News Article: DW-40 used to help curb cocaine use in england[views:2226][posts:17]______________________________________ [Jan 19,2005 2:25pm - the_reverend ""] Jan 19, 8:40 AM (ET) 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. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 19,2005 2:27pm - succubus ""] hahahahahaha |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 19,2005 2:27pm - Christraper ""] that sucks! i would be soooooo fucking pissed!!! |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 19,2005 2:27pm - Josh_Martin ""] If you're doing coke at a bar you are also spending an assload of money on drinks. I'm sure bartenders are totally thrilled about this terrific new idea. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 19,2005 2:28pm - Josh_Martin ""] Christraper said:that sucks! i would be soooooo fucking pissed!!! Seriously. If that happened to me the bar would need a new toilet. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 19,2005 2:29pm - Christraper ""] yea youre right. ill be fine though, i rarely do coke outside my house or my friends house. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 19,2005 2:30pm - Christraper ""] Josh_Martin said:Christraper said:that sucks! i would be soooooo fucking pissed!!! Seriously. If that happened to me the bar would need a new toilet. haha yea dude especially if you walked in already coked up! |
| __________________________________ [Jan 19,2005 4:29pm - litacore ""] Christraper said:Josh_Martin said:Christraper said:that sucks! i would be soooooo fucking pissed!!! Seriously. If that happened to me the bar would need a new toilet. haha yea dude especially if you walked in already coked up! you guys are making me chuckle, it's a funny image :bow: |
| _________________________________ [Jan 19,2005 5:43pm - pisscup ""] thanks rev, from now on I will throw a dab on the toilet to check first. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 19,2005 6:52pm - kyledoes ""] who the fuck does coke anymore.? gross!!! |
| _________________________________ [Jan 19,2005 6:56pm - pisscup ""] poison free baybee!! |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 19,2005 6:58pm - dirtycrayon ""] whoa i'm so naive --- i didn't realize london had a big drug problem. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 19,2005 7:04pm - pisscup ""] they don't really, drug laws are less strict |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 20,2005 1:11am - The_ExhumeD ""] the problem with coke is that once your amped up there is never enough beer or hard alcohol to get you drunk. You end up getting alcohol poisoning and waking up in cold sweats in the morning. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 20,2005 8:27am - Mike Proteus ""] I wouldn't blow coke on a plastic seat that people put their asses on (or piss on) |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 20,2005 10:11am - Christraper ""] actually come to think of it i usually just snorted it out of the bag |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 20,2005 10:18am - kyledoes ""] or maybe off a key..I think the last place would be a toilet or toilet seat. |
| ________________________________ [Jan 20,2005 11:09am - timmA ""] i personally enjoy bangin rails of coke and dingleberries...its like drinking a case of red bull and going to work at the sanitation dept. wouldn't trade it for the world.... |