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  1. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I hope not:gaagh:
     
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    What is it mostly used for ?
     
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    Spruce you are so right:dbgrtmb:
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Fungicide Louise
     
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    Ah, didn't know that, thanks Pete.
     
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    My ole Dad loved this stuff

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      Yes! Mothballs and creosote! There are no substitutes which work as well.

      A while back when we were doing the kitchen we bought a new Belfast sink. Big mistake - we should have bought an old one. They don't use lead in the glaze any more - with the result that it isn't even half as good. It chips easily and stains horribly. The only thing you can do is to keep bleaching it - which isn't very 'green' at all.
       
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      I read about this in all of my old gardening books, so it must have been good stuff;

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        Can you still buy kaolin and morphine from the chemist? It was my Dad's wonder cure for stomach bugs. :heehee:
         
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        I can remember people taking those to the pub and mixing them with barley wine many years ago. Another favourite was 'non drowsy' cough medicines, the reason they were 'non drowsy' being they contained amphetamines and some idiots got addicted to them.
         
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          ARMANDII Low Flying Administrator Staff Member

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          I remember Dabitoff.....always wondered why I went dizzy after using it!!:scratch::heehee:

          Come to my house for a cup of tea and you'll get a choice of loose leaf tea to drink, plus the various tea bag flavours. I make a glass pot of loose leaf in the morning to give me two mugs of tea to bring me into focus for the day.

          I always used to use Creosote for timber treatment until "They" banned it. Having said that I'm now using Creocote and I cannot see or smell any difference, although I haven't got around to drinking and tasting it yet.:rolleyespink::WINK1::D

          Arsenate of Lead according to the Old Books, Scrungee, "was a stomach insecticide, used for the destruction of caterpillars. beetles, sawfly larvae and all kinds of leaf eating insects. A heavy white powder, very slightly soluble in water. It is best to obtain it from a reputable firm of insecticide manufacturers , as the home made article is liable to cause serious scorching of the foliage. Arsenate of Lead is sold in three forms - powder, paste and cream".:D
           
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          pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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          Oh yes, lead is great stuff.
          Used to like lead paint, its banned now.
          Was only a problem if you chewed your paintwork.

          Not done that for a while, chewed the paintwork that is.

          I remember having hot Kaolin in a poultice put on my neck when I was a kid, isnt that just china clay?
           
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            According to my stepson, Red Bull really does give you wings in Thailand. They fill it full of amphetamine. No one warned him when he was out there on his gap year and he couldn't sleep for days. :heehee:

            I miss coal tar soap. I loved the smell and it made you feel really clean! These days they put 'coal tar fragrance' on the pack but it's not the same at all. I believe the original was chemically similar to creosote. :heehee:

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              Dabitoff is actually Carbontetrachloride .. my Dad used to use it lots for removing stains from clothing.. it's a very strong smelling Solvent and really quite dangerous if the fumes were inhaled .. you could buy it by the bottle from the Chemist .. its probably listed as a dangerous poisen now and cannot be bought .. Micky
               
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