Binging on the Poirot series I also became fascinated with the fireplace logic. Perhaps unrelated I read a couple of pages or so into this site http://www.alexanderpalace.org/petersburg1900/25.html that Catherine's insane son Paul was hiding behind a fireplace screen when conspirators murdered him.

Isn't this Forun geat! Learn something new everyday. This is the first time I have heard of using BFK for 304 stainless sinks. I don't think the oxalic acid in BFK is good for steel. It's an oxidizer which should be avoided around steel -- although I admit I sometimes used it to re-sparkle 305 stainless "silverware" (I silverware silverware if its not silver?) We use baking soda. Never tried Bon Ami on stainless sinks, but can't think why not. BFK is great on our Kohler cast iron sinks -- the only kind of sink I would ever buy. Takes out any stain and leave a sparkling surface. Also great on copper pans.

I don’t understand this house! bpath 3 days ago I’m going to post some pictures in the comments. Why? Channeling my inner “@gizmo”. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Whoa - well somebody likes to live dangerously going there! ;-) Also, that flrplan is one hot confused mess

Well, it is kinda asking for their recipes, which falls under trade secrets. A lot of those natural flavors are nasty stuff too. Manufacturers often use a secretion from beaver anal glands for vanilla flavor. That falls under "natural," but no, the company is not going to put "Beaver Butt Secretions" on their labels. The FDA checks to see if things are safe to consume, not desirable. I feel like the FDA is mainly there to help protect big sugar daddy corporations like the food industry and pharmaceutical companies from lawsuits. I feel like they are not truly concerned for the consumer, or else they would regulate things like the word "natural" on product packaging, as well as other things that are doing harm to the general public, like shady supplement companies. It is easy, if not convenient or desirable to avoid such though. All that being said, I still buy things with both natural and artificial flavors. Its no big deal to me. I look at my life choices in general and how I live, and I realize that the artificially sweetened, strawberry flavored sparkling water I am currently sipping on is the least of my lifestyle concerns. Heck, even if I were concerned and only ate fresh, whole foods, there is still a risk of illness from E.coli or listeria or salmonella with those foods.