Yes, it was a long time. We were out of power all together for 9 days and I lost my DSL for 3 weeks, so I have in fact been out of touch. I'm not feeling sorry for myself however as I did have a home to come to, unlike the folks in FL, and now LA. We had tons of ice, but no 120+ inches of snow. I'm in GRRRREAT shape as compared to many. The toluene comes from a paint store. I first paid as much as $20.00 for a gallon at the hardware store, but buy it in 5 gallon pails from sherwin-williams for just under $7.00 per gallon. If you'll google around on toluene, you'll see that it is an acceptable practice so to speak. It is 114 octane by itself. It is an old racer's mixture.
