In a message dated 9/29/2006 9:29:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide...CO2 It doesn't hurt me when I breathe it...only when I touch it in it's frozen form...and then it burns the hell outta anything that touches it. Rebuttal? ABSOLUTELY!! Several years ago the company that my father works for was in the process of building a new freezer and in the meanwhile was storing everything using dry ice. Employees were not provided protective equipment and were told there was no harm in breathing the stuff - WRONG!!! CO2 burns lung tissue! Occupationally induced asthma, etc, with lifetime of meds! Not worth the risk. Of course, JMO. Terri Stout _Cresthaven Kennels_ (http://cresthavenkennels.com/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================