| Friday Fax A Weekly Summary of Polywater® News of Incredible Importance | ||
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| Issue #449 |
 Ideal Price Hike |
Good news. Ideal Industries implemented a significant price increase on lubes in 2007. In historical terms the increase is huge, reflecting the intense cost pressures all lubricant manufacturers have been under for the past two years. Percentages vary by package. Here are the ranges by type:
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 BonDuit® Testing |
Current BonDuit Conduit Adhesive literature touts bond strength to HDPE, steel aluminum, and fiberglass. But new testing shows that BonDuit also has good adhesion to other materials, such as PEX, CPVC, ABS and polypropylene. Bonduit has good or better adhesion to these compounds compared to HDPE to PVC. Nylon and polycarbonate have yet to be tested, but similar adhesion is expected on these as well. PEX is cross-linked polyethylene (same material as XLPE jacket). Its flexibility and strength at temperatures ranging from below freezing up to 200°F make it an ideal piping material for hot and cold water plumbing systems, hydronic radiant heating systems, snow melting applications, and ice rinks and refrigeration warehouses. CPVC is chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (chlorinated PVC). It's a thermoplastic pipe and fitting material made to meet the requirements of ASTM Class 23447. Applications include potable water distribution, corrosive fluid handling in industry, and fire suppression systems. ABS is a thermoplastic resin called Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene. ABS pipe and fittings systems are used in oil fields and the chemical industry. BonDuit is extraordinarily versatile. Be on the lookout for these and other opportunities. |
 The Joke |
More Sensible Observations 1) Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I'm halfway through my fish burger and I realize, Oh my God ... I could be eating a slow learner. --Lynda Montgomery 2) I think that's how Chicago got started: a bunch of people in New York said, "Gee, I'm enjoying the crime and poverty, but it just isn't cold enough. Let's go west" --Richard Jeni 3) If life were fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead. --Johnny Carson 4) Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography. --Paul Rodriguez 5) My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that's the law. --Jerry Seinfeld 6) Remember in elementary school you were told that in case of fire you have to line up quietly in single file from smallest to tallest. What is the logic in that? What, do tall people burn slower? --Warren Hutcherson 7) Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same. --Oscar Wilde 8) Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. --Mark Twain 9) Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Afghanistan. --A. Whitney Brown 10) You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, "My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!" --Dave Barry 11) Do you know why they call it "PMS"? Because "Mad Cow Disease" was taken. --Unknown, presumed deceased 12) Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer. --W. C. Fields |
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