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#434593 - 30/11/04 01:52 PM Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do?????
Catalyst member Registered: 27/11/03 Loc: Virginia	Ok, so tell me....is there anything to put on the sidewalk/street to either absorb the oil from spinning, or to make it less slippery? We are often spinning on the sidewalk, or in front of a business, and even though we all "spin out" before we light up, there is always some oil that is left on the street. It's also very slick to perform on...and often times I am just concentrating on not falling!!! Any suggestions??
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#434594 - 30/11/04 02:00 PM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: Catalyst]
UnscrupulousChavOffersFoot Silly Chavs Registered: 17/04/02 Loc: Possibly Romania	sand? I cant really think of anyting else.... umm.. nope. I cant. sorry. _________________________ I will never stop loving you.
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#434595 - 30/11/04 05:21 PM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: UnscrupulousChavOffersFoot]
Mand Keeper of the Spitfire Registered: 24/10/03 Loc: Calgary Canada	What fuel are you using? If you're using lamp oil then it will get slippy. It shouldn't be too bad if you're using coleman fuel though. _________________________ Lets steal a spaceship and head for the sun, and shoot the stars with a lemonade ray gun.
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#434596 - 30/11/04 11:51 PM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: Mand]
UnscrupulousChavOffersFoot Silly Chavs Registered: 17/04/02 Loc: Possibly Romania	Yeah, but ifits parrafin.. cor.. Dangerous times are a lurking.. ha ha me heartie! _________________________ I will never stop loving you.
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#434597 - 01/12/04 01:31 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: UnscrupulousChavOffersFoot]
vanize Lord Ballchain Registered: 21/08/01 Loc: Austin, Texas	use coleman/white gas instead of lamp oil/parrafin if surface slipperness is a concern. _________________________ -v- Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
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#434598 - 01/12/04 01:35 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: UnscrupulousChavOffersFoot]
MiG Self-Flagellation Expert Registered: 16/04/04 Loc: Bogged at CG	salt eats away at fat, which, i think, is of a similar molecular construction to kerosene. just get some buckets of stuff, pour some on the ground, and see what works best _________________________ "beg beg grovel beg grovel" "master" --FSA "There was an arse there, i couldn't help myself" --Rougie
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#434599 - 01/12/04 02:47 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: MiG]
UnscrupulousChavOffersFoot Silly Chavs Registered: 17/04/02 Loc: Possibly Romania	Vanise:were you at the Kent weekend when the neighbours complained abou the road being really slippery? People went out with yard brooms, buckets of water and washing up liquid.. _________________________ I will never stop loving you.
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#434600 - 01/12/04 02:54 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: UnscrupulousChavOffersFoot]
flid Carpal \'Tunnel Registered: 27/08/02 Loc: Warwickshire	no, he was at the feb one. there's video of how not to clean a road in the video here: http://photos.offline.org.uk/showgallery.php?galleryid=137
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#434601 - 01/12/04 02:55 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: UnscrupulousChavOffersFoot]
mech Carpal \'Tunnel Registered: 09/06/03 Loc: "In your ear"	you could wash it down with soap, and a yard brush, like a load of us did at a party last yr! _________________________ Step (el-nombrie)
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#434602 - 01/12/04 03:28 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: mech]
UnscrupulousChavOffersFoot Silly Chavs Registered: 17/04/02 Loc: Possibly Romania	_________________________ I will never stop loving you.
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#434603 - 01/12/04 12:20 PM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: UnscrupulousChavOffersFoot]
musashii starring Skippy the green llama Registered: 14/12/02 Loc: Seattle, WA	I'll have to double check, but bleach and ammonia is the combination used to keep the stages around here non slippery after fire shows. It should work on sidewalks and roads and boobies(the red footed ones) as well. Edited by musashii (01/12/04 03:21 PM) _________________________ First intention, then enlightenment.. Ars Pyronomica " Life is programmed. Whether death is programmed or not is yet to be determined."
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#434604 - 01/12/04 03:27 PM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: musashii]
Spanner remembers when it was all fields round here Registered: 27/02/03 Loc: in the works... somewhere...	Off topic I know, but I misread this thread title as "Oli on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do?????"
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#434605 - 01/12/04 04:05 PM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: flid]
flash fire Sporadically Prodigal Registered: 25/01/01 Loc: Sydney, NSW, Australia	Written by: flid no, he was at the feb one. there's video of how not to clean a road in the video here: http://photos.offline.org.uk/showgallery.php?galleryid=137 bwahahah! I didn't even bother looking for the vid. was too busy laughing at the naked wrestlers! I guess one of them is UCOF - who is the other? _________________________ HoP Posting Guidelines Is it the Truth? Is it Fair to all concerned? Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships? Will it be Beneficial to all concerned? If you can answer YES to these 4 questions then you may post a reply.
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#434606 - 01/12/04 06:18 PM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: flash fire]
Mand Keeper of the Spitfire Registered: 24/10/03 Loc: Calgary Canada	Written by: flash fire bwahahah! I didn't even bother looking for the vid. was too busy laughing at the naked wrestlers! I guess one of them is UCOF - who is the other? Nope, that's actually Frodo and Mech. _________________________ Lets steal a spaceship and head for the sun, and shoot the stars with a lemonade ray gun.
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#434607 - 01/12/04 06:28 PM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: Mand]
flash fire Sporadically Prodigal Registered: 25/01/01 Loc: Sydney, NSW, Australia	which one is which? _________________________ HoP Posting Guidelines Is it the Truth? Is it Fair to all concerned? Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships? Will it be Beneficial to all concerned? If you can answer YES to these 4 questions then you may post a reply.
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#434608 - 01/12/04 07:14 PM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: Spanner]
Bird now available in "advanced" Registered: 25/08/03 Loc: Cornwall	Written by: Spanner Off topic I know, but I misread this thread title as "Oli on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do?????" I did that too when I first read it!! _________________________ My state of mind is not yours to define! There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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#434609 - 02/12/04 12:35 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: Bird]
UnscrupulousChavOffersFoot Silly Chavs Registered: 17/04/02 Loc: Possibly Romania	I take offence to that Flash. Seeing as you do already know what I look like. _________________________ I will never stop loving you.
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#434610 - 02/12/04 01:00 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: UnscrupulousChavOffersFoot]
mo-seph enthusiast Registered: 24/02/04 Loc: Edinburgh, UK	The H+S man for Beltane Fire Festival swears by Cat Litter as the number one paraffin prevention technique. Throw some over the area, let it absorb, and sweep it up. Yay! Scary photos _________________________ monkeys ate my brain
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#434611 - 02/12/04 01:49 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: mo-seph]
ado-p Pirate Ninja Registered: 13/05/04 Loc: Galway/Ireland	Cat litter eh... Bring on the busking. and the tripping (yes, this is a double entendre)... Now if i could only find a cat that could spin... wait a minute _________________________ Love is the law.
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#434612 - 02/12/04 02:47 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: ado-p]
vanize Lord Ballchain Registered: 21/08/01 Loc: Austin, Texas	just spin the cats... _________________________ -v- Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
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#434613 - 02/12/04 03:19 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: vanize]
MiG Self-Flagellation Expert Registered: 16/04/04 Loc: Bogged at CG	or use the cats to wipe it up? or pour kero on the cat and light it up? no, thats nasty. _________________________ "beg beg grovel beg grovel" "master" --FSA "There was an arse there, i couldn't help myself" --Rougie
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#434614 - 02/12/04 10:47 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: UnscrupulousChavOffersFoot]
flash fire Sporadically Prodigal Registered: 25/01/01 Loc: Sydney, NSW, Australia	Written by: Untimely Calculations Often Fail I take offence to that Flash. Seeing as you do already know what I look like. Yeah, but I've never seen you naked wrestling before, so perhaps you can understand my mistake. _________________________ HoP Posting Guidelines Is it the Truth? Is it Fair to all concerned? Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships? Will it be Beneficial to all concerned? If you can answer YES to these 4 questions then you may post a reply.
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#434615 - 02/12/04 10:56 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: flash fire]
UnscrupulousChavOffersFoot Silly Chavs Registered: 17/04/02 Loc: Possibly Romania	What were you looking at? _________________________ I will never stop loving you.
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#434616 - 03/12/04 02:21 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: Catalyst]
PsychoTronic stranger Registered: 01/06/04 Loc: Greece-Samos-Athens	just do not step on it! I had once and I thought I was sk8ing for some seconds.Then luckily I did not fell someone grabbed me. It is so nice to have friends with good reflex _________________________ "For once there was an unknown land, full of strange flowers and subtle perfumes, a land of which it is joy of all joys to dream, a land where all things are perfect and poisonous." "Put out the torches! Hide the moon! Hide the stars!"
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#434617 - 03/12/04 02:59 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: PsychoTronic]
ado-p Pirate Ninja Registered: 13/05/04 Loc: Galway/Ireland	i spin in my feet if its slippy gonna have some damn cold feet tonight though. its other people that i worry about more. especially after i leave and the drunks come out to play _________________________ Love is the law.
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#434618 - 10/12/04 11:24 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: ado-p]
Catalyst member Registered: 27/11/03 Loc: Virginia	Ok, so if I'm spinning with lamp oil, I'm basically out of luck???
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#434619 - 11/12/04 07:34 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: Catalyst]
Mand Keeper of the Spitfire Registered: 24/10/03 Loc: Calgary Canada	Pretty much. If you spin out well, then it'll take longer for the slippiness to become a problem. But really, the only way you're going to get round it is by switching to coleman gas. _________________________ Lets steal a spaceship and head for the sun, and shoot the stars with a lemonade ray gun.
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#434620 - 11/12/04 02:17 PM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: Mand]
arashi Pooh-Bah Registered: 21/03/02 Loc: austin,tx	1-2-3. sand. before you go out throw some down. cat litter? seems chunky for the toe-sies. socks. not too good for socks though so i double them up or save a pair for after. rugs. get junky wool ones and clean them with a carpet shampooer once in a while. they're heavy though! (the shampooers _and_ the rugs) _________________________ -Such a price the gods exact for song: to become what we sing -Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty. -When the center of the storm does not move, you are in its path.
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#434621 - 11/12/04 07:54 PM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: musashii]
Sterlingspider Senator by day, Sith Lord by night. Registered: 25/08/02 Loc: Suffolk, New York	Written by: musashii I'll have to double check, but bleach and ammonia is the combination used to keep the stages around here non slippery after fire shows. It should work on sidewalks and roads and boobies(the red footed ones) as well. Just a bit of a safety tip, DO NOT mix bleach and ammonia. It releases chlorine gas which is really not good for you. Besides that it's not particularly good for the ground either (neither is salt BTW). Have you thought about sawdust or cat litter? Those are pretty tried and true "soak up liquid mess" materials which could be swept up afterwards. _________________________ "If the human brain were simple enough for us to understand, we would be too simple to understand it" -Emerson M Pugh
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#434622 - 12/12/04 01:01 AM Re: Oil on the road or sidewalk=very slippery......what to do????? [Re: Sterlingspider]
Catalyst member Registered: 27/11/03 Loc: Virginia	I've thought of the cat litter and sand, but haven't tried either (except when I dumped over a big bucket of fuel, I tried to use sand , and it didn't do anything, but turned into oil soaked sand). I also like the carpet idea, to get a big carpet would be easy enough, and a cool one would add some charachter....thanks for the cool ideas. As far as spinning out, I use a bucket...and I spin with the monkey fists....so, even though I use the bucket, there is way more fuel that spits out...I ususally then spin again somewhere away from people or the area just to get that out as well.....
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