Take some bluetack with you

dhans · May 18th, 2008, 17:07

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Originally Posted by cpfreeatlast

Great topic,
A little off topic.. But, who's heard of the 'brillo pad'? Only none Brits may reply, {not that its got much to do with India or traveling}.

Great for cleaning the undersides of dirty pans while camping (you can always tell the old boyscout

).

Hans

Victoria · May 18th, 2008, 17:39

When I first came to france I was a little troubled at not being able to find my regular Blue tac until it dawned on me..... in france Bllue tac is Yellow!
I commonly call it Yellow tac but it is called Pate a fix as Frederica found in germany, it makes sence too.

camelgirl · May 18th, 2008, 19:12

Brillo pads, great until they started to rust! And in my house they were used until they were very rusted!

Now that I think of it, they were completely biodegradeable...bring 'em back (down with plastic!)

Gardener972 · May 23rd, 2008, 11:00

Sometimes I feel like I'm stoned when I read some of these threads! :-) Interesting how they bounce around!
I've seen the blue stuff referred to as Dapp in Wallyworld. Yeah, whatever happened to Brillo pads anyway? They lasted FOREVER! Even when they were falling apart and all rusty, they still had soap in them! How'd they do that?!

tannaravi · Jun 11th, 2008, 22:38

can some1 pls tell me how to initiate a new thread ??

caz_a · Jun 11th, 2008, 22:45

while you're in the stationers' stocking up on blu-tac, you could also pick up some invisible sticky tape - i found it very useful for repairing ripped bank notes... you will be able to pass it off to the most astute rickshaw driver without him seeing the join!

wonderwomanusa · Jun 12th, 2008, 11:09

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Originally Posted by edwardseco

Earthquake putty here in Socal, just can't see the use compared to duct tape and tubes of super glue..

It's a lot neater than duct tape to stick your FM antenna to a picture frame so that stations won't fluctuate as much.

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May 18th, 2008, 17:39	#47
Victoria Victoria Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bordeaux ----Kanpur Posts: 304	When I first came to france I was a little troubled at not being able to find my regular Blue tac until it dawned on me..... in france Bllue tac is Yellow! I commonly call it Yellow tac but it is called Pate a fix as Frederica found in germany, it makes sence too.

May 23rd, 2008, 11:00	#49
Gardener972 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas USA Posts: 284	Sometimes I feel like I'm stoned when I read some of these threads! :-) Interesting how they bounce around! I've seen the blue stuff referred to as Dapp in Wallyworld. Yeah, whatever happened to Brillo pads anyway? They lasted FOREVER! Even when they were falling apart and all rusty, they still had soap in them! How'd they do that?!

Jun 11th, 2008, 22:38	#50
tannaravi Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 16	can some1 pls tell me how to initiate a new thread ??

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caz_a Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: london Posts: 53	while you're in the stationers' stocking up on blu-tac, you could also pick up some invisible sticky tape - i found it very useful for repairing ripped bank notes... you will be able to pass it off to the most astute rickshaw driver without him seeing the join!

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