John - Is it called 'liquid paraffin' in Texas? (And the bullet/beer buyers use it for...?)
Debbie Lawther John Liestman wrote: > Y'all need to come over here to Texas where you can buy liquid paraffin at any > pharmacy, no questions asked, just down the aisle from the bullets and beer! > :-) > > John Liestman > > Quoting Colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >> Interesting point re the liquid paraffin being hard to get. >> I got mine from the local Tesco in-store pharmacy (behind the counter) and >> had to go through a grilling as to why I needed it (it seems that many were >> using it when what was required was a check for bowel cancer and continued >> use for laxative purposes can cause poor absorption of food and >> malnutrition - all part of their spiel). >> Imagine their faces when I explained I wanted it to rub on my bagpipes - >> followed by another discussion to explain I wasn't being funny or using >> "bagpipes" as a word for something else. >> I don't think they were convinced as they still mentioned not taking it >> without asking the doctor first (as far as I know, he doesn't play). >> You can buy rat poison quite easily but liquid paraffin? >> A letter from the Chief Rabbi, Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope is >> required first (if they stock it at all). >> Colin Hill >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Stephen Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 2:58 PM >> Subject: *** SPAM *** [NSP] Re: boring discovery >> >> >> >>> Thanks for the reminder Colin. >>> >>> Whereas I was talking about adapting household items for simple bore >>> cleaning and oiling, you do have an excellent point about polishing. >>> >> Cotton >> >>> buds are nowhere near tight enough for that specialist task. Horses for >>> courses and all that. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Steve >>> >>> PS: >>> <SOAPBOX ON> >>> I predict the need for a central buyer to supply pipers with rarer stuff. >>> Why ? Judging by the difficulty I had finding a chemist with retail >>> >> bottles >> >>> of liquid paraffin (most restricting themselves to pharmacy Winchesters >>> >> for >> >>> fear of abuse) it might easily join the prescription list. And as proper >>> hardware stores (forget DIY sheds) rapidly become a vague memory, whither >>> then ? Wholesalers are naturally only interested in big orders. >>> <SOAPBOX OFF> >>> >>> >>> >>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > Yer pal, > John Liestman > > > >
