Trevor,
You will be missed, enjoy your trip.
Best regards,
Joe


"Pinky" > wrote in message >...
> I had better come back at all these comments and perhaps in retrospect my
> response was unwarranted.
>
> For that I apologise.
>
> You see, the reason for my response was the, I quote, " Sorry if these
> questions are too simple for this group."
> To me it was a clear indication of what I call a "stirrer" or if you like a
> troll!. I may be wrong and if so I make my apologies again ------- but the
> original poster hasn't yet responded to any posts on this string.
>
> I say, yet again, that the Clinistix available in UK, on prescription, for
> Diabetics to test their "sugar levels" in urine, are extremely unreliable in
> detecting variation in "blood sugars" and I would not imagine using my
> "Accu-Check Active" meter to test my wine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I suspect that my
> taste buds, on my tongue, would be better! However I do not drink wine that
> has not been fermented to dryness --- others are offered to "wine
> uneducated" guests ( and I do not mean that to be disparaging but wine
> drinking is an acquired talent )
>
> However, in any case, you will shortly have the happy event of my absence
> from this NG for a couple of months. On Friday 26 March I leave home at
> about 0900 hrs ( GMT ) to begin my cycling pilgrimage, 2000 km, on the road,
> and camping, to Santiago de Compostela in Spain and I hope to celebrate my
> 67 birthday in Santiago. All by bicycle except from Portsmouth to St Malo
> (in Brittany).
>
> So I shall not be putting my foot in it again until about mid June!
>
> --
> Trevor A Panther
> In South Yorkshire, England
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> "Joe Sallustio" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Trevor,
> > Apologies, but Clinitest tablets by Bayer are used in North America to
> > spot check residual sugar in wine and are still manufactured in
> > Illinois. I understand they are not considered useful by most doctors
> <snip> <snip>
> > > >