"Burt Morgan" > wrote in message
...
> With Russia spending many -billions- on rearmament and new nuclear
> weapons, I
> think it's time to clean out and make good the bomb shelter so that it's
> ready
> for the inevitable nuclear war. I'm now restocking it with new food.
>
> What would you guys suggest I stock my shelter with? Remember these goods
> have
> to have a real good shelf life and provide enough nutrition for a family
> of four
> for the duration.
>
>
SPAM
Prunes
Crystal Palace (medcinal purposes of course)
Multi Vitamins
Beer
Chocolate
TP and Wet Ones

On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:14:06 GMT, "brooklyn1" > wrote:

>
>"Burt Morgan" > wrote in message
.. .
>> With Russia spending many -billions- on rearmament and new nuclear
>> weapons, I
>> think it's time to clean out and make good the bomb shelter so that it's
>> ready
>> for the inevitable nuclear war. I'm now restocking it with new food.
>>
>> What would you guys suggest I stock my shelter with? Remember these goods
>> have
>> to have a real good shelf life and provide enough nutrition for a family
>> of four
>> for the duration.
>>
>>
>SPAM
>Prunes
>Crystal Palace (medcinal purposes of course)
>Multi Vitamins
>Beer
>Chocolate
>TP and Wet Ones

Crystal Palace??

--
Burt Morgan

On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:22:31 +0000, Burt Morgan
> wrote:

>Crystal Palace??

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--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

In article >,
Burt Morgan > wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:14:06 GMT, "brooklyn1" > wrote:
>
> >
> >"Burt Morgan" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> With Russia spending many -billions- on rearmament and new nuclear
> >> weapons, I
> >> think it's time to clean out and make good the bomb shelter so that it's
> >> ready
> >> for the inevitable nuclear war. I'm now restocking it with new food.
> >>
> >> What would you guys suggest I stock my shelter with? Remember these goods
> >> have
> >> to have a real good shelf life and provide enough nutrition for a family
> >> of four
> >> for the duration.
> >>
> >>
> >SPAM
> >Prunes
> >Crystal Palace (medcinal purposes of course)
> >Multi Vitamins
> >Beer
> >Chocolate
> >TP and Wet Ones
>
> Crystal Palace??

Vodka.

Personally, if I were going to stock alcohol, I'd stock in Crystal
Springs. That's grain alcohol so would go a bit further.
Needs serious diluting before drinking. <g>
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> Burt Morgan > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:14:06 GMT, "brooklyn1" > wrote:
>>
>>> "Burt Morgan" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> With Russia spending many -billions- on rearmament and new nuclear
>>>> weapons, I
>>>> think it's time to clean out and make good the bomb shelter so that it's
>>>> ready
>>>> for the inevitable nuclear war. I'm now restocking it with new food.
>>>>
>>>> What would you guys suggest I stock my shelter with? Remember these goods
>>>> have
>>>> to have a real good shelf life and provide enough nutrition for a family
>>>> of four
>>>> for the duration.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> SPAM
>>> Prunes
>>> Crystal Palace (medcinal purposes of course)
>>> Multi Vitamins
>>> Beer
>>> Chocolate
>>> TP and Wet Ones
>> Crystal Palace??
>
> Vodka.
>
> Personally, if I were going to stock alcohol, I'd stock in Crystal
> Springs. That's grain alcohol so would go a bit further.
> Needs serious diluting before drinking. <g>
>

Grain alcohol is expensive and hard to get in some places.

Vodka is a good choice as it can be used to prepare plant medications
as well as a general solvent and intoxicant.

In article >,
Strabo > wrote:


> >>> Crystal Palace (medcinal purposes of course)

> >> Crystal Palace??
> >
> > Vodka.
> >
> > Personally, if I were going to stock alcohol, I'd stock in Crystal
> > Springs. That's grain alcohol so would go a bit further.
> > Needs serious diluting before drinking. <g>
> >
>
> Grain alcohol is expensive and hard to get in some places.
>
> Vodka is a good choice as it can be used to prepare plant medications
> as well as a general solvent and intoxicant.

Crystal Springs is a brand of cheap vodka sold in the US. Some people
use "grain alcohol" and "vodka" interchangeably. In the US, vodka is
simply diluted grain alcohol. Grain alcohol comes out of the still at
190 proof. Most vodka in the US is 80 proof, although other strengths
are rarely sold.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Dan Abel > wrote:

> Grain alcohol comes out of the still at 190 proof.

Is calculating a percentage beyond the capabilities of cross-pondians?

It's as amusing as that hanging onto Imperial weights and measures
rubbish.

In article >, (Steve Firth) wrote:
>Dan Abel > wrote:
>
>> Grain alcohol comes out of the still at 190 proof.
>
>Is calculating a percentage beyond the capabilities of cross-pondians?

Actually, it seems they have to be able to calculate the percentage of
EtOH so they can quote the "n proof" because the latter is defined by
the Yanks as twice the EtOH content by volume! [1]

>It's as amusing as that hanging onto Imperial weights and measures
>rubbish.

Your comment inspired me to look into this "proof" business a bit...
As a kid I couldn't understand how you could have >100 degrees proof
because I mistakenly assumed degrees proof ~ per cent. Later I learnt
how "degrees proof" came about. But it seems the concept as now
defined is no longer as simple as the traditional gunpowder test. :-)

[1] Quick Ref: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_proof>

Cheers, Phred.

--
LID

In article
>,
Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> Strabo > wrote:
>
>
> > >>> Crystal Palace (medcinal purposes of course)
>
> > >> Crystal Palace??
> > >
> > > Vodka.
> > >
> > > Personally, if I were going to stock alcohol, I'd stock in Crystal
> > > Springs. That's grain alcohol so would go a bit further.
> > > Needs serious diluting before drinking. <g>
> > >
> >
> > Grain alcohol is expensive and hard to get in some places.
> >
> > Vodka is a good choice as it can be used to prepare plant medications
> > as well as a general solvent and intoxicant.
>
> Crystal Springs is a brand of cheap vodka sold in the US. Some people
> use "grain alcohol" and "vodka" interchangeably. In the US, vodka is
> simply diluted grain alcohol. Grain alcohol comes out of the still at
> 190 proof. Most vodka in the US is 80 proof, although other strengths
> are rarely sold.

I think you are thinking of Crystal Palace babe. Crystal Springs is 190
proof grain alcohol. The "generic" of Everclear and runs around $15.00
per bottle:

http://i44.tinypic.com/55kw9f.jpg

It ain't Vodka, trust me. <g>
I DO know the difference.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

In article >,
Omelet > wrote:

> In article
> >,
> Dan Abel > wrote:

> > Crystal Springs is a brand of cheap vodka sold in the US. Some people
> > use "grain alcohol" and "vodka" interchangeably. In the US, vodka is
> > simply diluted grain alcohol. Grain alcohol comes out of the still at
> > 190 proof. Most vodka in the US is 80 proof, although other strengths
> > are rarely sold.
>
> I think you are thinking of Crystal Palace babe. Crystal Springs is 190
> proof grain alcohol. The "generic" of Everclear and runs around $15.00
> per bottle:
>
> http://i44.tinypic.com/55kw9f.jpg
>
> It ain't Vodka, trust me. <g>
> I DO know the difference.

Yup. Crystal Palace. I had actually never heard of Crystal Springs, my
fingers just made that up!

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Mar 24, 2:17*pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article
> >,
> *Dan Abel > wrote:
>
>
>
> > In article >,
> > *Strabo > wrote:
>
> > > >>> Crystal Palace (medcinal purposes of course)
>
> > > >> Crystal Palace??
>
> > > > Vodka.
>
> > > > Personally, if I were going to stock alcohol, I'd stock in Crystal
> > > > Springs. *That's grain alcohol so would go a bit further.
> > > > Needs serious diluting before drinking. <g>
>
> > > Grain alcohol is expensive and hard to get in some places.
>
> > > Vodka is a good choice as it can be used to prepare plant medications
> > > as well as a general solvent and intoxicant.
>
> > Crystal Springs is a brand of cheap vodka sold in the US. *Some people
> > use "grain alcohol" and "vodka" interchangeably. *In the US, vodka is
> > simply diluted grain alcohol. *Grain alcohol comes out of the still at
> > 190 proof. *Most vodka in the US is 80 proof, although other strengths
> > are rarely sold.
>
> I think you are thinking of Crystal Palace babe. Crystal Springs is 190
> proof grain alcohol. The "generic" of Everclear and runs around $15.00
> per bottle:
>
> http://i44.tinypic.com/55kw9f.jpg
>
> It ain't Vodka, trust me. <g>
> I DO know the difference.

You can burn it in a Zippo lighter.

> --
> Peace! Om

--Bryan
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Go to: http://www.thebonobos.com/
Click on the album cover to purchase. This is a fold out case
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On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:07:00 +0000 (UTC), G. Morgan wrote:

> Burt Morgan wrote:
>
>>Crystal Palace??
>
> I had to look it up too.
> http://www.google.com/products?q=Cry...tf-8&scoring=p
>
> Cheap shit.

well, after all, there's a nuclear holocaust going on. we all have to make
some sacrifices.

blake

"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
>
>>
> SPAM
> Prunes
> Crystal Palace (medcinal purposes of course)

Now I know for sure. Heh. Neighbor o'mine. Kinda.

Van