Ink in the Dryer - Update & Scary Sunday

[MindyKay]

It is never a good idea to spray aerosol hair spray into a dryer, then stick one's head in while wiping up the ink.  I got woozy, and realized what was happening.  I told myself, "Mindy you IDIOT! People can DIE from this stuff!!"  So, I got out of the room and my head cleared.  A horrific headache kept reminding me of my stupid stunt the rest of the afternoon.

We tried the Magic Eraser, lighter fluid, then rubbing alcohol.  The rubbing alcohol was picking it up, but not fast enough - it would have taken us all weekend to clean it up.  Roger then decided to try acetone, and that did the trick.  Roger wore rubber gloves and a carbon-filtered mask, and it only took about a half-hour to clean up all the ink.  We then ran the dryer on air for an hour, then stuck in some old clothes and ran it as normal.  So, our 15-year-old dryer is back and running strong!  Shoot!  I was hoping for a new dryer, but Oh Well......

Sunday, we were driving out to a small-town restaurant to join some of my fellow church members for lunch after Sunday services.  Roger was driving and he seemed OK, but about halfway there, he started weaving and his eyes were glassy.  I grabbed some Glucose tablets (Roger is a diabetic), and tried to get him to eat some tablets.  He did, but was not improving and in fact strayed over the center line.  Amy was in the back seat and both of us were trying to convince Roger to pull over, but Roger sometimes "rebels," and insists he is fine, which is what happened yesterday.  After a couple of terrifying miles, we finally did convince him to slow down and pull over, and when he got close to being completely stopped, I jammed the gear shaft into park.  We talked him out of the drivers seat, and I drove the rest of the way.  Fortunately, after getting something more substantial to eat, he was fine.  Lesson learned - Do A Blood-Sugar Check Before Getting Behind The Wheel!!!

[Laurenlove22]

That is scarey!!! My uncle is a severe diabetic and has a very hard time controlling it, my aunt knows the local paramedics by name, and made them cookies for christmas.  Thank god he has been ok, he even passed out on us at the Vatican in Rome, thank goddness some friendly tourist had some candy!  :xfinger: