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On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 9:58:15 AM UTC-5, Win Segal wrote:
> Now that fondue cooking seems to be coming back, I'm giving a gift of a
> fondue set with a fondue cookbook. Also want to give some sterno. Here's
> the question. First, do all fondue pots use the same size canned sterno?
> Then, liquid sterno is being sold at the local bed and bath. Instructions
> say that you just pour the liquid where the sterno goes. This sounds much
> easier. Does anyone know anything about this liquid sterno? Thanks.
>
> Win


Yes, I used liquid stereo for years with my stainless steel set. it is wonderful if you can find it!!
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On 7-Dec-2016, "Ophelia" > wrote:

> "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ...
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> On 12/6/2016 7:31 PM, wrote:
> > On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 9:58:15 AM UTC-5, Win Segal wrote:
> >> Now that fondue cooking seems to be coming back, I'm giving a gift of a
> >> fondue set with a fondue cookbook. Also want to give some sterno.
> >> Here's
> >> the question. First, do all fondue pots use the same size canned
> >> sterno?
> >> Then, liquid sterno is being sold at the local bed and bath.
> >> Instructions
> >> say that you just pour the liquid where the sterno goes. This sounds
> >> much
> >> easier. Does anyone know anything about this liquid sterno? Thanks.
> >>
> >> Win

> >
> > Yes, I used liquid stereo for years with my stainless steel set. it is
> > wonderful if you can find it!!
> >

>
> Amazon
>
> ===============
>
> What is 'sterno'? I googled but all I get is a muscle

It is a fuel, primarily used with buffet pans and chafing dishes, made from
jelled alcohol and comes in a small can. You remove the top and light the
jell and slide the container under the buffet pan to keep the contents warm.
Sometimes, informally, referred to as "canned heat".
http://www.sternopro.com/

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> Sometimes, informally, referred to as "canned heat".
> http://www.sternopro.com/


One of the best songs ever, imo:
"On the Road Again" by "Canned Heat"

Remember that? Listen again and be sure to turn up the volume. :-D
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In article >, Gary says...
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> l not -l wrote:
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> > Sometimes, informally, referred to as "canned heat".
> > http://www.sternopro.com/

>
> One of the best songs ever, imo:
> "On the Road Again" by "Canned Heat"
>
> Remember that? Listen again and be sure to turn up the volume. :-D


Great song.
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On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 12:00:17 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ...
>
> On 12/6/2016 7:31 PM, wrote:
> > On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 9:58:15 AM UTC-5, Win Segal wrote:
> >> Now that fondue cooking seems to be coming back, I'm giving a gift of a
> >> fondue set with a fondue cookbook. Also want to give some sterno.
> >> Here's
> >> the question. First, do all fondue pots use the same size canned sterno?
> >> Then, liquid sterno is being sold at the local bed and bath.
> >> Instructions
> >> say that you just pour the liquid where the sterno goes. This sounds
> >> much
> >> easier. Does anyone know anything about this liquid sterno? Thanks.
> >>
> >> Win

> >
> > Yes, I used liquid stereo for years with my stainless steel set. it is
> > wonderful if you can find it!!
> >

>
> Amazon
>
> ===============
>
> What is 'sterno'? I googled but all I get is a muscle
>
>
> --
>
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk


Sterno, as you now know, is gelled alcohol. What you probably don't know is that folks used to squeeze the liquid out of the gel and drink it for the alcohol. Sterno junkies. Beats the hell out of me why they did this. Why the heck would they buy Sterno instead of wine? How cheap was Sterno? The stuff was toxic as it contained methanol. Evidently, to junkies, what don't kill you can make you high and therefore has some value.
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On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 12:00:17 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ...
>
> On 12/6/2016 7:31 PM, wrote:
> > On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 9:58:15 AM UTC-5, Win Segal wrote:
> >> Now that fondue cooking seems to be coming back, I'm giving a gift of a
> >> fondue set with a fondue cookbook. Also want to give some sterno.
> >> Here's
> >> the question. First, do all fondue pots use the same size canned
> >> sterno?
> >> Then, liquid sterno is being sold at the local bed and bath.
> >> Instructions
> >> say that you just pour the liquid where the sterno goes. This sounds
> >> much
> >> easier. Does anyone know anything about this liquid sterno? Thanks.
> >>
> >> Win

> >
> > Yes, I used liquid stereo for years with my stainless steel set. it is
> > wonderful if you can find it!!
> >

>
> Amazon
>
> ===============
>
> What is 'sterno'? I googled but all I get is a muscle
>
>
> --
>
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk


Sterno, as you now know, is gelled alcohol. What you probably don't know is
that folks used to squeeze the liquid out of the gel and drink it for the
alcohol. Sterno junkies. Beats the hell out of me why they did this. Why the
heck would they buy Sterno instead of wine? How cheap was Sterno? The stuff
was toxic as it contained methanol. Evidently, to junkies, what don't kill
you can make you high and therefore has some value.


================

Ewwwwwwwwww. I have heard that junkies take all kind of dangerous stuff to
get that 'high'. Madness.

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On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 11:06:34 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 12:00:17 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ....
> >
> > On 12/6/2016 7:31 PM, wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 9:58:15 AM UTC-5, Win Segal wrote:
> > >> Now that fondue cooking seems to be coming back, I'm giving a gift of a
> > >> fondue set with a fondue cookbook. Also want to give some sterno.
> > >> Here's
> > >> the question. First, do all fondue pots use the same size canned
> > >> sterno?
> > >> Then, liquid sterno is being sold at the local bed and bath.
> > >> Instructions
> > >> say that you just pour the liquid where the sterno goes. This sounds
> > >> much
> > >> easier. Does anyone know anything about this liquid sterno? Thanks..
> > >>
> > >> Win
> > >
> > > Yes, I used liquid stereo for years with my stainless steel set. it is
> > > wonderful if you can find it!!
> > >

> >
> > Amazon
> >
> > ===============
> >
> > What is 'sterno'? I googled but all I get is a muscle
> >
> >
> > --
> >
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

>
> Sterno, as you now know, is gelled alcohol. What you probably don't know is
> that folks used to squeeze the liquid out of the gel and drink it for the
> alcohol. Sterno junkies. Beats the hell out of me why they did this. Why the
> heck would they buy Sterno instead of wine? How cheap was Sterno? The stuff
> was toxic as it contained methanol. Evidently, to junkies, what don't kill
> you can make you high and therefore has some value.
>
>
> ================
>
> Ewwwwwwwwww. I have heard that junkies take all kind of dangerous stuff to
> get that 'high'. Madness.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk


My niece's ex was addicted to breathing aerosols. He wouldn't show up and they'd have to go looking for him in store parking lots. He'd be in his car with the windows up and he'd be passed out. They found him dead one day. He was lucky to have survived for so long but that time he went over to the other side and there was nothing anybody could have done about it.


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On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 11:06:34 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 12:00:17 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On 12/6/2016 7:31 PM, wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 9:58:15 AM UTC-5, Win Segal wrote:
> > >> Now that fondue cooking seems to be coming back, I'm giving a gift of
> > >> a
> > >> fondue set with a fondue cookbook. Also want to give some sterno.
> > >> Here's
> > >> the question. First, do all fondue pots use the same size canned
> > >> sterno?
> > >> Then, liquid sterno is being sold at the local bed and bath.
> > >> Instructions
> > >> say that you just pour the liquid where the sterno goes. This sounds
> > >> much
> > >> easier. Does anyone know anything about this liquid sterno? Thanks.
> > >>
> > >> Win
> > >
> > > Yes, I used liquid stereo for years with my stainless steel set. it
> > > is
> > > wonderful if you can find it!!
> > >

> >
> > Amazon
> >
> > ===============
> >
> > What is 'sterno'? I googled but all I get is a muscle
> >
> >
> > --
> >
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

>
> Sterno, as you now know, is gelled alcohol. What you probably don't know
> is
> that folks used to squeeze the liquid out of the gel and drink it for the
> alcohol. Sterno junkies. Beats the hell out of me why they did this. Why
> the
> heck would they buy Sterno instead of wine? How cheap was Sterno? The
> stuff
> was toxic as it contained methanol. Evidently, to junkies, what don't kill
> you can make you high and therefore has some value.
>
>
> ================
>
> Ewwwwwwwwww. I have heard that junkies take all kind of dangerous stuff
> to
> get that 'high'. Madness.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk


My niece's ex was addicted to breathing aerosols. He wouldn't show up and
they'd have to go looking for him in store parking lots. He'd be in his car
with the windows up and he'd be passed out. They found him dead one day. He
was lucky to have survived for so long but that time he went over to the
other side and there was nothing anybody could have done about it.

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On 12/8/2016 8:04 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> My niece's ex was addicted to breathing aerosols. He wouldn't show up
> and they'd have to go looking for him in store parking lots. He'd be in
> his car with the windows up and he'd be passed out. They found him dead
> one day. He was lucky to have survived for so long but that time he went
> over to the other side and there was nothing anybody could have done
> about it.
>
> ==========================
>
> What a waste of a life(
>

Too true. I went to high school with a boy who died from this. He'd
spray cooking spray (PAM) in a plastic bag and breathe the fumes. It
didn't take long to kill him. I still remember his name: Herbert Hancock.

Jill

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On 12/8/2016 8:04 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> My niece's ex was addicted to breathing aerosols. He wouldn't show up
> and they'd have to go looking for him in store parking lots. He'd be in
> his car with the windows up and he'd be passed out. They found him dead
> one day. He was lucky to have survived for so long but that time he went
> over to the other side and there was nothing anybody could have done
> about it.
>
> ==========================
>
> What a waste of a life(
>

Too true. I went to high school with a boy who died from this. He'd
spray cooking spray (PAM) in a plastic bag and breathe the fumes. It
didn't take long to kill him. I still remember his name: Herbert Hancock.

Jill

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On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 11:20:09 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 12:00:17 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ...
> >
> > On 12/6/2016 7:31 PM, wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 9:58:15 AM UTC-5, Win Segal wrote:
> > >> Now that fondue cooking seems to be coming back, I'm giving a gift of a
> > >> fondue set with a fondue cookbook. Also want to give some sterno.
> > >> Here's
> > >> the question. First, do all fondue pots use the same size canned sterno?
> > >> Then, liquid sterno is being sold at the local bed and bath.
> > >> Instructions
> > >> say that you just pour the liquid where the sterno goes. This sounds
> > >> much
> > >> easier. Does anyone know anything about this liquid sterno? Thanks.
> > >>
> > >> Win
> > >
> > > Yes, I used liquid stereo for years with my stainless steel set. it is
> > > wonderful if you can find it!!
> > >

> >
> > Amazon
> >
> > ===============
> >
> > What is 'sterno'? I googled but all I get is a muscle
> >
> >
> > --
> >
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

>
> Sterno, as you now know, is gelled alcohol. What you probably don't know
> is that folks used to squeeze the liquid out of the gel and drink it for
> the alcohol. Sterno junkies. Beats the hell out of me why they did this.
> Why the heck would they buy Sterno instead of wine? How cheap was
> Sterno? The stuff was toxic as it contained methanol. Evidently, to
> junkies, what don't kill you can make you high and therefore has some
> value.


You can get Sterno in a dry county.

In 1999 I moved to Temperance, Michigan, right after the expiration of
a 100-year-old law prohibiting the sale of alcohol for drinking purposes.

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On 12/8/2016 12:44 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> "jmcquown" wrote in message news > On 12/8/2016 8:04 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>> "dsi1" wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> My niece's ex was addicted to breathing aerosols. He wouldn't show up
>> and they'd have to go looking for him in store parking lots. He'd be in
>> his car with the windows up and he'd be passed out. They found him dead
>> one day. He was lucky to have survived for so long but that time he went
>> over to the other side and there was nothing anybody could have done
>> about it.
>>
>> ==========================
>>
>> What a waste of a life(
>>

> Too true. I went to high school with a boy who died from this. He'd
> spray cooking spray (PAM) in a plastic bag and breathe the fumes. It
> didn't take long to kill him. I still remember his name: Herbert Hancock.
>
> Jill
>
> ============
>
> (
>
>
>

It was very sad and very stupid. Anything to "get high". Cooking
spray, really? The poor guy wasted his life for no reason.

Jill


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> On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 11:20:09 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:


>> Sterno, as you now know, is gelled alcohol. What you probably don't know
>> is that folks used to squeeze the liquid out of the gel and drink it for
>> the alcohol. Sterno junkies. Beats the hell out of me why they did this.
>> Why the heck would they buy Sterno instead of wine? How cheap was
>> Sterno? The stuff was toxic as it contained methanol. Evidently, to
>> junkies, what don't kill you can make you high and therefore has some
>> value.

>
> You can get Sterno in a dry county.


You don't have to twist my arm too hard to have a drink, but there is no
way I am going to consume that stuff, or many other products that
contain alcohol but are not meant to be consumed by humans, like hand
sanitizer and cleaning products.


>
> In 1999 I moved to Temperance, Michigan, right after the expiration of
> a 100-year-old law prohibiting the sale of alcohol for drinking purposes.


By coincidence, our town was once known as Temperanceville and it was
dry until the 1980s. We got a liquor store that also sold beer, but you
had to take the empty beer cans and bottles back to the John Deere
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> It was very sad and very stupid. Anything to "get high". Cooking
> spray, really? The poor guy wasted his life for no reason.


Some people seem to pride themselves in getting as drunk or as high as
possible. I used to know a guy who loved to drink a lot of beer and
smoke a lot of dope. I used to think his goal in life was to die while
partying. I had a neighbour who I was friends with in high school but
he and I parted ways when he got into hard drugs. I heard that he died
of an overdose about 15 years ago. No one seems to know or care much
about it.


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On 12/8/2016 12:46 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 11:20:09 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 12:00:17 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>> "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ...
>>>
>>> On 12/6/2016 7:31 PM, wrote:
>>>> On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 9:58:15 AM UTC-5, Win Segal wrote:
>>>>> Now that fondue cooking seems to be coming back, I'm giving a gift of a
>>>>> fondue set with a fondue cookbook. Also want to give some sterno.
>>>>> Here's
>>>>> the question. First, do all fondue pots use the same size canned sterno?
>>>>> Then, liquid sterno is being sold at the local bed and bath.
>>>>> Instructions
>>>>> say that you just pour the liquid where the sterno goes. This sounds
>>>>> much
>>>>> easier. Does anyone know anything about this liquid sterno? Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Win
>>>>
>>>> Yes, I used liquid stereo for years with my stainless steel set. it is
>>>> wonderful if you can find it!!
>>>>
>>>
>>> Amazon
>>>
>>> ===============
>>>
>>> What is 'sterno'? I googled but all I get is a muscle
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

>>
>> Sterno, as you now know, is gelled alcohol. What you probably don't know
>> is that folks used to squeeze the liquid out of the gel and drink it for
>> the alcohol. Sterno junkies. Beats the hell out of me why they did this.
>> Why the heck would they buy Sterno instead of wine? How cheap was
>> Sterno? The stuff was toxic as it contained methanol. Evidently, to
>> junkies, what don't kill you can make you high and therefore has some
>> value.

>
> You can get Sterno in a dry county.
>
> In 1999 I moved to Temperance, Michigan, right after the expiration of
> a 100-year-old law prohibiting the sale of alcohol for drinking purposes.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

I've never heard about it being banned due to Temperance.

I have a can of gelled sterno in the pantry:

https://s27.postimg.org/b2icl444j/sterno1.jpg

https://s17.postimg.org/uwj36ge4v/sterno2.jpg

Liquid sterno is pretty much like putting lighter fluid into cotton
wadding. Dangerous as hell. You can hope it doesn't catch the table
cloth on fire.

Gelled sterno is much more stable.

And yes, I still have a fondue pot. I was thinking maybe I'd use it
again this New Years Eve. Haven't done that since 1995.

Maybe this year I'll make cheese fondue. A blast from the past.
Want to put the fire out on the Sterno? Close the lid on the Sterno can.

I once set my fondue pot on a glass "cutting board" and used liquid
sterno in the little cotton filled thing that came with it. It leaked
and set the glass cutting board on fire! Fire extinquisher! Do not use
liquid Sterno.

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On Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 1:37:38 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:

> I once set my fondue pot on a glass "cutting board" and used liquid
> sterno in the little cotton filled thing that came with it. It leaked
> and set the glass cutting board on fire! Fire extinquisher! Do not use
> liquid Sterno.
>
> Jill


We always use denatured alcohol from the hardware store. Never
had any trouble with it.

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On 12/8/2016 7:57 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 11:34:31 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Too true. I went to high school with a boy who died from this. He'd
>> spray cooking spray (PAM) in a plastic bag and breathe the fumes. It
>> didn't take long to kill him. I still remember his name: Herbert Hancock.

>
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Not the same guy and I doubt it made the news.

Jill


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On 12/8/2016 2:38 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 1:37:38 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>
>> I once set my fondue pot on a glass "cutting board" and used liquid
>> sterno in the little cotton filled thing that came with it. It leaked
>> and set the glass cutting board on fire! Fire extinquisher! Do not use
>> liquid Sterno.
>>
>> Jill

>
> We always use denatured alcohol from the hardware store. Never
> had any trouble with it.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

Denatured alcohol is pretty much the same thing as liquid sterno.

I'm happy with the canned gelled form. Not that I use it much anymore.
But, as I said, might make some cheese fondue!

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> On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 11:06:34 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
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> > On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 12:00:17 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
> > > ...
> > >
> > > On 12/6/2016 7:31 PM, wrote:
> > > > On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 9:58:15 AM UTC-5, Win Segal wrote:
> > > >> Now that fondue cooking seems to be coming back, I'm giving a gift of
> > > >> a
> > > >> fondue set with a fondue cookbook. Also want to give some sterno.
> > > >> Here's
> > > >> the question. First, do all fondue pots use the same size canned
> > > >> sterno?
> > > >> Then, liquid sterno is being sold at the local bed and bath.
> > > >> Instructions
> > > >> say that you just pour the liquid where the sterno goes. This sounds
> > > >> much
> > > >> easier. Does anyone know anything about this liquid sterno? Thanks.
> > > >>
> > > >> Win
> > > >
> > > > Yes, I used liquid stereo for years with my stainless steel set. it
> > > > is
> > > > wonderful if you can find it!!
> > > >
> > >
> > > Amazon
> > >
> > > ===============
> > >
> > > What is 'sterno'? I googled but all I get is a muscle
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

> >
> > Sterno, as you now know, is gelled alcohol. What you probably don't know
> > is
> > that folks used to squeeze the liquid out of the gel and drink it for the
> > alcohol. Sterno junkies. Beats the hell out of me why they did this. Why
> > the
> > heck would they buy Sterno instead of wine? How cheap was Sterno? The
> > stuff
> > was toxic as it contained methanol. Evidently, to junkies, what don't kill
> > you can make you high and therefore has some value.
> >
> >
> > ================
> >
> > Ewwwwwwwwww. I have heard that junkies take all kind of dangerous stuff
> > to
> > get that 'high'. Madness.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > --
> > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

>
> My niece's ex was addicted to breathing aerosols. He wouldn't show up and
> they'd have to go looking for him in store parking lots. He'd be in his car
> with the windows up and he'd be passed out. They found him dead one day. He
> was lucky to have survived for so long but that time he went over to the
> other side and there was nothing anybody could have done about it.
>
> ==========================
>
> What a waste of a life(
>
>
>
> --
> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk


I get a reminder on my calendar when his birthday comes up. He's still one of my friends on Facebook. I don't have the heart to unfriend him. That's the modern world for you.

My college music teacher is long gone but his website is still around and selling his books. That's OK, in this way we can continue to live long after we pass. The person reading my post now is likely to imagine me still around but I'll be long dead.
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On Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 3:04:30 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 11:06:34 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 12:00:17 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
> > > ...
> > >
> > > On 12/6/2016 7:31 PM, wrote:
> > > > On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 9:58:15 AM UTC-5, Win Segal
> > > > wrote:
> > > >> Now that fondue cooking seems to be coming back, I'm giving a gift
> > > >> of
> > > >> a
> > > >> fondue set with a fondue cookbook. Also want to give some sterno.
> > > >> Here's
> > > >> the question. First, do all fondue pots use the same size canned
> > > >> sterno?
> > > >> Then, liquid sterno is being sold at the local bed and bath.
> > > >> Instructions
> > > >> say that you just pour the liquid where the sterno goes. This
> > > >> sounds
> > > >> much
> > > >> easier. Does anyone know anything about this liquid sterno?
> > > >> Thanks.
> > > >>
> > > >> Win
> > > >
> > > > Yes, I used liquid stereo for years with my stainless steel set. it
> > > > is
> > > > wonderful if you can find it!!
> > > >
> > >
> > > Amazon
> > >
> > > ===============
> > >
> > > What is 'sterno'? I googled but all I get is a muscle
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

> >
> > Sterno, as you now know, is gelled alcohol. What you probably don't know
> > is
> > that folks used to squeeze the liquid out of the gel and drink it for
> > the
> > alcohol. Sterno junkies. Beats the hell out of me why they did this. Why
> > the
> > heck would they buy Sterno instead of wine? How cheap was Sterno? The
> > stuff
> > was toxic as it contained methanol. Evidently, to junkies, what don't
> > kill
> > you can make you high and therefore has some value.
> >
> >
> > ================
> >
> > Ewwwwwwwwww. I have heard that junkies take all kind of dangerous stuff
> > to
> > get that 'high'. Madness.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > --
> > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

>
> My niece's ex was addicted to breathing aerosols. He wouldn't show up and
> they'd have to go looking for him in store parking lots. He'd be in his
> car
> with the windows up and he'd be passed out. They found him dead one day.
> He
> was lucky to have survived for so long but that time he went over to the
> other side and there was nothing anybody could have done about it.
>
> ==========================
>
> What a waste of a life(
>
>
>
> --
> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk


I get a reminder on my calendar when his birthday comes up. He's still one
of my friends on Facebook. I don't have the heart to unfriend him. That's
the modern world for you.

My college music teacher is long gone but his website is still around and
selling his books. That's OK, in this way we can continue to live long after
we pass. The person reading my post now is likely to imagine me still around
but I'll be long dead.

=========================

It is good to keep memories that you can enjoy.



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On 12/9/2016 3:45 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Dec 2016 08:18:58 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 12/8/2016 7:57 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 11:34:31 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> Too true. I went to high school with a boy who died from this. He'd
>>>> spray cooking spray (PAM) in a plastic bag and breathe the fumes. It
>>>> didn't take long to kill him. I still remember his name: Herbert Hancock.
>>>
>>> http://www.familytreenow.com/search/...EIXcsFbXsldkjw
>>>

>> Not the same guy and I doubt it made the news.

>
> I thought the time period was about right. And no, they don't usually
> report huffing or any other kinds of OD deaths unless the body was
> found in unusual circumstances before cause of death was determined.
>
> -sw
>

Not that it matters but I had graduated by 1981. This happened when I
was still in school, mid-70's. This was one of those things we heard
through the grapevine. Parents try to keep things like this from their
kids but kids have a way of finding things out.

Jill
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