Re: Dichromate stain/image

Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Sun, 25 Aug 1996 14:46:00 -0400 (EDT)

On Sun, 25 Aug 1996, Terry King wrote:
> >And PS. who was it had those dahlia misters?
>
> Won't any house plant spray do the job ? Boots sell them for less than a quid.

Terry,

I hasten to reassure you that such devices are not unknown even in the
Boots-less colonies. In fact, I have tried at least 15 different
varieties, with varying nozzles and delivery principles, from atomizers to
spray bottles. Now here's why I asked (are you ready?): I have not found
one to deliver a *mist.*

If you examine the delivered water (best seen perhaps on a hard surface,
like glass), you will see it arrives in droplets, and might as well be a
firehose for the harm it would do for certain purposes. From perfume
atomizer to empty "Fantastic" container, the drops all seem equally large.
(OK for some purposes, not others.)

My thought was that perhaps for $80 you might actually get a mist, though
that was to be further explored, and I realize could hardly be taken for
granted. However, since the name of the object was "Dahlia Mister," I
considered that a hopeful sign.

Meanwhile, I get the idea, Terry, that you think there has been a serious
braindrain in other parts of the world, so folks spend $80 for equipment
you can get at Boots for a quid. An interesting possibility, of course.
But let add that, having bought such dispersal contrivances for two
dollars, I found them inferior (more likely to go on the blink or spring a
leak) to the ones you get by emptying the contents of a one dollar
container of glass cleaner.

Judy