going, going, glycin :2026

The thin trail .. drip drop of darkroom chemicals . It will be available, sometimes… until it is no longer around. The depth of the market is thin and thinning. You may sing the hymn, but you aren’t its author. The supporting structures are not stable enough to sustain even the small subsistence suppliers of your hobby. Knowing that, is the difference between paths to keep, paths to explore.

Glycin, when made in quantity, by industrial chemists using trained technicians is a long lived chemical. Light is its ager. When made in small batches, using cookery skills, it lasts months before losing its use as a magic-developer-bean.

the shorthand: it hasn’t been in stock for 2 months…

Asking for more isn’t enough … the oasis has limits of everything but sand… an acolytes prayer book can lead the neophyte into a desert. Memories don’t matter when it comes to nourishing a craft…

Better build using what is replaceable, repeatable… that’s just my opinion..

NB: “overnight notes” are briefs, responses, as are “minimum daily requirements,” “morning wood” — the differences are along the lines of possibly longer, should be considered, scoffs – toss outs — one liner possibles.

weather changes.. gain some self confidence by shopping for yourself. have more trust in facts you make. the facts of darkroom life change more often than the opinions, awareness of the ensconced forum-familiary.