>From: Krista Sorra <[log in to unmask]> > >And does anyone know of a natural fabric softener that works for ferret >bedding? > > ~Krista I have a very interesting story about fabric softener sheets. About 2 years ago I was still smoking and used to go outside in the parking garage to smoke with a group of co-workers. The crowd was down to me and 2 other co-workers one afternoon and as we were standing there chatting and smoking the young man who was with us pulled out his zippo lighter to light another cigarette. As he struck the flint in the lighter the other co-worker and I to our amazement watched the flame from the lighter jump to his sleeve and veryquickly within seconds climb up his sleeve, around his shoulders and move back down the other sleeve. Now this was not a big flame it was very compact and low to the surface of the sweater he was wearing, which was not a really fuzzy sweater. We started patting him out and looking around to make sure there were no more flames and he was very lucky. Had it been a woman with longer hair or if he had longer hair it probably would have caught their hair on fire. He was not burned anywhere nor did it do any major damage to his sweater either, it just crawled across the surface and burned the little fibers that were sticking up off the surface. Needless to say it was verybizarre. After our initial moments of shock and trying to get him to sit d own and take a breather for a second, we started to discuss what could have made this happen. No cologne, only deodorant, sweater had not been dry cleaned only washed and dried, no hairspray or hair stuff that might have fallen on the swaeters surface. Our final conclusion was that he had tossed a fabric softener sheet in with the sweater to make it a little softer and it must have left a flammable chemical on the sweater. Well, I can tell you he spent the next 2 days re-washing and drying all his clothing to make sure there was no residue on anything else. I myself no longer use fabric sheets either and our Incredible Flaming Man is still alive and doing well. Suzanne, Sarah & Lizzy Sadie (o.o), Cebo (o.o) Razz-Mimi-Taz (*.*) Mitzi (-.-)Rascal (^.^) Honey ('.') Teddy (<.>) Bear (*.*) savage Sable (O.O) Bandit (>.<) Miss Farrah (`.') and Cinnamon Boy (O.~) missing my little Sparkles (-.o) and my old man (~.~)Yuri, and Buddy ([].[]) Stop by and visit the Ranch for a spell http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/namachar2/The_Fab_Fuzzbutt_Ranchers.html [Posted in FML issue 4691]