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From: jkg@gitpyr.gatech.EDU (Jim Greenlee)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: Getting Weeds with Roundup
Message-ID: <2483@gitpyr.gatech.EDU>
Date: Fri, 24-Oct-86 01:29:06 EDT
Article-I.D.: gitpyr.2483
Posted: Fri Oct 24 01:29:06 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 25-Oct-86 06:23:50 EDT
References: <1191@houxa.UUCP> <283@plx.UUCP> <2443@gitpyr.gatech.EDU> <1132@mhuxl.UUCP>
Reply-To: jkg@gitpyr.UUCP (Jim Greenlee)
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
Lines: 36
Keywords: Roundup, caution

In article <1132@mhuxl.UUCP> smh@mhuxl.UUCP (henning) writes:
>The cheapest and best method is a spray called ROUNDUP.  I have used ROUNDUP
>for years and have never one bug even get sick from it.  I use the concentrate
>and mix as directed. 
         ^^^^^^^^^^^---- operative words here

The point I wanted to make was that Roundup is a garden chemical and 
should be used with the same caution you would exercise while using
ANY garden chemical. I was highly perturbed to hear that a salesman
(allegedly) drank the stuff during a demonstration - I would hardly
recommend drinking it, and can't honestly believe anyone would use
a herbicide in such a cavalier manner.

The other point is that different living things react differently to
chemicals. Aspirin is a great pain-reliver for human beings, but will
kill an ordinary housecat. Chemicals also react differently depending
on how they are ingested (orally vs. through the skin for instance).
It is entirely possible that Roundup poses no threat once it is released
into the environment, but there is no telling how it will affect you
if ingested directly.

This is not intended to be a flame towards you, Mr. Henning. I merely
wanted to point out the possible danger of not following label directions
and using chemicals for purposes other than those for which they were
intended. As you pointed out in your reply, there are often methods
available for controlling unwanted plants which pose no threat (perceived
or otherwise :-) to anyone.

                                           Jim Greenlee

P.S. - if you somehow read my first reply before I cancelled it, please 
       ignore it.
-- 
The Shadow
Georgia Insitute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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