Peracetic acid sent me off on an entertaining Google. Peracetic acid a pretty powerful disinfectant that kills bacteria and viruses and is used in hospitals and the food industry. One advantage is has is that it degrades to acetic acid and peroxide, so there's no toxic residue. It's fairly nasty at high concentrations because it's corrosive and explodes when heated, but mixing household white vinegar (5% acetic acid) and 3% drugstore peroxide hardly going to yield a high concentration. What's interesting is that one main disinfectant types recommended against anthrax consists of hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid and peracetic acid, i.e., hydrogen peroxide mixed with vinegar.
We can come by between classes. Usually I use that time to copy over my class notes with a system of different colored pens. But it's been pointed out to me that that's, you know...insane.
Willow ,'Showtime'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Ginger - Mar 09, 2009 11:34:53 am PDT #3100 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
sj - Mar 09, 2009 11:48:17 am PDT #3101 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Has anyone heard from Stephanie today? I haven't been able to stop thinking about her and Ellie all day.
Vortex - Mar 09, 2009 11:53:38 am PDT #3102 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
That's it, he's fired. He FINALLY finished the database that he's been working on, I get the damned thing and realize that he's left an entire column BLANK. Why? Because he didn't know what to put in it.
I'm making him finish the project and then I'm firing him.
sj - Mar 09, 2009 11:58:49 am PDT #3103 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
WTF, Vortex? He didn't even think to ask someone?
beth b - Mar 09, 2009 11:59:08 am PDT #3104 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Umm...yeah I hope so . Question asking should be pretty basic.
billytea - Mar 09, 2009 12:04:40 pm PDT #3105 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
A man in Australia suffered scratched buttocks and shredded underpants wrestling with a kangaroo after it smashed through his bedroom window.
Ok, I admit it. Australians are all exactly like the Crocodile Hunter.
Bear in mind that this took place in Canberra, where I grew up. Garran's a pleasant suburb.
If I could ask for some help, Wallybee's been having a lot of trouble with leg cramps at night. Last night she woke up several times. Does anyone have some ideas on how she might prevent/reduce/alleviate them?
hippocampus - Mar 09, 2009 12:05:27 pm PDT #3106 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
Stephanie, add us to the cardmaking list - and lots of hugs and kisses and get well soon wishes.
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{{jilli}}
Sass needs to buy you some new shoes methinks Sparky. OMG.
::waves at people::
::headslaps Vortex's intern::
sj - Mar 09, 2009 12:07:38 pm PDT #3107 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
If I could ask for some help, Wallybee's been having a lot of trouble with leg cramps at night. Last night she woke up several times. Does anyone have some ideas on how she might prevent/reduce/alleviate them?
Depending on what position she sleeps in, elevating her feet a little when she sleeps and as much as she can during the day may help.
DavidS - Mar 09, 2009 12:08:17 pm PDT #3108 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Does anyone have some ideas on how she might prevent/reduce/alleviate them?
Eat bananas. Potassium helps prevent leg cramps.
lisah - Mar 09, 2009 12:09:12 pm PDT #3109 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
If I could ask for some help, Wallybee's been having a lot of trouble with leg cramps at night. Last night she woke up several times. Does anyone have some ideas on how she might prevent/reduce/alleviate them?
The totally crazy to me People's Pharmacy column in my sunday paper is always touting putting a bar of soap under the sheets near the leg that is cramping. NUTSO! I'm sure one of the pregnant or formerly pregnant or just knowledgeable people here will have some more un-insane suggestions.
Or, yeah, duh bananas.