water proof matches

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   what would you do if you need a match an dont have one? you are sol.
get plenty of matches. what would you do if your matches get wet? you are sol. get the strike anywhere type.

to make them water proof, buy the cheapest nail polish you can find. dip the match about 2/3 down in the nail polish. now this is the hard part. find a way to allow them to dry. whatever works for you. you have to do one at a time, so it is tedious work. work that will pay off 1000 fold. the nail polish matches will burn hotter and brighter than a regular match.

i have matches treated this way. i took one of the matches and soaked it in a sink of water for 30 minutes. i struck on my zipper, bam lit right up.

a lot of my wisdom (whatever that is) is small compared to a lot of you. if i can help, i will.

i work weekends. i went and filled my truck up earlier. there was a guy at the register. i asked him if he had heard anything about the bird flu. he said "what is that"? i did not say anything. i paid him and got in my truck and left.

i work for a living. i work at a hospital. i have been working in my profession since 1982. i can work in th er, icu, cuu, everywhere. i prefer working on the floors. most of these patients can talk. i love my patients.

my family is my mother (almost 83 years old). she can still cook some mean biscuits. i have to keep an eye on her.
my brother is retarded, or special. he has pulmonary fibrosis. he is on oxygen 24/7. this is my family. what will i do if the bf starts? that is what is 
what is tearing my soul apart. if i go to work and stay there for a long time, my family will not survive.

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Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: water proof matches Posted: September 15 2006 at 2:51pm
	what would you do if you need a match an dont have one? you are sol. get plenty of matches. what would you do if your matches get wet? you are sol. get the strike anywhere type. to make them water proof, buy the cheapest nail polish you can find. dip the match about 2/3 down in the nail polish. now this is the hard part. find a way to allow them to dry. whatever works for you. you have to do one at a time, so it is tedious work. work that will pay off 1000 fold. the nail polish matches will burn hotter and brighter than a regular match. i have matches treated this way. i took one of the matches and soaked it in a sink of water for 30 minutes. i struck on my zipper, bam lit right up. a lot of my wisdom (whatever that is) is small compared to a lot of you. if i can help, i will. i work weekends. i went and filled my truck up earlier. there was a guy at the register. i asked him if he had heard anything about the bird flu. he said "what is that"? i did not say anything. i paid him and got in my truck and left. i work for a living. i work at a hospital. i have been working in my profession since 1982. i can work in th er, icu, cuu, everywhere. i prefer working on the floors. most of these patients can talk. i love my patients. my family is my mother (almost 83 years old). she can still cook some mean biscuits. i have to keep an eye on her. my brother is retarded, or special. he has pulmonary fibrosis. he is on oxygen 24/7. this is my family. what will i do if the bf starts? that is what is what is tearing my soul apart. if i go to work and stay there for a long time, my family will not survive.

AuntBones Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Adviser Group Joined: December 09 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 274	Post Options Post Reply Quote AuntBones Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 15 2006 at 3:02pm
	Trigger do you have family or a close neighbor who would take care of your family? Looks like health care workers will need some back up....This is a topic I hope local hospitals are thinking about now.

Frisky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Valued Member Joined: March 14 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 123	Post Options Post Reply Quote Frisky Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 15 2006 at 3:27pm
	My hospital is looking at this exact issue but I have not seen answers yet. Age is an important consideration. Persons over age 50 are rarely dying from H5N1. I think your brother's highest risk is loss of acces to his routine care. ER Doc
	It is better to give than to receive.

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 16 2006 at 11:31am
	Tiger, first of all God bless you. I too have a brother with Down Syndrome. We are lucky he has not had the heart lung problems so many folks do with Down Syndrome. I would buy plenty of cereal and meal replacement bars for your mom, insure and so forth that she can eat without cooking. While you are gone if you choose to go. I would do what you can for your brother, as I know you will. I would think you had a lot of contact with Dr.s in your line of work. I know when my dad died of Asbestosis and Emphysema, his Dr. a good friend prescribed a medication called Roxinol (sp) it seems to make the patient comfortable and not aware of the breathing difficulties. You are to be comended for all you do. I really admire you. May you be blessed and never have to make these choices.

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 16 2006 at 3:02pm
	tigger1, if you need to stay home... do so. Perhaps some of us over 50 can persude some of the younger folks to stay off the road enough to keep from getting it. Where will they go anyway if everything closes as it should? If you go in to work you may be required to stay there. Then what? Thanks for the match tip. I'll try that with stove matches. I saved a gallon jug full. Good luck

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 16 2006 at 4:58pm
	aunt, i have an older sister and brother-in-law. we will just have to see how it goes.

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 16 2006 at 5:02pm
	may, you said you had a wood stove. have you ever tried using cardboard from boxes as kindlin. cardboard burns really hot, quick and is easily lit. iit is everywhere and is free.

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 16 2006 at 8:44pm
	tigger1, thank you for thinking about me and my wood heater. The problem with cardboard is it burns too fast and goes up the pipes and comes out in gray sheets. I don't like seeing the sparks. A little cardboard or paper when one has coals and it's just sitting there smoking works OK. I use some store bought fire starters (the logs can be broken up) and have small pieces of wood I saved as well as small limbs one of my son's cut for me to help start fires. I also use some kerosene on dry wood and even charcoal starter in a pinch. Really, in real cold weather I keep it going most of the time by always leaving some ash on the side to "bank" the coals with at night. When there are hot coals it's easy to get it going again. It has a fan that blows the heat as long as the power works. It gets too hot sometimes, but I like having a way to heat! Good luck.

Pookey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Valued Member Joined: July 20 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 79	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pookey Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 18 2006 at 1:31pm
	Years ago in Boy Scouts we would dip the tips of kitchen matches in hot parafin wax to water proof them. It drys much faster.

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 18 2006 at 7:14pm
	If you combine several matches (tie with dental floss, and soak in parrafin, with a light coating on the head, they make a great fire starter. Trigger, your 1st duty is to your family IMHO. Does your brother use oxygen bottles or oxygen generator? The generator would provide oxygen as long as you have electricity on. I use one myself at night.

randyb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Adviser Group Joined: March 24 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 49	Post Options Post Reply Quote randyb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 19 2006 at 6:13pm
	Tiggger, I to work at a hosptial and have a 1 y.o. and 4 y.o. and for me its simple. I have to take care of my kids. Going along with your nail polish for matches you can use regular wax to do the same. Just put the wax in a double boiler (or two sizes of pots) heat and dip the match heads and a portion of the stem into the wax. Allow to dry and 'there ya go". I used a peice of stryofoam to stick the matches in to dry. God Bless you and your family in the days ahead.

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 21 2006 at 7:53pm
	I think if you dont have the time to do the matches, you can buy water proof also.

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 22 2006 at 2:35pm
	my brother is on a concentrator. he has backup cylinders. these would at best last a week.