Bill Aycock on mon 16 jul 01
If Tom had a change in the quality of the material he bought and paid for-
he needs no defense- the shoe is on the other foot. My experience with
several suppliers (Florida to Minnesota, NC to PA, etc) is that they dont
care the way they did 25 years ago. I had one ship me a yellow powder as
"Crocus Martis", when any one but a greedy vendor knows it is supposed to
be a dark, purplish red mix of mostly Iron oxide with a little Manganese.
This was extablished way back when all Chemistry was done in latin and
greek, and the name "Martis" meant red., as in the planet Mars, for one
example. Crocus veneris is a green copper mineral, and I dont remember what
He should have used to mean yellow. I think it was Ochre.
I was told that the accepted practice was to ship whatever THEIR vender
said was the right stuff, and I was just wrong to be so sticky about it.
I one got a load of clay full of grease. I was told that it sometimes
happened with the old Pug Mill, as if that meant anything. I did get more,
but I had to dispose of the junk, myself.
The sense of responsibility is still there in a few- but it is a hard hunt
to find them.
Bill- tired and ranting on Persimmon Hill- packing to go ( see Cat J) to
Asheville.
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Bill Aycock --- Persimmon Hill
Woodville, Alabama, US 35776
(in the N.E. corner of the State)
W4BSG -- Grid EM64vr
baycock@HiWAAY.net
w4bsg@arrl.net
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