X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:10:04 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1555760 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:23:20 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.8; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.c8f.2b8cb5f (48576) for ; Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:22:54 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:22:53 EST Subject: Acetone Toxicity X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1163272973" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5330 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1163272973 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/11/2006 12:41:55 P.M. Central Standard Time, patricktc@cox.net writes: Acetone is not extremely toxic to humans, in fact it has a very low toxicity. Yeah, maybe very low to everything but one organ - skin. In the early building years, when I was even more ignorant than I am now, I frequently cleaned my hands with acetone. Several years later the skin on my fingers would not self lubricate and I suffered continual cracks on the working surfaces of my fingers - severe cracking during the winter. Now, 10 years later, I have almost completely recovered except for a spot on the road rage response finger. I cannot allow my unprotected hands to come in contact with any "spirits" (gasoline, etc) without the skin instantly drying out. Grayhawk -------------------------------1163272973 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 11/11/2006 12:41:55 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 patricktc@cox.net writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000080 size= =3D2>Acetone is not=20 extremely toxic to humans, in fact it has a very low toxicity. 
Yeah, maybe very low to everything but one organ - skin.  In the e= arly=20 building years, when I was even more ignorant than I am now, I frequent= ly=20 cleaned my hands with acetone.  Several years later the skin on my fing= ers=20 would not self lubricate and I suffered continual cracks on the working surf= aces=20 of my fingers - severe cracking during the winter.  Now, 10 years later= , I=20 have almost completely recovered except for a spot on the road rage response= =20 finger.  I cannot allow my unprotected hands to come in contact wi= th=20 any "spirits" (gasoline, etc) without the skin instantly drying out. 
 
Grayhawk
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