Spilled hazardous material turns out to be Vodka

Associated Press ^ | 5-13-02

[Oldeconomybuyer]

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (AP) --

[Oldeconomybuyer]

[SoDak]

At least four workers felt ill after breathing the fumes.

In other words, I need an excuse to not be at work and this fell right into my lap.

[Young Werther]

Hose it down with cheap Chianti. Collect liquid in a cooler which contains a block of ice. Add pineapple chucks, cherries, apple wedges and any other fruits found in the 'fridge.

"KNICKER DROPPER PUNCH." BEACH PARTY!!!

Oh those sordid '60s. heh! heh!

Okay, Okay! So I'm dating myself but this is a certified Jersey shore lifeguard receipe.

[shaggy eel]

,,, pour me a big one and I'll tell you how to mix a west coast leg opener [fridge contents absent]. BTW, I believe vodka, in sufficient quantities can be hazardous [LOL!].

[1rudeboy]

"It was 80-proof Russian vodka"

Wimps.

[aomagrat]

The firefighter found a broken bottle of vodka inside.

A clear cut case of alcohol abuse.

[John H K]

No, classic Mass Sociogenic Illness (though not exactly "Mass" this time.)

It's amazing how ill people can make themselves (with obvious physical manifestations) with a purely psychological cause.

[Deguello]

"No, classic Mass Sociogenic Illness (though not exactly "Mass" this time.)"

Could they not be just idiots?

[Slainte]

At least it wasn't Irish Whiskey. That would have been a tragedy

[mhking]

[HairOfTheDog]

At least four workers felt ill after breathing the fumes. The building was quickly evacuated and an Orange County Fire Department Hazardous Waste team was dispatched.

The discovery was made after the Department's Hazardous Materials Team had sprayed four workers with decontaminants and sent a firefighter in a special suit to inspect the contents of the bag.

Have we become completely unable to reasonably respond to anything? I am so completely embarrassed. Next you will tell me some bomb squad blew up electric foot massaging slippers....

[HairOfTheDog]

In other words, I need an excuse to not be at work and this fell right into my lap.

And now they ought to be fired. No... brought in to be laughed and pointed at, then fired! Same for the haz-mat team!

[Young Werther]

If I remember correctly from my Playboy Advisor days, there was a time when Russian vodka had impurities in them which could be remedied by dropping a piece of toast in the drink to absorb the unwanted impurities. And thus the term, "to toast".

Too much alcohol causes hypoxia, (lack of oxygen to the brain causes all sorts of motor and cognitive dissonance)

[dakine]

You pinged me on baseball idiots...heres your return..hahahahaha

[shaggy eel]

,,, alcohol, who'd have it?!!

[riley1992]

They fell ill after breathing in 80 proof? That is just plain embarrassing.

[john in missouri]

Absolut Silliness.

[john in missouri]

Or single-malt Scotch.

[Fzob]

Same for the haz-mat team!

The folks that became "ill" should have their heads examined. The Hazmat team had no way of knowing what was leaking. There are tons of chemicals that look quite harmless but are extremely deadly. Having said that I'm sure the Haz-mat crew may have overreacted because of those morons that became "ill."

[sheik yerbouty]

In Caliban country, the sky is always falling.