There's something you don't see every day...

[Bob Mannix]

Cycling to work, passed in the sun by a whole lorry stacked with newly creosoted wood.

I love the smell of creosote in the morning.

[Chris J Dixon]

Nearly as good as a fresh tarmac being laid ;-)

Chris

[PeterC]

Or my brother's motorbike on Castrol R.

[EricP]

You should have reported it to the Ecobollox Brigade. They would have had the lorry off the road until it was fitted with some hazmat sheilding to protect us from the deadly creosote. (Did you see anyone drop dead as it went by? I am sure there are file loads of reports on this happening) :))

[EricP]

Forgot!

Has anyone seen any genuine old fashioned creosote around? I have some new fencing and and gates and want it to last longer than 18 months.

Cheers

[rrh]

The horror, the horror!

[Bob Eager]

Or Edinburgh on a brewing day.

[dennis]

Do you have a pressure tank to treat it in? If not don't bother. You would have to leave it soaking in the creosote to protect it. Creosote just doesn't work as a brush on treatment. I hate the smell of the stuff so if you use it by me I will try and get the council to remove the stuff.

[PeterC]

I'm only a few miles from Carlsberg brewery and that's good at times.

Also British Peper and Spice can be evocative.

As for riding in to Dufftown 20-odd years ago, at about sunset - got pissed on the fumes!

[Dave Osborne]

Still available at specialist timber suppliers. Strictly for professional application, so when the salesperson asks you if it's for the farm, the answer is yes.

[Chris J Dixon]

I worked for some time in Trafford Park. To the south west was Kellogs, so the prevailing wind had an aroma rather like putting your head in a cornflakes packet. To the north east were the Rubber Regeneration Works. Whatever they did, it was pretty noxious. To the north west was Turner's Asbestos. No aroma, I just hope their filtration was up to scratch.

Chris

[Gib Bogle]

Takes me back about 50 years, incredibly evocative.

[The Medway Handyman]

Shouldn't the answer be "ooh arr" to be convincing?

[PeterC]

Yes, an asbestos flakes packet...!

When I used to go to Banbury quite often there were the 'fumes' of coffee/chocolate from about 5 miles away if the wind was SW. Now, in to a headwind that's getting on 25 min. of the stuff and I used to feel slightly nauseous by the time I got there. I prefer the whisky any day :-)) hic!

[Broadback]

The converse is driving past the cellophane (?) factory at Bridgewater, if it still exists. The smell is terrible, I don't know how local residents put up with it!

[Old Git]

When I lived in Lincolnshire a few years back I used to have to drive to the Pilgrim Hospital at Boston, every three or four days. On the A16 around Wyberton, there was a big yard filled with telegraph poles emanating a very strong smell of creosote. That did more to clear my lungs than any of the hospital treatment. Always loved that smell.

[Dave Osborne]

Can I just say that I quite agree that the odd whiff of real creosote is lovely, but if anybody does decide to go ahead and get some, you *need* to take appropriate precautions.

It really is horrible stuff, so wear old clothes under a disposable overall. Wear long sleeves, long trousers, long waterproof gloves, wellies and safety specs. Have a bucket of clean water, soap and a towel handy, cause if you get it on your skin it burns. Preferably, make sure there's an eyewash kit in the house, cause you don't want to get this stuff in your eyes. If you're using it for an extended period in an enclosed space, use a respirator - it's probably carcinogenic and will trigger your asthma.

Oh, and if you're planning to get laid on Saturday night, don't paint the fences on Saturday afternoon - it takes days to get the smell off your skin and out of your hair...

[Bob Eager]

Unless you get the layee to help...!

[Dave Liquorice]

Was cellophane and closed in 2005.

[Bob Martin]

The lino factory at Staines was pretty pungent ...