Beap52 1,481 #26 Posted July 24 12 hours ago, squonk said: My best friend in high school and I were heading to his dad's coal strip mine in west central Missouri. His mom emptied Clorox bottles, wash them, fill about half water and freeze it. Then add water so we'd have cold water to drink on the fishing/camping trip. We had seen enough snakes in the wild strawberries that instead of sleeping in a tent on the ground we slept in the back of the El Camino. In the middle of the night Paul asked "What's the madder wif me. I feel funny." (Say that with a lisp.) I turned on a flashlight and his bottom lip was as fat as my thumb and his hands were yellowish. He tried to take a drink of water and his lip wouldn't form a seal and water dribbled down his shirt. As it started to rain, I drove out to the county road and sat there because I had no idea of where we were and had no idea of which way to go. (apparently Paul was in no condition to give me directions.) Daylight came and we headed home. Later Paul said he took a drink out of the Clorox jug and it was real Clorox. He spat it out and even brushed his teeth--so he says. I was constructing a building for a doctor and told him Paul's story. He said it was a wonder that Paul survived. Clorox causes mucus membranes to swell and if he had swallowed any, his throat would have swollen shut. Some of the dumb things we do. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill D 2,278 #27 Posted July 25 Saw a large patch of this in the park near my house. Not sure I'm brave enough to try it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,988 #28 Posted July 25 1 hour ago, Bill D said: Saw a large patch of this in the park near my house. Not sure I'm brave enough to try it. We don't have it here. I'd go for it though. Making one's own sustenance from wild caught foods is another of many lost or dying arts/skills. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 67,042 #29 Posted July 25 1 hour ago, Bill D said: Saw a large patch of this in the park near my house. Not sure I'm brave enough to try it. I haven’t put together a video yet, but it is soaking in the fridge in water. It’s yummy! Tastes like raspberry water to me! 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 67,042 #31 Posted July 29 5 out of 4 of my customers would agree, this stuff is yummy! And Pi r not square. Cornbread r square. Pi r round. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,988 #32 Posted July 29 5 hours ago, Pullstart said: 5 out of 4 of This is not an easy ratio to achieve!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 28,589 #33 Posted July 29 22 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: This is not an easy ratio to achieve!! Well, there are 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand binary, and those that don't. @Pullstart is obviously number 3. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,988 #34 Posted July 29 2 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Well, there are 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand binary, and those that don't. @Pullstart is obviously number 3. Back in high school I took several years of electricity classes of various types. Part of that was learning to read And communicate in binary. A skill long since forgotten but we found it fascinating 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
