2000 Uses for WD-40

[davepeck]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&e=4&u=/nm/odd_britain_lubricant_dc

Eeeeeeeewwwwwwww!

 Wed Jan 19, 8:40 AM ET Oddly Enough - Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - The makers of the handy spray lubricant WD-40 proudly list 2,000 uses for their product, from unsticking rusty screws or squeaky bicycle chains to polishing frying pans.

But British police have found another -- keeping the public from snorting cocaine off toilet lids in bars.

Police in the English city of Bristol said Tuesday they have been advising pub and nightclub owners to spray the colorless lubricant on toilet seats and other flat surfaces in the lavatory that customers often use to snort drugs.

Apparently, cocaine and spray lube don\'t mix.

"A chemical reaction takes place with the cocaine that causes it to congeal and become a mess so it\'s unusable," a police spokesman said. "It\'s one very small, very cheap way in which you can very seriously restrict the amount of drug use in your premises."

Constable Graham Pease, a liquor licensing officer, said he discovered the trick a few years ago while discussing with pub owners how to reduce drug use on their premises.

"We were discussing with licensees how we could keep cocaine from being snorted from surfaces," he told Reuters. "It came about that we wanted to spray something on surfaces that cocaine would stick to. And somebody mentioned WD-40."

The new use seems to have taken its makers by surprise.

"Its not meant to be ingested. It says so clearly on the can so we wouldn\'t advocate it for that purpose. But people will use it how they will," said a British spokeswoman for the San Diego, Calif-based WD-40 Co.

At Bar Excellence in Bristol, deputy manager Julian Barraud said it was part of the drug fighting arsenal.

"It does work. It\'s one of the tricks that we\'ve got to try and tackle the problem," he said.

so wait.. people sniff coke off of toilet seats??

and not for nothing, but i\'d be pretty pissed (no pun intended) if i sat on a lubed up toilet seat... eeeewwww is right!

[oldnewbie]

dave.....a lid is NOT a seat....although you can sit on it.

[davepeck]

oh... :lol:

:doh:

[Igziabeher]

key bumps, folks, key bumps.....

[freddiewaht]

Originally posted by Igziabeher
key bumps, folks, key bumps.....

who??whereat??

[Buquebus]

cocaine= el diablo
"she don\'t like, she don\'t like, she don\'t like...yay-yo"

[stabmasterarson]

i figure i somebody wants that in their nose bad enough they\'ll get it in, i\'ve seen cats empty out nasonex bottles, fill it up wit coke and water and use that disgusting shit, theres nothing a drug addict wont do

[freddiewaht]

now,theres an idea.i need to try that one!

[melanie]

um, stupid question, but wouldnt that damage patrons\' clothing which it would also stick to, and possibly pocketbooks which are maybe more liekly to be placed on it than cocaine, plus make the bathroom look slimy and nasty?  and what else, cootie-wise, would stick to WD-40?  bad idea.

[stabmasterarson]

its good for long roadtrips, no pig is gonna taste test your nose spray you know

[boombox]

Remind me never to answer a call of nature in Bar Excellence - only about 30 miles from me!!!

[davepeck]

Originally posted by melanie
um, stupid question, but wouldnt that damage patrons\' clothing which it would also stick to, and possibly pocketbooks which are maybe more liekly to be placed on it than cocaine, plus make the bathroom look slimy and nasty?  and what else, cootie-wise, would stick to WD-40?  bad idea.

mel - WD-40 is more slippery than sticky..

[melanie]

I\'d be equally creeped out if my pocketbook slipped off (as stuck to) the counter

[stabmasterarson]

wd-40 = water displacer 40, the 40th try for those scientists, heres one of the 2000 uses, if your car ever stalls because of heavy rain or a big puddle, spray it on the spark plug wires(water displacer) she\'ll start right up!