To reiterate, I WAS NOT suggesting that anyone use alcohol to warm up when chilled or worse.  I thought I had already made clear what the medical position is.  I was joking around with the fact that some people do drink alcohol under the circumstances that Don pointed out, and find it to be pleasant.

Please, do not give anyone alcohol when he or she is cold and you are thinking you are helping him warm up.

Thanks, Dave

---- Don Hundt <dhundt@BENDBROADBAND.COM> wrote:
> 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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