I am still trying to recover from a simple request ...

David Lyga said:

If somebody from the States tells you there is nothing like the USA ... tell him you agree, and say, within the same breath, "thankfully I am in Canada.". -David Lyga

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mark said:

Welcome to America. This is all I am going to say as it will deteriorate into Political stuff.

@David Lyga Could there be a difference between grades for the chemicals. The purer the grade the higher the price?

What is the chemical used for?

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I will make only one more 'political' comment about the medical costs and I hope everyone reads this: The World Health Organization (WHO) determined that the USA is #34 of all countries regarding the quality of health care. 'Nuff said?

Mark, the chemical is a simple water softener, so that when sodium carbonate is mixed into water, that water does not cloud. Even if it DOES cloud, it has no deleterious effect on development. But I like clear developers, that is all, and I am not going to pay hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands to achieve that 'Golconda'. - David Lyga

David Lyga said:

I will make only one more 'political' comment about the medical costs and I hope everyone reads this: The World Health Organization (WHO) determined that the USA is #34 of all countries regarding the quality of health care. 'Nuff said?
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The World Health Organization stopped ranking countries regarding medical care after 2000 because their methodology was so heavily criticized.