I'm almost out of isopropyl Alcohol. But I got lucky.

[GulfCoast66]

So this not a serious political discussion. But is where most of us are right now. And politics is pretty set for us anyway. Keeping safe is where we are.

You can’t get hand sanitizer and as a kind of liberal redneck guy with a science education I have been opting for carrying around a freezer zippy with a stout paper towel saturated with alcohol to wipe down everything I touch. I mean everything. And a half bottle had lasted me over a week. But I was almost out and that is an issue. You can’t buy that shit anywhere.

My wife does not need to get this as she is pushing 60 with a history of pneumonia and I am the one going out to buy groceries and such and I also have to work every day. Critical infrastructure stuff. Luckily she is working from home and still getting paid.

Tonight I went into our local ABC liquor store and scored a 1.75 liter of 151 ever clear. Will cut it with 50 proof vodka to give me 3 liters of sanitizer. So in my older years I’m using beverages that I used to use to get loose to help keep my wife I have loved for 33 years safe.

I’m not at all surprised we are having a pandemic. Science had predicted it for years. But I’m repulsed at the response of the current administration. But not surprised

But life goes on. We pulled the boat over to the gulf and went fishing. And caught dinner.

Just thought it was crazy I was thrilled at scoring booze to run over my hands and everything they touch. There is an irony there.

Now I have to find something I can mix into the ever clear/vodka to make it seem I am not a drunk! Thinking peppermint oil.







Y’all stay safe.

[Hekate]

1. All the best to you and your wife

Enjoy that fish you caught.

[GulfCoast66]

12. Spanish Mackerel poke bowl with cucumbers and seaweed salad and avocado. Spiced mayo topping it.

Ok. I’ve lost my redneck card.

[Hekate]

13. Yum

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Make your own alcohol.

Ferment some fruit for a few days in a solution of water, sugar and yeast. Distill the solution on your stove - there are instructions on the internet. It's easy - I did it years ago for a high school science experiment.

[customerserviceguy]

4. Just look out for the "revenooers" as Snuffy Smith used to call them. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. I don't think they'll care if you're making hand sanitizer.

The stuff I made was undrinkable but it burned with a clear blue flame. I suppose I could have made hand sanitizer with it.

[customerserviceguy]

7. Of course

I was kidding. Snuffy Smith is just who I thought of first when I thought of a still. My buddy Ab in North Carolina made me some, and I used the same line on him, getting a laugh out of him!

[BigmanPigman]

11. Tony Bourdain traveled around the world and in just about every

huge city or tiny village there was strange, home brewed hooch (as Tony put it). Often it was started with someone chewing something, like tarot root or yucca but could be anything, and spitting out the partially chewed food and sticking it in some container for a week or so. Somehow the saliva and natural air fermented it. It was usually disgusting but did pack a punch. The men always were the ones drinking it.

[GulfCoast66]

15. Best show ever on tv. Loved the man. Travel channel or CNN. All epic.

Still crushed his disease got him in the end. No different from Coronavirus. Illness is illness.

Watch them every chance I get.

[BigmanPigman]

18. He did it because his girlfriend broke his heart

by cheating on him, Asia Argento. His friends could see he was "crazy in love" with her and it was not a good thing for him. It was an impulsive act. She has been shunned by all his friends since they know the truth.

I have all of his books and all his shows memorized...going way back to 2002 A Chef's Tour. You can watch all of them for free on Daily Motion. Same with No Reservations. I love Zamir, his Russian side kick.

[GulfCoast66]

19. Dude. Blaming on the girl?!?

He had suffered from depression for his whole life. Even in his early books and his shows he referred to it. The whole driving the roads on the island in the mountains at high speed not caring if he lived or died? If you have read as much as you say you will get the reference.

So his girlfriend decided to move on. That’s her fault?

The man had a disease which many in my family have. Fortunately not me. At least yet. No one caused him to kill himself. He was sick and refused treatment.

[Demovictory9]

3. Now I have to find something I can mix into the ever clear/vodka to make it seem I am not a drunk!

[GulfCoast66]

6. Maybe is should have typed "not confirmed their suspicions"!

Cause there is no way I’m turning bourbon into sanitizer. I mean, l love my wife and all...

[handmade34]

8. I just realized I have

1/2 gallon of marijuana infused high test vodka in the backroom

…and to think, I can use it to wipe down door knobs... oh my, that has me laughing

[GulfCoast66]

10. Marijuana high test vodka?

Well, I learned something tonight. If it’s 60% alcohol you are good to go. Seems a waste.

[handmade34]

14. it's 90%

I make a lot of salves and muscle rubs and soaps and such... always experimenting and I have a 20 gallon storage tub full of marijuana I grew last summer... I make arnica infused alcohol for the muscle rub and the marijuana/CBD infused alcohol for the salves... normally I boil it down to make a tincture but I haven't done that yet... I will end up feeding the weed to the chickens anyways

[GulfCoast66]

16. 90%!!! You've got a bomb!

But also a great sanitizer.

[handmade34]

17. ouch proof

[MLAA]

9. Yeah! Well done! What a score 🙂