30 Apr 2008

A special place in Hell.

There should be a special place in Hell for people who use cellotape to tape the dustjacket to the boards! Also, an outer circle (therefore slightly less hot but still uncomfortable) for those who use it to repair tears to pages or the dustjacket. I've just spent two hours trying to get the revolting stuff off a pile of Scottish Mountaineering Club books. It goes yellow and accumulates dust round its edges; it also get tacky if the books have been in a damp place as these unfortunately had. I went outside to do it but I'm still suffering from fumes from the lighter fuel.

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