Could have been worse - might have been foam

[Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits)]

Carbon tetrachloride

That's the badger!!

Bloody memory  It's getting worse as I'm getting . . . (now what's that word? Means not as young.) Oh bugger, I think I'll just go and have a lie down somewhere quiet - I may be gone a while.

[Snoopy]

I find myself thinking of other side effects

Bromochlorodifluoromethane
 
Halon 1211 is a trade name for Bromochlorodifluoromethane. It is also known as BCF,Halon 1211 BCF, or Freon 12B1. The chemical formula is CF₂ClBr.

It was introduced as an effective gaseous fire suppression agent in the 1960s for use around highly valuable materials in places such as museums, mainframe rooms, and telecommunication switching centers. The production of Bromochlorodifluoromethane and similar Chlorofluorcarbons has been banned in most countries since January 1, 1994 as part of the Montreal Protocol on ozone depleting substances.

This is a volatile extinguishant that should be used only with a breathing apparatus (when volume exceeds 5%).

I have this distinct recollection of BCF being phased in by the RAF in the 60's to replace the old ones which contained something whose name escapes me, but which was much prized as a dry cleaning agent leading to lots of empty fire extinguishers.

Can anyone recall its name?

Probably wrong but the following come to mind as "dry cleaning agents" but I don't know if they were used in Fire Extinguishers.
Tetrachloroethylene. Also known as perchloroethylene (Perc)
Another I recall was CFC 113, a chlorofluorocarbon solvent.
There was something that was marketed, in a little jar with a cloth pad under the screw off lid ... Dabitoff was it's trade name. I think the active ingredient was called something like Carbon-tetrachloride.

[Nick]

That is the stuff they use in dry cleaners. Stinks!

[Barman]

Carbon tetrachloride

That's the badger!!

Bloody memory  It's getting worse as I'm getting . . . (now what's that word? Means not as young.) Oh bugger, I think I'll just go and have a lie down somewhere quiet - I may be gone a while.

Exposure to high concentrations of carbon tetrachloride can affect the central nervous system. 

[Nick]

Good job it was CO2 then

[Snoopy]

Good job it was CO2 then

Yep ~ always look on the bright side of life.

[Barman]

At my last company we did a project that involved dipping spark plus in Perchloroethylene and then applying a voltage across them to see if the insulator was faulty.

We developed this clever enclosed machine but still all had to wear dosimeters because the stuff was so deadly.

However, at the original factory a worker just dunked the ?plugs in a huge vat of the stuff with no protection at all? 

[tel]

There was also trike - trichloroethylene I think.

[Grumpmeister]

At my last company we did a project that involved dipping spark plus in Perchloroethylene and then applying a voltage across them to see if the insulator was faulty.

We developed this clever enclosed machine but still all had to wear dosimeters because the stuff was so deadly.

However, at the original factory a worker just dunked the ‘plugs in a huge vat of the stuff with no protection at all… 

Was his name Nick perchance? 

[Snoopy]

At my last company we did a project that involved dipping spark plus in Perchloroethylene and then applying a voltage across them to see if the insulator was faulty.

We developed this clever enclosed machine but still all had to wear dosimeters because the stuff was so deadly.

However, at the original factory a worker just dunked the ?plugs in a huge vat of the stuff with no protection at all? 

This original factory wouldn't have been in Russia, India or China would it?

[Barman]

At my last company we did a project that involved dipping spark plus in Perchloroethylene and then applying a voltage across them to see if the insulator was faulty.

We developed this clever enclosed machine but still all had to wear dosimeters because the stuff was so deadly.

However, at the original factory a worker just dunked the ?plugs in a huge vat of the stuff with no protection at all? 

This original factory wouldn't have been in Russia, India or China would it?

The UK... 

[Snoopy]

At my last company we did a project that involved dipping spark plus in Perchloroethylene and then applying a voltage across them to see if the insulator was faulty.

We developed this clever enclosed machine but still all had to wear dosimeters because the stuff was so deadly.

However, at the original factory a worker just dunked the ?plugs in a huge vat of the stuff with no protection at all? 

This original factory wouldn't have been in Russia, India or China would it?

The UK... 

Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield? Amounts to much the same thing really 

[Nick]

Clearly a man who has never been to Doncaster.

[Snoopy]

Clearly a man who has never been to Doncaster.

Have too but never again ~ Ex SWMBO and my Husband in Law live near there. I prefer to keep a healthy width of the country between us.

[Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits)]

Clearly a man who has never been to Doncaster.

Have too but never again ~ Ex SWMBO and my Husband in Law live near there. I prefer to keep a healthy width of the country between us.

Now that's s term I quite like! I'll have to remember that one, it describes the ex-SWTSMBO's new spouse to a 'T'.