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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:17 PM Original message |
Kids are huffing freon, now. What ever happened to just |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Obama thinks freon is superior to pot.. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 03:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
51. so sayeth "fumesucker" |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 05:57 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. LOL.. The fumes I am sucking are financial in nature.. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. we cant arrest our way out of this problem |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. Where are they getting it?! :-) |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. Good Question... I Have A Car That Needs Some & I'm Told I Have To |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
42. I have locking caps that requires a special tool to remove on my outside condenser unit fittings |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
43. any auto parts store... |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 03:14 AM Response to Reply #3 |
47. Spray cans -- used for blowing dust from keyboards etc. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
4. Dude, they were doing this in the 80's |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Huh? They had air conditioners in the 80's??? |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. The fancy people did. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. The 1%'ers in other words. |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 06:08 AM Response to Reply #13 |
53. You are kidding, right? |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
34. No hon... |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 07:00 PM Original message |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. . |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. I was just getting out of college in the early 80's |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. We even had one in our CAR!!! |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:59 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. We had central AC in our new house |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 01:32 PM Response to Reply #33 |
63. sarcasm and wit goes VRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOM |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 07:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
36. Yea |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
66. Are you serious? NT |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 01:51 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. No. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. Freon? That's probably a myth. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I was going to say - it's another banned substance |
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Gamow (226 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. they huff it out of AC units and refrigerators. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Which is why it was popular in the 80's. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. They did a segment on freon huffing on the local news down here in San Antone tonight. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Because it has been around since at least the 80's. I was there. |
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Crabby Appleton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. In '67 or '68 we bought a 25 lbs tank of freon from |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. My ex was doing it when he was in college in the late 80s. |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 07:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
38. AC has been around from before the 80's |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 06:44 AM Response to Reply #12 |
55. It was around in the 70s as well. Cans of electrical contact cleaner. nt |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. However, the newer refrigerants aren't and they're being huffed |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. That I believe. nt |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #17 |
39. I've known of people huffing gasoline and paint back in the 60's. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #39 |
56. Black market prices have kept the real thing out of reach |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. I always preferred the natural products instead of industrial. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 01:30 PM Response to Reply #56 |
62. AH! So now drugs must not only be legal. They must be cheap, too. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #62 |
68. If drugs were legal, they would be cheap by default. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #62 |
73. That's the most efficient way to put the gangs out of business. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
30. There are freon substitutes out there that probably get called by the generic term freon. |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
35. There are still millions of cars with the stuff in them. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 08:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
44. No, it is not impossible |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 09:02 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Reformulated. Huh. I stand corrected. nt |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 09:06 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Yeah, R12 is next to impossible to get these days... |
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Puzzler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 03:37 AM Response to Reply #44 |
50. Freon is "R-12" this is "R-134a" ... |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
57. It's only hard to find certain kinds. |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. Words fail me. |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
15. Now? |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Yeah... |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Ya....it's lame |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
16. Here is the link (This is happening in San Antonio)... |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 03:18 AM Response to Reply #16 |
48. Wow, some of the comments are just appalling. |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
23. We had wippets. Little canisters.. Fill a balloon and get a cheap high. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I remember those. Well I remember of people doing them!! |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
26. Releasing certain refrigerants into the enviornment |
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RegieRocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
28. They will alays find a way, that is the futilty of outlawing substances. |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
31. I had a friend in HS turn into a vegetable from freon. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. Yeah, but at least he didn't ruin his life with pot.. |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 02:15 PM Response to Reply #41 |
72. He was a happy pothead. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
32. also taking cold meds, mucinex and robitussin |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-31-11 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
40. Whippets were the thing when I was 18. |
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Puzzler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 03:31 AM Response to Original message |
49. Freon? It's very difficult to get hold of now. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #49 |
64. That was my first thought exactly. |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 06:36 AM Response to Original message |
54. You are just catching onto this now? It has been in the news for years |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
60. Oh please. Pretending the same kids who huff chemicals are the same ones drawn to smoke pot |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #60 |
71. My point was, and maybe not stated very well, but the point is that |
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Defectata (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
61. It's a joke |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
65. Whatever happened to just going to the soda shop and getting a nice rootbeer float? |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
67. I thought huffing bath salts was the big teenage craze |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
69. I knew a guy who died from huffing freon in the 1970s |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-01-11 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
74. Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue. |
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