buck wrote:
Hey John................. Thanks for the great info. Appreciate the time
that you spent. I think you nailed it perfectly. I have come to the
conclusion from what was said in most of the replies is that there is
"considerable doubt" as to whether this is safe or not. I will error on the
safe side and pass on this idea.

There's always this...

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