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: <[email protected]> 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 > >
