devongrrl
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Am I missing something here ?
Ok I am now officially very confused. ![:o](./images/smilies/shocked.gif)
By way of information I used to work shipping chemicals/fuels/gases around the globe for the military.
I was at that time fully conversant with ADR rules as well as dangerous air cargo and sea cargo rules too.
Having explained that , here is why I am confused.
I recently went to my usual supplier of acids & alkalis on the web and went to purchase some distilled water.
The page said "We cannot ship this item by road transport due to ADR rules." ![:o](./images/smilies/shocked.gif)
Now, I know rules can change and things get re-classified etc but how come my supplier will cheerfully send me acids and bases by courier but
distilled water is a no-no ?
Am I missing something here ?
If so I would dearly love to be corrected with an explanation.
Unless some one stands up and says that this is indeed correct I am likely to believe that the company ticked the wrong box for that item in their
e-commerce system.
Has anyone come across this before ?
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It's chemophobia rampant, devongrl. . .
http://thesciencenetwork.org/programs/the-science-reader/uns...
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Yep. Welcome to the madhouse.
“If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after straw until he found
the object of his search.
I was a sorry witness of such doings, knowing that a little theory and calculation would have saved him ninety per cent of his labor.”
-Tesla
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devongrrl
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I got a reply from the company, it was as I thought just a case of a wrong field on that item's entry on their database.
Phew ! A minor reprieve.
I'd hate to get taken to court for procuring transport of dihydrogen monoxide - a dangerous substance, by road. ![:P](./images/smilies/tongue.gif)
After all it has killed people and tests reveal in it our water and sewerage systems at an alarming level.
It is even present now in the human body, OMG.
*LOL*
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Half the chemophobic general public will cite an obscure reg as bovine excrement just to confuse you.
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Yes, that is confusing. . . ?
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Dude, people, it ended up being a simple mistake. I think some of you are ignoring the other posts and just using this as a chance to ramble about
regulations. There are definitely a lot of ludicrous rules and regulations, but fortunately this is not one of them!
[Edited on 14-12-2009 by kilowatt]
The mind cannot decide the truth; it can only find the truth.
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