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Subject:Re: Methane and beans
From:neil n
Date:Thu, 20 May 2010 13:03:34 -0700

On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Arkady Mirvis <arkadymirvis@gmail.com> wrote:
> Did anyone drove along the feedlots where tens of thousands of pigs are
> stocked? And having inside the camper 2 children of my neighbor who broke
> nesty winds caused by digesting mexican beans consumed at "South of the
> border" restaurant on the way to Florida.
> Those were "silent killers"! At one point the camper was so full with
> methane that I was afraid it would explode. If this wasn' t enough a
> disaster struck. One of the girls stood up and announced that she released
> not only the gas, but filled her pants.
> Now I wanted more than anything else to find a place where the poor girl
> could wash. Beans must be avoided on long trips. �Ark
>

Oh my. Making "boom-boom" in the pants and everything.   ;)

I would suggest that one should be aware of ones diet regardless of
whether it's beans or not. i.e. I have learned that when camping in my
Westy, even adding mildly hot spice to meals can be risky.

Neil.

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