[Bell Historians] Gylcerine (was Bellringing Memorials)

[jim phillips]

At least we know what the gunky mess is!
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From: "David Bryant" <djb122 at y...>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Gylcerine (was Bellringing Memorials)


> Steve Ivin wrote:
>
> > Indeed, a rather special table in St Philips ringing chamber, from which
> > glycerine bottles are strictly verboten.
>
> And so they should be. In fact, it would help if they were banned from
every
> tower. People who use the stuff seem quite oblivious to the fact that
others
> have to put up with their gunky mess on the ropes, the tails of which go
> hard and black before too long and the sallies of which ooze second-hand
> glycerine when they get damp. Is its use a regional thing, I wonder? It
was
> much beloved of many in Somerset but I've yet to see a single bottle of it
> in Yorkshire, fortunately!
>
> (end of rant!)
>
> David
>
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