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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 11217172, member: 77639&quot;]Yeah, I remember those days too.&nbsp; If you had a university account number, you could go to the stock room with a gallon jug, give the account number and get an alcohol fill-up with no questions asked.&nbsp; It was incredibly cheap.&nbsp;&nbsp; One of the techs had a recipe for crème de menthe and always kept an unlabeled jug under the counter.</p><p><br /></p><p>That came to a screeching halt in the early 2000’s.&nbsp; Could only obtain sealed containers (no refills), needed authorization from a faculty member or administrator, and meticulous records were kept.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my lab, the ethanol containers didn’t have an ethanol or alcohol label.&nbsp; Instead they were labeled “SVR” (spiritus vinum rectificatum, its Latin name).&nbsp; This pretty much eliminated unauthorized use (by outsiders, anyway<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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