I have a relative who started/owns a Dry Cleaners/Laundry back in the
'60's.

He had this weird habit of testing the heat of things (clothing presses,
steam fittings, etc.) by licking his pinkie finger, and swiping the surface
of the hot item. From a "physics" standpoint, it isn't all that dumb, since
it works the same way as walking on hot coals: the water (on his finger)
boils next to the item, but protects the skin from a burn. So I thought he
was pretty smart, except that the skin on his pinkie was the texture of
cowhide. Gross.

He was also a "taste-tester" for a number of years, until a powerful
dry-cleaning chemical left him without the sense of taste for a month or
two. Cured that little idiosyncrasy.

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-----Original Message-----
From:   Alan Bosch [SMTP:arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM]
Sent:   Friday, January 14, 2000 11:05 AM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Re: Fuel Leak

Not to put too fine a point on tasting the fluids to determine origin, but
I'm
wondering if you'd continue to taste test if, after your sampling, you
found the
puddle to be from the port-o-potty...?  Yech!  Just the thought makes my
skin
crawl...

As for the fuel leak, you probably have a cracked hose from the fuel tank
or at
the fuel pump, depending on where in the middle of the bus your talking
about.

Alan Bosch
& Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)
+2 Deg. F. this morning in Rochester, NY