A motorized fan with a whimsical figure appearance that has an electric fan and a body member, and it may also have appendages and a support base. The stimulation generating portion generates stimulation to a person before a warning is given to the person. A second end of a fluid port assembly is positioned in fluid communication with a fluid contained in the drilling fluid holding tank. In yet a further embodiment, a long chain secondary alcohol may be converted to a halide, and the halide may be reacted with a second alcohol or the corresponding alkoxide to form a long chain ether.