heart-car...on-therapy.htm

Many people don't recycle or return their individual water bottles. Heck, up here they are refundable and a great item to have for bottle drives!

PS Greeting cards - I did a small line of them myself many years ago...and I know about the bending and all. Still, some cards I like are over $6. But a really nice one can take the place of an unnecessary gift.