On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 15:43:02 GMT, "David Zopf"
wrote:


"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
link.net...
Ok, but it's cheaper to get 5 gallon buckets at the local hardware store.

Sure. They're $5.00, instead of $5.75, at the Home Despot near me. US
Plastic discounts purchases, starting when you buy more than 5 pieces of the
same product. The pour spout lids aren't available at my local HW store,
either... and look at the pretty colors! Thats sometimes a consideration,
depending upon one's spouse/SO/co-habitant(s)... *shrug*


Thanks for the pointer to USPlastics. I have tried using 2 different
rubbermaid 30 gallon trash cans for mixing up salt water, and they
both leaked slowly, leaving sal****er all over by basement floor. Last
time, I bought one of those kiddie wading pools and put the trash can
in that, so that when it leaked, the wading pool at least kept it off
the concrete floor.

But I just ordered a 55-gallon liquid-rated drum from USPlastics, and
I'm definitely hoping it will do the job I need to be done. I won't
be bothering with the rubbermaid crap anymore. The USPlastics drums
might be a little more expensive, but in the long run it's definitely
worth it.