In article >,
zxcvbob > wrote:

> Epsom salts in water also works pretty well if you can't get lime.
> (everybody thinks I'm joking whenever I mention this) It's not as good
> as lime or calcium chloride, but it's cheap and universally available
> and it works.
>
> Bob

I've been thinking about something for quite a while, Bob: Where in
heck do you come up with your alternative products? I mean, how do you
decide you're going to use epsom salts because you didn't have, couldn't
find, or didn't want to pay the price for, say, calcium chloride? WHY
did you consider epsom salts, fercryin'outloud? Serious question.
Inquiring Mind and all. . . .

Is this a cheap Texan's trick? Farm knowledge? Are you one of those IT
guys who's training is in chemistry? Hmmmmmmmm?

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