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What to do with expired pepper spray?
Vanity ^ | 9/3/2019 | Oshkalaboomboom

Posted on 09/02/2019 11:17:53 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom

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1 posted on 09/02/2019 11:17:53 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Just use it to repel insects and rodents. Expiration dates are for human ingestion and are wildly inaccurate.


2 posted on 09/02/2019 11:21:36 PM PDT by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

I would get one that is legal under Spanish law, because if you use the Kimber (10%) you may well find yourself in a heap of trouble, prison or deportation or both depending upon your residency circumstances. better safe than sorry.

it might be that the pepper solution hardens after a given period of time, but that is just a guess.


3 posted on 09/02/2019 11:22:23 PM PDT by txnativegop (The political left, Mankinds intellectual hemlock)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; ...

test it on some Antifa thugs?


4 posted on 09/02/2019 11:22:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Can you call your local police station, and see if they can give you advice? Police departments usually have chemical agents that expire, and they have to get rid of it someplace. I worked in NY State Corrections, and had to be trained in the use of chemical agents, but that was over 15 years ago, and I never bothered to find out what the department did with the CS and CN gas products once they expired.


5 posted on 09/02/2019 11:24:45 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Just as folks should practice with their concealed carry weapon(s), so they should practice (one time anyhow to see how your brand functions) with their choice of pepper spray. Expired canisters are perfect for such practice. Frequently, with the exception of top brands, pepper spray streams don’t carry the advertised distance.


6 posted on 09/02/2019 11:25:28 PM PDT by House Atreides (Boycott the NFL 100% — PERMANENTLY)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Spray it on your eggs and see if it still adds a spicy kick. < /s >


7 posted on 09/02/2019 11:27:11 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: mass55th

In my agency it was turned in and disposed of in a central location.

CC


8 posted on 09/02/2019 11:42:54 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Spice up your gumbo


9 posted on 09/02/2019 11:54:09 PM PDT by wardaddy (I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Find a Muzzie and see if it still works. After blinding him,dispose of container in plastic recycling. I’d hate to hurt the environment.


10 posted on 09/02/2019 11:57:27 PM PDT by Safetgiver (Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Give yourself a spritz and find out. LOL


11 posted on 09/03/2019 12:26:07 AM PDT by Viking2002
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Bloody Mary mix? ;-P


12 posted on 09/03/2019 12:30:56 AM PDT by MortMan (Americans are a people increasingly separated by our connectivity.)
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To: txnativegop; Oshkalaboomboom

Agreed on Spanish law. I’m pretty sure their legal system still uses the old “guilty until proven innocent” system.

As far as expiring, I imagine that peppers are one of the more lasting spices in the cupboard and are probably good for 30+ years. The spray might lose some potency, but probably not much. If it isn’t pressurized - how does it spray?


13 posted on 09/03/2019 12:46:04 AM PDT by 21twelve (!)
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To: 21twelve
A quick look at google. The pepper irritant lasts a LONG time. The propellant is what weakens over time. The spray seems diminished - not as wide or as long of a range.

Of course if it is actual bear spray and you are worried about humans, I think you'll be okay. The bear spray I've carried is a big can for long distances. Not like the one my wife carries in her purse.

14 posted on 09/03/2019 12:55:23 AM PDT by 21twelve (!)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

I have found that Japanese tourists are often polite enough to stand still for test firing, if you also carry a camera, smile, and gesture for them to assemble into a group.


15 posted on 09/03/2019 2:39:30 AM PDT by BeauBo
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To: Oshkalaboomboom
There is the story of the sailor who, per regulations, wore a life vest 24/7, every moment he was on watch, from the first day to the last day of a war.

The day peace was declared, he threw the vest overboard, and it sank. Perhaps your pepper spray is the same. You could try it on a taco...

16 posted on 09/03/2019 2:41:09 AM PDT by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: mass55th

There is no situation that can be improved upon by calling the police.

Those days are long over.

Best just to test it on an unsuspecting welder (worst drivers ever) heh.


17 posted on 09/03/2019 2:53:56 AM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: mass55th

He is in Spain.

You would call the Spanish police for advice on what to do with something that is prohibited under Spanish law?


18 posted on 09/03/2019 3:20:01 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Try it on the nasty neighbor and see if it works.S/off


19 posted on 09/03/2019 3:57:34 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist mooselimb savages, today.)
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To: a fool in paradise

I know someone who does that! Well, using it for extreme heat on food, at any rate. I don’t know about eggs specifically.


20 posted on 09/03/2019 4:06:43 AM PDT by ferret_airlift
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