I’ve got a freezer full of rhubarb, tomatoes, and grapes. They, and the apples in my refrigerator, are all destined to become wine. What’s the holdup? Chemicals. I need more sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to do acid titration and buffer solution to calibrate my pH meter. If I’d ordered them online, they’d have arrived by now and I’d be in business. Instead I decided I needed them fast, so I’d just pop down to the local homebrew shop and pick them up. I don’t know why I keep putting it off. Who wouldn’t jump at the chance to sit in even more traffic or squeeze into a crowded parking lot? I could order them today, of course, but then I’d have to wait for them to be delivered …

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