On 20/02/2013 07:57, Lobster wrote:
On 20/02/2013 02:10, Bill Wright wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

A good source of lead is either roofing material or car tyre balancing
weights.

It's easier to climb on a church roof than get the weights off a
speeding car.

Confession: as a 13 year old me and my mate were always nicking lead. It
was disgraceful really.

I melted down my dad's toy lead soldiers in a baked bean tin. Aaargh...

Used to melt down plumbing scrap from work done in the house. A kid of
my age then (around 9 or 10) playing with a blowtorch and lead...

Never actually managed to do anything useful with it. :-(

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Rod