Strange email just now.

[johnofgwent]

But all manner of solvents, acids, alkali... all needed mainly for servicing badly contaminated diving equipment

Inside or outside? If the latter, perhaps you should avoid contaminated outfall. If the former, try avoiding laverbread before diving...

I was (actually, still am), certified to service three brands of dive regulator sold by the shop my instructor ran, and various other stuff too.

You'd be amazed (or maybe you wouldn't) what salt water does to equipment last used in the fading autumn and left to go manky and green until the following may, by fair weather divers who don't don drysuits to appreciate the amazing visibility in January, and expect their gear to work flawlessly as soon as they drag it out of the cupboard when the sea temp hits 18...

On a bad day I'd have six of those ultrasound cleaning baths you get for about £15-20 a pop on ebay for cleaning jewellery on the go at once ...

[patman post]

But all manner of solvents, acids, alkali... all needed mainly for servicing badly contaminated diving equipment

Inside or outside? If the latter, perhaps you should avoid contaminated outfall. If the former, try avoiding laverbread before diving...

[papasmurf]

Being serious then, just for a minute, have you looked at the email headers. Is that really a one to one email to you, or is it some sort of barmy spam ...

It is an email to me, from a national company that took over a local coal merchant a couple of years ago.  They obviously sell  more than coal.
They just emailed everyone of their customers.

[johnofgwent]

Being serious then, just for a minute, have you looked at the email headers. Is that really a one to one email to you, or is it some sort of barmy spam ...

In the past I've ordered all sorts online and gone and fetched more. Mind you I had the degree and a ltdco to work with which means I can get all sorts an individual cant.

Ok I have not - so far - actually put in an order for 25kg of ephedrine.

But all manner of solvents, acids, alkali... all needed mainly for servicing badly contaminated diving equipment

[papasmurf]

Are you getting my drums of ephedrine ? Give them back !

Quite, acetone is a precursor for a wide range of products, many of them illegal.

[Borchester]

After the famine of emails, I got a very odd one just now. Apologising that the price of Acetone is going up, email from a bulk supplier.
If another email arrives advising me that the price of Hydrogen Peroxide is going up, I am going to evacuate to a safe distance.

Allah Ackbar 

[johnofgwent]

Are you getting my drums of ephedrine ? Give them back !

[papasmurf]

After the famine of emails, I got a very odd one just now. Apologising that the price of Acetone is going up, email from a bulk supplier.
If another email arrives advising me that the price of Hydrogen Peroxide is going up, I am going to evacuate to a safe distance.