The key to Dave's comment is "coming in from the cold". Your skin and
extremities are cold, the alcohol sends blood to the skin and extremities,
which feel warmer. Presumably you would be standing by a fireplace,
re-warming your core, holding the schnapps. Definitely don't drink alcohol
to warm up if you are remaining or returning outdoors, unless hypothermia
sounds appealing In end stage you will feel quite warm, but, minutes later,
you will very likely be partially naked and quite irretrievably dead.
Don

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: Frozen Windshield Washer Fluid Tip

> At 05:28 PM 11/25/2010  -0600, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>>many a  person has found schnapps to be a real warmer upper when
>>coming indoors from brutal cold.
>
> Depends on your definitions.  Alcohol takes blood from your core and
> sends it to the skin.  You feel warmer and if your core has heat to
> spare that's fine.  If it doesn't you've must made it worse.
>
> Yours,
> David
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