Alcohol from Ooooostende

[Otter]

Oh dear, just filled the Origo with the penultimate bottle of alcohol - if anyone is going to Ostende and would get me a half dozen bottles I'd pay top dollar (and be very grateful because meths stinks). Hand over at the Pirate w/e or Orwell/Deben/Stour/Ore.

 

[sailorman]

is that the de-natured stuff

 

[Otter]

That's the stuff. It doesn't smell and doesn't soot up the bottom of the pans. I think the French and Belgians use it for cleaning glasswear judging by the labels.


And apparently that was my 2000th post. What an auspicious moment.

 

[sailorman]

[And apparently that was my 2000th post. What an auspicious moment.]

Wot does Moment mean /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Otter]

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[And apparently that was my 2000th post. What an auspicious moment.]

Wot does Moment mean

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Main Entry:
mo·ment
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin momentum movement, particle sufficient to turn the scales, moment, from movēre to move
Date:
14th century

1 a: a minute portion or point of time : instant b: a comparatively brief period of time2 a: present time <at the moment she is working on a novel> b: a time of excellence or conspicuousness <he has his moments>3: importance in influence or effect <a matter of great moment>4obsolete : a cause or motive of action5: a stage in historical or logical development6 a: tendency or measure of tendency to produce motion especially about a point or axis b: the product of quantity (as a force) and the distance to a particular axis or point7 a: the mean of the nth powers of the deviations of the observed values in a set of statistical data from a fixed value b: the expected value of a power of the deviation of a random variable from a fixed value

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[Wunja]

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I think the French and Belgians use it for cleaning glasswear judging by the labels.

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What does it say on the label?

 

[sailorman]

Polish off a Dutchman /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Otter]

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What does it say on the label?

[/ QUOTE ] It says it's alcohol or alcool or alcohol brulee (with an accent that my pc can't do!) It may say it's for spirit stoves but more likely for cleaning drinking glasses (!?). Basically it's ethanol / denatured alcohol.

I'll try and post a picture!

Simon

 

[Otter]

Yikes, looks like we used our last bottle so no picture. Having googled it, it's standard stuff in France/Belgium.