Drink, Drink, Drink, Drink ...

I've come across an alarming bit of news which I have to share with you now. The article is from http://www.shortnews.com/. Let's read it together, how 'bout? Alright:

"Woman Enjoys Large Glass of Antifreeze, Dies (Okay, hold on right there. Enjoys? A woman enjoys the large glass of antifreeze that kills her? I think we can settle on the fact that she consumed it, and let it go at that.)

An Alaskan woman is dead after drinking a significant quantity of antifreeze. (What exactly is an insignificant quantity of antifreeze to drink? Like, a shot? I will be bold and say that any amount, even a cap full you try in the basement because it smells so good, is significant.) The woman, who was looking for something to drink, came across a soft drink container. Unbeknownst to her, the container was actually filled with the deadly chemical. (Where the hell was she to come across this container of liquid and decide that it was okay to guzzle? Was she in a garage? At a party with a bunch of mechanics? And how thirsty do you need to be to drink a 'found' bottle of mislabelled fluid?)

She cracked it open, and began to drink it (This woman must have been thirsty. Like, desert thirsty. And yet she lives in Alaska.). Apparently, she somehow thought it was a glass of home brew (the ideal thing to drink when you find it), and continued consuming the liquid. Soon, her husband (who was also very trusting of strange smelling liquids, and dying of thirst) began drinking it with her. The woman then began to feel ill, then promptly died (At least she enjoyed it....right?).

Paramedics were called, and her husband was taken to a hospital. He told troopers he had a few sips (he had to drive home and you know how coolant messes you up), but that his wife had much more (a significant amount. Maybe a quart). He claimed they didn't know what they were drinking (not a stranger's moonshine, or mountain burst powerade as they had hoped). His condition at this time is not known."

Well, obviously a woman dying is no laughing matter, but the carelessness of these two people boggles my mind. You'd think that drinking antifreeze would be a generally easy thing to avoid in life, but thousands of people drink it every year. Why? Because it's delicious! Something has to be done. We need to stop making our toxic chemicals scrumptious!