RE: water dispenser guards?
How weird, I just asked my water delivery guy for one yesterday, and he's going to bring me one. But before that I told him not to come for 4 weeks because we're kind of stocked up, so I might drive over to their office to get one. I don't know how much it would cost, he didn't mention - and I don't rent my cooler from them, as we already had one we bought at Sam's Club a long time ago (one of those ceramic crock thingies)
You might be able to buy it from any of the water delivery suppliers, even if you don't have an account with them.
Deb
Mama to my guys, K (May '03) and Q (June '07)