Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[kibakiba]

Well if you're worried about getting a virus, keep an antivirus active. I'll send you a message on skype.

[guidofatherof5]

I love my kids but.......

This morning I went to the fridge to get some ice and water from the door.
I decided to have cube ice not crushed ice.
I made my choice and put the glass up to the dispenser.
Activating the dispenser I noticed a different sound coming from mechanism but continues anyway as I heard ice entering the glass.
Once the dispensing of the ice was finished I chose water from the door.
As the water was dispensing I noticed the glass was full of blue slime.
Upon further investigation I learned that one of my kids had placed a gel-pack on top of the ice to cool the pack down but didn't remove it.
The gel-pack cycled down to the dispenser and was dispensed.
Once the kids got home I interroga .... talk with the kids. My youngest Hailee said it was her and they all started laughing.
I couldn't help but join in.
Love my kids.

Cleaning this slime out of the mechanism/door was a difficult job and one I hope to never do again.

[chris-uk]

As long as the blue stuff is food grade you're okay, I think Hailee just wanted to give you a colourful slushy.

[EasternGirl]

I give you kudos for that one Steve...I don't think I would have been laughing...I would have been too angry about the mess! You have a lot of patience.

[ConcinusMan]

As long as the blue stuff is food grade you're okay, I think Hailee just wanted to give you a colourful slushy.

They're mostly water, about 25% propylene glycol and a very small amount of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose. The latter two ingredients are often used as food (like cheap ice cream and other frozen stuff) additives in very small quantities.

In small amounts, or larger amounts over a long period of time, it is non-toxic if ingested. In other words, it would take a lot of it all at once to hurt you.

This is why the heat exchangers in food processing plants use propylene glycol. Ethylene glycol (anti freeze) is much more efficient at cooling but as you may already know, is highly toxic.

Another thing I learned by working in fruit and fruit juice processing.

But anyway, I'm back in Washington State for a little while. Took an Amrtrak train and traveled 1,377 miles in 36 hours. Whew! It was a pleasant trip. Get to sit back, relax, and the best part, it only cost $150. Would have cost at least $400 in gas to drive it and arrive exhausted. Yesterday and today were very nice in SW WA. Sunny, mid-60's. But of course the forecast calls for 7 straight days of rain and not a day over 50 degrees. *SIGH*

[katach]

Welcome back to WA! You brought us one day of sunshine at least .

[ConcinusMan]

Funny you should say that. It's been nice here in WA the past two days, but cold, wet, and windy where I left from.

[katach]

You must have sent the sun on ahead of you. Doing any herping?

[ConcinusMan]

Haven't had time. Just got here (Vancouver, WA) late tuesday. I will have time after tomorrow but like I said, going to be cold and rainy. I'm headed to Dupont, WA / Ft. Lewis area next week. I'll be there for a couple of months probably. There will be some herping days in there somewhere I hope. When the weather breaks... well, I'll be right there in the heart of blue pickeringi range with nothing to do but go herping. I just have to wait there for some sunny days. The very bluest stunning puget garters are from that location.

They look like this in the Dupont /Ft. Lewis area:

[ConcinusMan]

Again... ^^^

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