devongrrl
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Am I missing something here ?
Ok I am now officially very confused. 
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."
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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hissingnoise
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It's chemophobia rampant, devongrl. . .
http://thesciencenetwork.org/programs/the-science-reader/uns...
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psychokinetic
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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. 
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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Contrabasso
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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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hissingnoise
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Yes, that is confusing. . . ?
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kilowatt
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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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