This list is a fountain of information. Ken MacGillivray Vancouver
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Di Somma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Solvents for Flexament > We don't mind ending up like you. > > I had an incident way back around 1966 or 67 when I worked for a company > named American Mineral Spirits Co. in Carteret, N.J. > One Monday morning we got the news that they had fished a teenager out of > one of our tanks. It had been storing Toluene and they had transferred the > stuff into another tank, but had not yet started to clean it out. > Somehow this kid got into the plant and climbed up on top of that particular > tank and climbed down inside in order to get high on the fumes. > As an aside to this story, you all will be interested to know that during > the Viet Nam war there was a severe shortage of Toluene and we were hard > pressed to get all the orders filled that we had. We got a ship in from > Texas every month and after we unloaded our meager supply we were through > with that product for the month. The reason that it was in such short supply > is that it all went to the government. > They jellied it and put it into canisters to be dropped by planes. Yes folks > it was napalm. > During WW2 the napalm was actually jellied gasoline. But gasoline was a lot > more expensive in the 1960's and 70's than toluene, which we sold for 7� a > gallon. > > As another side note Xylene was used as a propellant in spray cans in the > early 60's & 70's and it was also used to liquefy solid materials used in > preserving wooden posts. > Both are considered Aromatic Hydrocarbons and inhaling the fumes should be > avoided and used outside in a well ventilated area. > > Alan Di Somma > Phoenix,Az. > > http://www.azod.com > http://www.azflycasters.org/ > > "Deep Thoughts" > As seen on Cleveland Oh. billboards. > > What part of "Thou Shalt Not" didn't you understand?-God > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Ordes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 10:39 AM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Solvents for Flexament > > > : Just be very careful with those 'enes', or you'll end up like me. > : {[:;8^ ))( > : DonO > >
