Alcohol and Vinegar
Feb 11, 2021 09:49:14 #
jerryc41 wrote:
90 minute drive? I got my first shot a couple days ago. A 20 minute walk to the local Walgreens. I'm ready for my 90 minute drive to a needle in the arm.
I was leery about long lines based on the news reports. I had an appointment for 11:15 and they wanted me to arrive 15 minutes early. I arrived even earlier. Checked in at the pharmacy counter, turned in the paper work I download and filled in at home, went to the room setup for the injections. I was done getting the shot before my 11:15 appointment time. I had to hang around in the store for 15 minutes before leaving.
I have an appointment for the second shot on March 9.
Feb 11, 2021 10:35:23 #
bamfordr
Loc: Campbell CA
jerryc41 wrote:
No, it's not a drink, but if you're the adventurou... (show quote)
One of the most difficult tricks I had to learn when we moved from NY to mid-coast California in the 1970s is using water to melt the thin film ice that forms on car windows when the temperature drops into the mid 30s. Even a hose is ok. No scraper needed.
Feb 11, 2021 10:54:04 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Jerry maybe you should specify what kind of Vinegar (white) I would say.
White Vinegar is also great for removing rust, and I mean heavy rust!!!
White Vinegar is also great for removing rust, and I mean heavy rust!!!
Anyone know what forms a hard white corrosion? I found an old telescope eyepiece holder amongst optics I bought. It was an original feather light known for quality, but was frozen solid with corrosion. Main housing is anodized aluminum with brass knobs and stainless steel screws and bearings. Some screws and one tiny roller bearing were rusted, but there was a whitest corrosion between the brass knob and an aluminum one that nothing touched. The brass was ok, but the aluminum was pitted, so it must come from the aluminium, but nothing I tried would touch it, vinegar, ammonia containing cleaners, rust removers, etc. I had to scrap it away and it was very hard also, not something that just brushed off.
Curious if anyone has had experience with similar corrosion and what they used?
The maker said maybe salt spray got into it?
Thanks;
Jim
Feb 11, 2021 11:23:40 #
If you try to use water to melt the ice on your windshield in Minnesota in January or February, you next stop will be at the windshield replacement shop.
Feb 11, 2021 11:26:03 #
JBRIII wrote:
Anyone know what forms a hard white corrosion? I f... (show quote)
Aluminium is famous for producing corrosion. Ordinary steel and aluminium do not get along well at all. Even brass and aluminium have problems.
I once bought a couple hoses. They were cheap. The fittings were aluminium instead of brass. I connected them to a faucet and left them there for a year or so. When I went to remove them, they were welded together. A wrench didn't work. A pipe wrench didn't work. A pipe wrench and a torch didn't work. I finally had to saw them off and replace the faucet.
That was 30 miles inland. No local salt spray.
A hose with aluminium fittings would work if you took it off the faucet after every use, but who does that?
Feb 11, 2021 11:55:31 #
Feb 11, 2021 12:03:19 #
nimbushopper wrote:
Swimmers use that 50/50 mixture in their ears after long swims to prevent ear infection. It's very effective.
The alcohol in your ears after swimming prevents infections by getting the water out. Alcohol lowers the surface tension of the water getting it to drain. Dry ears means no moist place for fungus or whatever to grow.
Feb 11, 2021 12:30:51 #
lenben
Loc: Seattle
Vinegar works on nail fungus (slowly) because of its acidity. That is how commercially available undecylenic acid works.
Feb 11, 2021 13:13:19 #
jerryc41 wrote:
No, it's not a drink, but if you're the adventurou... (show quote)
Make sure you use rubbing alcohol (methanol). Ethanol (ie vodka) is bad news in the ear. Ethanol is ototoxic and can cause deafness and also can damage the nerve that moves the face if the ear drum has a hole in it.
Vinegar(domboro solution) is very effective against ear infections and has been used medically for generations. It works against swimmers ear, and middle ear infections if there is a hole in the ear drum. Infectious bacteria that are common to the ear won’t grow in an acidic environment. That is why cerumen has an acidic pH.
The methanol dries out moisture in the ear. It acts as a desiccant.
The combination doesn’t always work, but is often effective.
Feb 11, 2021 13:37:37 #
jerryc41 wrote:
No, it's not a drink, but if you're the adventurou... (show quote)
And if you run out of salad oil, you probably have something left in your ear that you can use...
Feb 11, 2021 13:45:59 #
Doddy wrote:
I like Vinegar on Fish and Chips. But thanks for the medical tip on using it jerry.
Malt vinegar!
Feb 11, 2021 14:51:06 #
autofocus wrote:
OK, here's a few more home brews that work: br I s... (show quote)
Thanks for the cleaning solution. Sounds a lot like Windex. Gonna try iy soon.
Ed
Feb 11, 2021 17:29:35 #
edrobinsonjr wrote:
Thanks for the cleaning solution. Sounds a lot like Windex. Gonna try iy soon.
Ed
Ed
it works great Ed, I think you will like it and it's cost effective compared to over the counter spray cleaners
Feb 11, 2021 17:43:05 #
lenben
Loc: Seattle
You have it backwards. Methanol (methyl alcohol) is ototoxic but mostly when ingested. Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) is what is found in liquor and medicinal products. It is not ototoxic but can play hell with your liver.
Feb 11, 2021 17:45:13 #
lenben
Loc: Seattle
Unless really cold (less than 15 degrees fahrenheit), you can use cool water applied slowly to melt the ice on your windshield. Do NOT use hot water as the rapid expansion will crack the glass.
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