Pete C. wrote:

> No, you can not test fire a fire extinguisher. If you test fire it,
> besides the obvious loss of capacity, the valve will not fully seal and
> the remaining pressure will leak down to zero in short order.

Admittedly, when I read that particular question in the poll I somehow
misread it and clicked on the "yes" for test firing. Not such a bad
thing, because it made me curious about the extinguisher and I find that
there is indeed no way to test without pulling the pin. It's a fairly
good size model, very weighty, that stands ready to serve in our pantry
-- about five steps from the stove.

So, the poll results are skewed because I wasn't paying very good
attention. Not enough coffee I suppose.

--Lin