Bob (this one) wrote:

> zxcvbob wrote:
>
>> Bob (this one) wrote:
>>
>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>
>>>> Allan Matthews wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> At one time I had a copy of a booklet called "The Blue Flame" which
>>>>> was an instruction manual for making alcohol. It was written by
>>>>> Aramco employees in Saudi Arabia. Might still have it. BTW Everclear
>>>>> is still sold in Penna last I knew.
>>>>> Allan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I still have one myself Allan. They were issued to American,
>>>> Canadian, and European employees of Aramco before it became Saudi
>>>> Aramco. full instructions on building stills and the warehouse part
>>>> numbers of all the stuff needed to build one. Everclear is still
>>>> sold in Louisiana and Texas to my knowledge.
>>>
>>>
>>> Virginia, too, but you need a special license to buy it. They don't
>>> put it out on the shelves, so most people don't know they carry it. I
>>> use it to make extracts.
>>>
>>> Pastorio
>>
>>
>> Last time I saw Everclear for sale in Minnesota, it was 167 proof. Is
>> nothing sacred?
>
>
> Um, is this a trick question? I mean I don't want to get into religious
> discussions - that whole sacred thing. Or politics.
>
> That's why I don't want to think about Cheney being drunk (said he'd had
> "a beer") while "hunting" those tame birds and lawyers. That might be a
> reason why the secret service didn't let anyone (like the investigating
> sheriff deputies) have access to him for 11 hours. Enough time to drink
> a lot of coffee and sober up to his normal unpleasant, grunting self.
>
> So no talk about religion or politics. A drunk, though, is free meat.
>
> Pastorio
I used to live down the road from the Armstrong Ranch and though I was
never invited to hunt a friend was one of their guides and dog handlers.
He swore up and down that the quail weren't tame. I hunted land adjacent
to the ranch and we hunted wild quail so assume he was right. I can't
speak for the VP's drinking habits but the Armstrongs had a reputation
for not allowing their guests to drink too much and then tote a gun.

George, defending Texas again