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On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:34:14 -0600, SteveB wrote:


****. I once wanted to go buy some iodine. It is great for putting on
splinters, as the splinter sucks it up, and you can see what to dig out.
Same with mercurochrome. I could not find a place that sold it. It was
like banned, and they could not sell it. I have since moved to a very
small community, and don't know if it is available or not. Maybe in a
farm store, which there are many around here. A couple of ounces would
last ten years. Boy, we used to put that on everything, and it sure
burns.

Steve

You stirred fond, well maybe not so fond, memories. Apparently, iodine
can be used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.


http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/aug07/070815d.asp

I tried to get some Salt Peter for smoking meat. My FIL used it as a
preservative. The pharmacy said they could get me some, then a week
later changed their mind. By the conversation, I assumed "somebody" else
changed their minds for them...

--
Dad loves his family, and he was a soldier. He wanted us all to remember
that...

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:18:34 -0400, JustWait
wrote:

I tried to get some Salt Peter for smoking meat. My FIL used it as a
preservative. The pharmacy said they could get me some, then a week
later changed their mind. By the conversation, I assumed "somebody" else
changed their minds for them...

Saltpeter is potassium nitrate, a key ingredient of gunpowder among
other things. It can be ordered online.

http://www.skylighter.com/potassium-nitrate.html

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:18:34 -0400, JustWait
wrote:

I tried to get some Salt Peter for smoking meat. My FIL used it as a
preservative. The pharmacy said they could get me some, then a week
later changed their mind. By the conversation, I assumed "somebody" else
changed their minds for them...

Saltpeter is potassium nitrate, a key ingredient of gunpowder among
other things. It can be ordered online.

http://www.skylighter.com/potassium-nitrate.html



Sounds like someone is aware of JustHates rantings & ravings here and wisely
nixed his purchase.

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:25:43 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:25:41 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:18:34 -0400, JustWait
wrote:

I tried to get some Salt Peter for smoking meat. My FIL used it as a
preservative. The pharmacy said they could get me some, then a week
later changed their mind. By the conversation, I assumed "somebody" else
changed their minds for them...

Saltpeter is potassium nitrate, a key ingredient of gunpowder among
other things. It can be ordered online.

http://www.skylighter.com/potassium-nitrate.html

I bet that gets you on a list

If so, we're both on it now. :-)

PS, we took Vic Smith and his wife for a boat ride on Wednesday
afternoon, and attempted an assault on the mighty Estero River just
for grins. The tides and fates were not with us it seems. Squarely
between the channel markers on the outer approach at R30 there was
less than 20 inches of water so we gave it up as a bad idea.

In article ,
says...

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:25:43 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:25:41 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:18:34 -0400, JustWait
wrote:

I tried to get some Salt Peter for smoking meat. My FIL used it as a
preservative. The pharmacy said they could get me some, then a week
later changed their mind. By the conversation, I assumed "somebody" else
changed their minds for them...

Saltpeter is potassium nitrate, a key ingredient of gunpowder among
other things. It can be ordered online.

http://www.skylighter.com/potassium-nitrate.html

I bet that gets you on a list

If so, we're both on it now. :-)

PS, we took Vic Smith and his wife for a boat ride on Wednesday
afternoon, and attempted an assault on the mighty Estero River just
for grins. The tides and fates were not with us it seems. Squarely
between the channel markers on the outer approach at R30 there was
less than 20 inches of water so we gave it up as a bad idea.

So, you got to take Vic out.. Did you make him swab the deck or was that
only for me?

On Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:06:56 -0400, wrote:

High tide was around 7PM last Wednesday so you couldn't have got in
too much trouble.

We were already having trouble getting "unstuck" at 20 inches,
probably could have made it by myself with half fuel but 4 people and
nearly full fuel was just too much.

There was a family in a small outboard runabout diving for stuff out
near R30 when we were there. Any idea what they were catching?

On Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:43:36 -0400, wrote:

There was a family in a small outboard runabout diving for stuff out
near R30 when we were there. Any idea what they were catching?

Was it the DEP people That whole area South of 30 is a sea grass
monitoring site.

Looked like an ordinary family runabout to me, kids and all.