Eau de Diesel
 

You know how smells trigger memories. The smell of diesel really does
it for me. It brings back memories of when I was an oilfield engineer
in Wyoming and all the crazy people I knew. It also brings back lots
of sailing memories because I am always tinkering with my engine.
So, when I came home this afternoon smelling of diesel from replacing
my boats fuel pump, I thought it was a good smell, like the ultimate
masculine cologne. My wife told me when she came near me "SHOWER" and
put those clothes outside to air in the sun. Clearly, her sense of
smell is distorted.

Eau de Diesel
 

On 4 Feb 2007 20:10:22 -0800, "Frogwatch"
wrote:

My wife told me when she came near me "SHOWER" and
put those clothes outside to air in the sun. Clearly, her sense of
smell is distorted.

Been there, done that.

Eau de Diesel
 

On 4 Feb 2007 20:10:22 -0800, "Frogwatch"
wrote:

You know how smells trigger memories. The smell of diesel really does
it for me. It brings back memories of when I was an oilfield engineer
in Wyoming and all the crazy people I knew.

Casper?

It also brings back lots
of sailing memories because I am always tinkering with my engine.
So, when I came home this afternoon smelling of diesel from replacing
my boats fuel pump, I thought it was a good smell, like the ultimate
masculine cologne. My wife told me when she came near me "SHOWER" and
put those clothes outside to air in the sun. Clearly, her sense of
smell is distorted.

Eau de Diesel
 

On Feb 5, 1:10 pm, Frank Boettcher wrote:
On 4 Feb 2007 20:10:22 -0800, "Frogwatch"
wrote:

You know how smells trigger memories. The smell of diesel really does
it for me. It brings back memories of when I was an oilfield engineer
in Wyoming and all the crazy people I knew.

Casper?

It also brings back lots

of sailing memories because I am always tinkering with my engine.
So, when I came home this afternoon smelling of diesel from replacing
my boats fuel pump, I thought it was a good smell, like the ultimate
masculine cologne. My wife told me when she came near me "SHOWER" and
put those clothes outside to air in the sun. Clearly, her sense of
smell is distorted.



Yes, Casper, worked for Johnston as a Drill Stem Tester in 1980-82

Eau de Diesel
 

On 5 Feb 2007 10:44:52 -0800, "Frogwatch"
wrote:

On Feb 5, 1:10 pm, Frank Boettcher wrote:
On 4 Feb 2007 20:10:22 -0800, "Frogwatch"
wrote:

You know how smells trigger memories. The smell of diesel really does
it for me. It brings back memories of when I was an oilfield engineer
in Wyoming and all the crazy people I knew.

Casper?

It also brings back lots

of sailing memories because I am always tinkering with my engine.
So, when I came home this afternoon smelling of diesel from replacing
my boats fuel pump, I thought it was a good smell, like the ultimate
masculine cologne. My wife told me when she came near me "SHOWER" and
put those clothes outside to air in the sun. Clearly, her sense of
smell is distorted.



Yes, Casper, worked for Johnston as a Drill Stem Tester in 1980-82


I worked for CE Natco, made many trips to Casper during that time
frame.

That was a couple of years before $12 oil drove me out of the
industry.

Frank

Eau de Diesel
 

On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:10:22 -0800, Frogwatch wrote:

You know how smells trigger memories. The smell of diesel really does
it for me.

Me too! When I was very young (like 5 yrs old), my parents had an oil
heater in the living room. So the smell of burning diesel or fuel oil has
always conveyed home, hearth, warmth... to me. Coming into the cabin of a
boat with a diesel heater just feels so... warm and cozy!

And for some reason, picking at and eating the asbestos behind the heater
didn't kill me or my sister... ;)

druid
http://www.bcboatnet.org

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On Feb 7, 2:06 pm, druid wrote:

And for some reason, picking at and eating the asbestos behind the heater didn't kill me or my sister... ;)

Give the situation time to develop. Mesothelioma generally has a 20 -
50 year incubation period.

Cheers

Eau de Diesel
 

"Bil" wrote in message
oups.com...
On Feb 7, 2:06 pm, druid wrote:

And for some reason, picking at and eating the asbestos behind the heater
didn't kill me or my sister... ;)

Give the situation time to develop. Mesothelioma generally has a 20 -
50 year incubation period.

Cheers

And generally occurs from breathing in the (aerosolised) fibres rather than
swallowing chunks of the stuff.

I'd say the risk is pretty low.

Peter HK

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"Peter HK" wrote in news:AAgyh.4057$sd2.991@news-
server.bigpond.net.au:

I'd say the risk is pretty low.

Peter HK


Wouldn't those kids "effluent" be considered "Hazardous Waste" and require
EPA approval for disposal?....(c;

Larry
--
Democracy is when two wolves and a sheep vote on who's for dinner.
Liberty is when the sheep has his own gun.

Eau de Diesel
 

"Peter HK" wrote:


"Bil" wrote in message
roups.com...
On Feb 7, 2:06 pm, druid wrote:

And for some reason, picking at and eating the asbestos behind the heater
didn't kill me or my sister... ;)

Give the situation time to develop. Mesothelioma generally has a 20 -
50 year incubation period.

Cheers

And generally occurs from breathing in the (aerosolised) fibres rather than
swallowing chunks of the stuff.

I'd say the risk is pretty low.

Yes the risk is fairly low, but picking bits off would aerosolize the
fibers. Actually since asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral,
sometimes there is enough in the soil to make a roadworks project have
hazardous levels of asbestos in the air.