Off gassing

A number of  years ago I ordered a piece of custom equipment.  As is common with specialized equipment, the build time was much longer than estimated.  I finally got the message it was ready.  Giving the issue some thought, I decided to make the drive from southern Illinois to northern New York.  At that time I was putting around 50,000 miles a year on the road, so the distance wasn’t an issue, and the savings in shipping costs was significant. Besides, the item was fragile. I loaded the equipment in the AM and headed home. Oddly, when I reached northeast Ohio, I was very sleepy and checked into a hotel. The next morning I opened the car door …. If I had a match in my hand the car would have exploded.   I rolled down the windows, and, even though it was winter, I drove home with the windows down.   And, I took many breaks.  

To this day I am amazed at the intensity of the fumes.