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when you broke a light bulb. You cussed a bit, got a broom, and cleaned up
the mess. No big deal. Times have changed. Compact fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of toxic mercury that can vaporize when the bulbs break, creating a potential health risk for infants, young children, and pregnant women. If a lamp does break, follow these cleanup procedures: Keep people and pets away. Open windows, and leave the area for 15 minutes before beginning the cleanup. Do not use a vacuum cleaner, even on a carpet. This will spread the mercury vapor and dust and potentially contaminate the vacuum. Wear rubber gloves. Carefully remove the larger pieces and place them in a secure closed container, preferably a glass jar with a metal screw top lid and seal like a canning jar. Next, scoop up the smaller pieces and dust using two stiff pieces of paper such as index cards or playing cards. Pick up fine particles with duct tape, packing tape, or masking tape, and then use a wet wipe or damp paper towel. Put all waste into the glass container, including all material used in the cleanup. Remove the container from your home and call your local solid waste district or municipality for disposal instructions. Continue ventilating the room for several hours. Wash your hands and face. As a precaution, consider discarding throw rugs or the area of carpet where the breakage occurred, particularly if the rug is in an area frequented by infants, small children or pregnant women. Otherwise, open windows during the next several times you vacuum the carpet to provide good ventilation. SOURCES: Maine Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management; Mercury Policy Project To see article click on http://www.boston.com/news/local/art...escents_crack/ or, http://tinyurl.com/3de6x3 -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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I work in the chlorine industry and we use large amounts of mercury in our
plant. Trust me this is really bad stuff, while they may go over the top a bit, I can assure you that you do not want to breath this vapor very often. Women are not allowed to work in our plant due to possible birth defects. We are in the process of changing our plant over to a non Hg process, my company will spend millions of $ to do this. Thats how bad Hg can be. Brad "John H." wrote in message ... when you broke a light bulb. You cussed a bit, got a broom, and cleaned up the mess. No big deal. Times have changed. Compact fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of toxic mercury that can vaporize when the bulbs break, creating a potential health risk for infants, young children, and pregnant women. If a lamp does break, follow these cleanup procedures: Keep people and pets away. Open windows, and leave the area for 15 minutes before beginning the cleanup. Do not use a vacuum cleaner, even on a carpet. This will spread the mercury vapor and dust and potentially contaminate the vacuum. Wear rubber gloves. Carefully remove the larger pieces and place them in a secure closed container, preferably a glass jar with a metal screw top lid and seal like a canning jar. Next, scoop up the smaller pieces and dust using two stiff pieces of paper such as index cards or playing cards. Pick up fine particles with duct tape, packing tape, or masking tape, and then use a wet wipe or damp paper towel. Put all waste into the glass container, including all material used in the cleanup. Remove the container from your home and call your local solid waste district or municipality for disposal instructions. Continue ventilating the room for several hours. Wash your hands and face. As a precaution, consider discarding throw rugs or the area of carpet where the breakage occurred, particularly if the rug is in an area frequented by infants, small children or pregnant women. Otherwise, open windows during the next several times you vacuum the carpet to provide good ventilation. SOURCES: Maine Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management; Mercury Policy Project To see article click on http://www.boston.com/news/local/art...escents_crack/ or, http://tinyurl.com/3de6x3 -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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Brad Darnell wrote: I work in the chlorine industry and we use large amounts of mercury in our plant. Trust me this is really bad stuff, while they may go over the top a bit, I can assure you that you do not want to breath this vapor very often. Women are not allowed to work in our plant due to possible birth defects. We are in the process of changing our plant over to a non Hg process, my company will spend millions of $ to do this. Thats how bad Hg can be. Brad "John H." wrote in message ... when you broke a light bulb. You cussed a bit, got a broom, and cleaned up the mess. No big deal. Times have changed. Compact fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of toxic mercury that can vaporize when the bulbs break, creating a potential health risk for infants, young children, and pregnant women. If a lamp does break, follow these cleanup procedures: Keep people and pets away. Open windows, and leave the area for 15 minutes before beginning the cleanup. Do not use a vacuum cleaner, even on a carpet. This will spread the mercury vapor and dust and potentially contaminate the vacuum. Wear rubber gloves. Carefully remove the larger pieces and place them in a secure closed container, preferably a glass jar with a metal screw top lid and seal like a canning jar. Next, scoop up the smaller pieces and dust using two stiff pieces of paper such as index cards or playing cards. Pick up fine particles with duct tape, packing tape, or masking tape, and then use a wet wipe or damp paper towel. Put all waste into the glass container, including all material used in the cleanup. Remove the container from your home and call your local solid waste district or municipality for disposal instructions. Continue ventilating the room for several hours. Wash your hands and face. As a precaution, consider discarding throw rugs or the area of carpet where the breakage occurred, particularly if the rug is in an area frequented by infants, small children or pregnant women. Otherwise, open windows during the next several times you vacuum the carpet to provide good ventilation. SOURCES: Maine Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management; Mercury Policy Project To see article click on http://www.boston.com/news/local/art...escents_crack/ or, http://tinyurl.com/3de6x3 -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." I won't be surprised if eventually you won't have to call in a toxic waste clean up crew. |
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wrote in message ... On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:49:36 -0500, John H. wrote: when you broke a light bulb. You cussed a bit, got a broom, and cleaned up the mess. No big deal. Times have changed. Compact fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of toxic mercury that can vaporize when the bulbs break, creating a potential health risk for infants, young children, and pregnant women. If a lamp does break, follow these cleanup procedures: Keep people and pets away. Open windows, and leave the area for 15 minutes before beginning the cleanup. Do not use a vacuum cleaner, even on a carpet. This will spread the mercury vapor and dust and potentially contaminate the vacuum. Wear rubber gloves. Carefully remove the larger pieces and place them in a secure closed container, preferably a glass jar with a metal screw top lid and seal like a canning jar. Next, scoop up the smaller pieces and dust using two stiff pieces of paper such as index cards or playing cards. Pick up fine particles with duct tape, packing tape, or masking tape, and then use a wet wipe or damp paper towel. Put all waste into the glass container, including all material used in the cleanup. Remove the container from your home and call your local solid waste district or municipality for disposal instructions. Continue ventilating the room for several hours. Wash your hands and face. As a precaution, consider discarding throw rugs or the area of carpet where the breakage occurred, particularly if the rug is in an area frequented by infants, small children or pregnant women. Otherwise, open windows during the next several times you vacuum the carpet to provide good ventilation. SOURCES: Maine Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management; Mercury Policy Project Regular old floresent tubes have a lot more mercury in them then the little twisty ones, and the same rules apply. There is nothing new about this issue. I can remember when people threw those 4 foot long tubes against a concrete wall because they blew up in a neat fashion. It's a wonder any of us are alive today. |
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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:19:48 -0600, "Brad Darnell"
wrote: I work in the chlorine industry and we use large amounts of mercury in our plant. Trust me this is really bad stuff, while they may go over the top a bit, I can assure you that you do not want to breath this vapor very often. Women are not allowed to work in our plant due to possible birth defects. We are in the process of changing our plant over to a non Hg process, my company will spend millions of $ to do this. Thats how bad Hg can be. Brad "John H." wrote in message .. . when you broke a light bulb. You cussed a bit, got a broom, and cleaned up the mess. No big deal. I don't doubt it. I never knew that these fluorescent bulbs were that hazardous. If I break one, I'll definitely pay attention to the clean up directions. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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On Feb 28, 12:19*pm, "Brad Darnell"
wrote: I work in the chlorine industry and we use large amounts of mercury in our plant. Trust me this is really bad stuff, while they may go over the top a bit, I can assure you that you do not want to breath this vapor very often.. Women are not allowed to work in our plant due to possible birth defects. We are in the process of changing our plant over to a non Hg process, my company will spend millions of $ to do this. Thats how bad Hg can be. Brad"John H." wrote in message ... when you broke a light bulb. You cussed a bit, got a broom, and cleaned up the mess. No big deal. Times have changed. Compact fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of toxic mercury that can vaporize when the bulbs break, creating a potential health risk for infants, young children, and pregnant women. If a lamp does break, follow these cleanup procedures: Keep people and pets away. Open windows, and leave the area for 15 minutes before beginning the cleanup. Do not use a vacuum cleaner, even on a carpet. This will spread the mercury vapor and dust and potentially contaminate the vacuum. Wear rubber gloves. Carefully remove the larger pieces and place them in a secure closed container, preferably a glass jar with a metal screw top lid and seal like a canning jar. Next, scoop up the smaller pieces and dust using two stiff pieces of paper such as index cards or playing cards. Pick up fine particles with duct tape, packing tape, or masking tape, and then use a wet wipe or damp paper towel. Put all waste into the glass container, including all material used in the cleanup. Remove the container from your home and call your local solid waste district or municipality for disposal instructions. Continue ventilating the room for several hours. Wash your hands and face. As a precaution, consider discarding throw rugs or the area of carpet where the breakage occurred, particularly if the rug is in an area frequented by infants, small children or pregnant women. Otherwise, open windows during the next several times you vacuum the carpet to provide good ventilation.. SOURCES: Maine Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management; Mercury Policy Project To see article click on http://www.boston.com/news/local/art...at_to_do_when_... or,http://tinyurl.com/3de6x3 -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - John's a huge Rush conservative. They don't care one bit about the environment. |
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On Feb 28, 1:04*pm, Robert Allison wrote:
wrote: On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:49:36 -0500, John H. wrote: when you broke a light bulb. You cussed a bit, got a broom, and cleaned up the mess. No big deal. Times have changed. Compact fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of toxic mercury that can vaporize when the bulbs break, creating a potential health risk for infants, young children, and pregnant women. If a lamp does break, follow these cleanup procedures: Keep people and pets away. Open windows, and leave the area for 15 minutes before beginning the cleanup. Do not use a vacuum cleaner, even on a carpet. This will spread the mercury vapor and dust and potentially contaminate the vacuum. Wear rubber gloves. Carefully remove the larger pieces and place them in a secure closed container, preferably a glass jar with a metal screw top lid and seal like a canning jar. Next, scoop up the smaller pieces and dust using two stiff pieces of paper such as index cards or playing cards. Pick up fine particles with duct tape, packing tape, or masking tape, and then use a wet wipe or damp paper towel. Put all waste into the glass container, including all material used in the cleanup. Remove the container from your home and call your local solid waste district or municipality for disposal instructions. Continue ventilating the room for several hours. Wash your hands and face. As a precaution, consider discarding throw rugs or the area of carpet where the breakage occurred, particularly if the rug is in an area frequented by infants, small children or pregnant women. Otherwise, open windows during the next several times you vacuum the carpet to provide good ventilation.. SOURCES: Maine Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management; Mercury Policy Project Regular old floresent tubes have a lot more mercury in them then the little twisty ones, and the same rules apply. There is nothing new about this issue. Hey, I have broken many of the old tubes (alot of them on purpose just to see them pop). *I always just cleaned them up, or I broke them in a dumpster. *How long do I have to live? -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - No worries. Breath the dust more next time. It's okay, Rush said so. |
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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:59:39 -0400, "Don White"
wrote: wrote in message .. . On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:49:36 -0500, John H. wrote: when you broke a light bulb. You cussed a bit, got a broom, and cleaned up the mess. No big deal. Times have changed. Compact fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of toxic mercury that can vaporize when the bulbs break, creating a potential health risk for infants, young children, and pregnant women. If a lamp does break, follow these cleanup procedures: Keep people and pets away. Open windows, and leave the area for 15 minutes before beginning the cleanup. Do not use a vacuum cleaner, even on a carpet. This will spread the mercury vapor and dust and potentially contaminate the vacuum. Wear rubber gloves. Carefully remove the larger pieces and place them in a secure closed container, preferably a glass jar with a metal screw top lid and seal like a canning jar. Next, scoop up the smaller pieces and dust using two stiff pieces of paper such as index cards or playing cards. Pick up fine particles with duct tape, packing tape, or masking tape, and then use a wet wipe or damp paper towel. Put all waste into the glass container, including all material used in the cleanup. Remove the container from your home and call your local solid waste district or municipality for disposal instructions. Continue ventilating the room for several hours. Wash your hands and face. As a precaution, consider discarding throw rugs or the area of carpet where the breakage occurred, particularly if the rug is in an area frequented by infants, small children or pregnant women. Otherwise, open windows during the next several times you vacuum the carpet to provide good ventilation. SOURCES: Maine Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management; Mercury Policy Project Regular old floresent tubes have a lot more mercury in them then the little twisty ones, and the same rules apply. There is nothing new about this issue. I can remember when people threw those 4 foot long tubes against a concrete wall because they blew up in a neat fashion. It's a wonder any of us are alive today. When I was a kid, we always played with the mercury from broken thermometers, rolling it around in our palm and so on. You're right, we should all be dead. -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:04:04 GMT, Robert Allison
wrote: wrote: On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:49:36 -0500, John H. wrote: when you broke a light bulb. You cussed a bit, got a broom, and cleaned up the mess. No big deal. Times have changed. Compact fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of toxic mercury that can vaporize when the bulbs break, creating a potential health risk for infants, young children, and pregnant women. If a lamp does break, follow these cleanup procedures: Keep people and pets away. Open windows, and leave the area for 15 minutes before beginning the cleanup. Do not use a vacuum cleaner, even on a carpet. This will spread the mercury vapor and dust and potentially contaminate the vacuum. Wear rubber gloves. Carefully remove the larger pieces and place them in a secure closed container, preferably a glass jar with a metal screw top lid and seal like a canning jar. Next, scoop up the smaller pieces and dust using two stiff pieces of paper such as index cards or playing cards. Pick up fine particles with duct tape, packing tape, or masking tape, and then use a wet wipe or damp paper towel. Put all waste into the glass container, including all material used in the cleanup. Remove the container from your home and call your local solid waste district or municipality for disposal instructions. Continue ventilating the room for several hours. Wash your hands and face. As a precaution, consider discarding throw rugs or the area of carpet where the breakage occurred, particularly if the rug is in an area frequented by infants, small children or pregnant women. Otherwise, open windows during the next several times you vacuum the carpet to provide good ventilation. SOURCES: Maine Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management; Mercury Policy Project Regular old floresent tubes have a lot more mercury in them then the little twisty ones, and the same rules apply. There is nothing new about this issue. Hey, I have broken many of the old tubes (alot of them on purpose just to see them pop). I always just cleaned them up, or I broke them in a dumpster. How long do I have to live? Just don't get pregnant! -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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On 28-Feb-2008, Robert Allison wrote: Regular old floresent tubes have a lot more mercury in them then the little twisty ones, and the same rules apply. There is nothing new about this issue. Hey, I have broken many of the old tubes (alot of them on purpose just to see them pop). I always just cleaned them up, or I broke them in a dumpster. How long do I have to live? A LOT longer than the bedwetters running out to get overpriced red Chinese "compact florescents" and going blind trying to read with them. Scratch that, bedwetters don't read. |
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My wife, who bore me two daughters, works with mercury in a scientific
lab. She also works with other volatile chemicals. Lithium for one. I think my wife is crazy but my daughters are extremely smart. Brad Darnell wrote: I work in the chlorine industry and we use large amounts of mercury in our plant. Trust me this is really bad stuff, while they may go over the top a bit, I can assure you that you do not want to breath this vapor very often. Women are not allowed to work in our plant due to possible birth defects. We are in the process of changing our plant over to a non Hg process, my company will spend millions of $ to do this. Thats how bad Hg can be. Brad "John H." wrote in message ... when you broke a light bulb. You cussed a bit, got a broom, and cleaned up the mess. No big deal. Times have changed. Compact fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of toxic mercury that can vaporize when the bulbs break, creating a potential health risk for infants, young children, and pregnant women. If a lamp does break, follow these cleanup procedures: Keep people and pets away. Open windows, and leave the area for 15 minutes before beginning the cleanup. Do not use a vacuum cleaner, even on a carpet. This will spread the mercury vapor and dust and potentially contaminate the vacuum. Wear rubber gloves. Carefully remove the larger pieces and place them in a secure closed container, preferably a glass jar with a metal screw top lid and seal like a canning jar. Next, scoop up the smaller pieces and dust using two stiff pieces of paper such as index cards or playing cards. Pick up fine particles with duct tape, packing tape, or masking tape, and then use a wet wipe or damp paper towel. Put all waste into the glass container, including all material used in the cleanup. Remove the container from your home and call your local solid waste district or municipality for disposal instructions. Continue ventilating the room for several hours. Wash your hands and face. As a precaution, consider discarding throw rugs or the area of carpet where the breakage occurred, particularly if the rug is in an area frequented by infants, small children or pregnant women. Otherwise, open windows during the next several times you vacuum the carpet to provide good ventilation. SOURCES: Maine Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management; Mercury Policy Project To see article click on http://www.boston.com/news/local/art...escents_crack/ or, http://tinyurl.com/3de6x3 -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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John H. wrote:
On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:08:40 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Feb 28, 12:19 pm, "Brad Darnell" wrote: I work in the chlorine industry and we use large amounts of mercury in our plant. Trust me this is really bad stuff, while they may go over the top a bit, I can assure you that you do not want to breath this vapor very often. Women are not allowed to work in our plant due to possible birth defects. We are in the process of changing our plant over to a non Hg process, my company will spend millions of $ to do this. Thats how bad Hg can be. Brad"John H." wrote in message ... when you broke a light bulb. You cussed a bit, got a broom, and cleaned up the mess. No big deal. Times have changed. Compact fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of toxic mercury that can vaporize when the bulbs break, creating a potential health risk for infants, young children, and pregnant women. If a lamp does break, follow these cleanup procedures: Keep people and pets away. Open windows, and leave the area for 15 minutes before beginning the cleanup. Do not use a vacuum cleaner, even on a carpet. This will spread the mercury vapor and dust and potentially contaminate the vacuum. Wear rubber gloves. Carefully remove the larger pieces and place them in a secure closed container, preferably a glass jar with a metal screw top lid and seal like a canning jar. Next, scoop up the smaller pieces and dust using two stiff pieces of paper such as index cards or playing cards. Pick up fine particles with duct tape, packing tape, or masking tape, and then use a wet wipe or damp paper towel. Put all waste into the glass container, including all material used in the cleanup. Remove the container from your home and call your local solid waste district or municipality for disposal instructions. Continue ventilating the room for several hours. Wash your hands and face. As a precaution, consider discarding throw rugs or the area of carpet where the breakage occurred, particularly if the rug is in an area frequented by infants, small children or pregnant women. Otherwise, open windows during the next several times you vacuum the carpet to provide good ventilation. SOURCES: Maine Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management; Mercury Policy Project To see article click on http://www.boston.com/news/local/art...at_to_do_when_... or,http://tinyurl.com/3de6x3 -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - John's a huge Rush conservative. They don't care one bit about the environment. What's with the personal attacks? I posted something to show how to clean up after breaking a light bulb. How do you translate that into not caring about the environment? You and Chuck listen to Rush a whole hell of a lot more than I do. You're both quoting him continuously. Booger is just being an equal opportunity asshole. |
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Don White wrote:
wrote in message ... On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:49:36 -0500, John H. wrote: when you broke a light bulb. You cussed a bit, got a broom, and cleaned up the mess. No big deal. Times have changed. Compact fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of toxic mercury that can vaporize when the bulbs break, creating a potential health risk for infants, young children, and pregnant women. If a lamp does break, follow these cleanup procedures: Keep people and pets away. Open windows, and leave the area for 15 minutes before beginning the cleanup. Do not use a vacuum cleaner, even on a carpet. This will spread the mercury vapor and dust and potentially contaminate the vacuum. Wear rubber gloves. Carefully remove the larger pieces and place them in a secure closed container, preferably a glass jar with a metal screw top lid and seal like a canning jar. Next, scoop up the smaller pieces and dust using two stiff pieces of paper such as index cards or playing cards. Pick up fine particles with duct tape, packing tape, or masking tape, and then use a wet wipe or damp paper towel. Put all waste into the glass container, including all material used in the cleanup. Remove the container from your home and call your local solid waste district or municipality for disposal instructions. Continue ventilating the room for several hours. Wash your hands and face. As a precaution, consider discarding throw rugs or the area of carpet where the breakage occurred, particularly if the rug is in an area frequented by infants, small children or pregnant women. Otherwise, open windows during the next several times you vacuum the carpet to provide good ventilation. SOURCES: Maine Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management; Mercury Policy Project Regular old floresent tubes have a lot more mercury in them then the little twisty ones, and the same rules apply. There is nothing new about this issue. I can remember when people threw those 4 foot long tubes against a concrete wall because they blew up in a neat fashion. It's a wonder any of us are alive today. We used to ride bicycles without helmets, knee pads, elbow pads, how did we survive? |
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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:46:58 -0500, BAR wrote:
We used to ride bicycles without helmets, knee pads, elbow pads, how did we survive? I wonder if any kid today could get in a Hudson Hornet, take it out to a hay field and see how many times they could get the car to roll over? I mean when we were still living next to my Uncle's dairy farm, at twelve we were driving hay trucks with a good 15/16 ton of chopped fodder, running the combine/pickers and plowing in the spring. And don't even get me started on school - walked twelve miles, up hill, both ways. :) |
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BAR wrote:
We used to ride bicycles without helmets, knee pads, elbow pads, how did we survive? Were you born stupid, or was it the result of landing on your head too many times? |
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HK wrote:
BAR wrote: We used to ride bicycles without helmets, knee pads, elbow pads, how did we survive? Were you born stupid, or was it the result of landing on your head too many times? Please use the formal form, Mr. Dumb Foch, when you are addressing me. |
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:46:58 -0500, BAR wrote: We used to ride bicycles without helmets, knee pads, elbow pads, how did we survive? I wonder if any kid today could get in a Hudson Hornet, take it out to a hay field and see how many times they could get the car to roll over? I mean when we were still living next to my Uncle's dairy farm, at twelve we were driving hay trucks with a good 15/16 ton of chopped fodder, running the combine/pickers and plowing in the spring. And don't even get me started on school - walked twelve miles, up hill, both ways. :) Wasn't it barefoot in the snow? |
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On Feb 28, 12:10*pm, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:59:39 -0400, "Don White" wrote: wrote in message .. . On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:49:36 -0500, John H. wrote: when you broke a light bulb. You cussed a bit, got a broom, and cleaned up the mess. No big deal. Times have changed. Compact fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of toxic mercury that can vaporize when the bulbs break, creating a potential health risk for infants, young children, and pregnant women. If a lamp does break, follow these cleanup procedures: Keep people and pets away. Open windows, and leave the area for 15 minutes before beginning the cleanup. Do not use a vacuum cleaner, even on a carpet. This will spread the mercury vapor and dust and potentially contaminate the vacuum. Wear rubber gloves. Carefully remove the larger pieces and place them in a secure closed container, preferably a glass jar with a metal screw top lid and seal like a canning jar. Next, scoop up the smaller pieces and dust using two stiff pieces of paper such as index cards or playing cards. Pick up fine particles with duct tape, packing tape, or masking tape, and then use a wet wipe or damp paper towel. Put all waste into the glass container, including all material used in the cleanup. Remove the container from your home and call your local solid waste district or municipality for disposal instructions. Continue ventilating the room for several hours. Wash your hands and face. As a precaution, consider discarding throw rugs or the area of carpet where the breakage occurred, particularly if the rug is in an area frequented by infants, small children or pregnant women. Otherwise, open windows during the next several times you vacuum the carpet to provide good ventilation. |
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On Feb 28, 12:22*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:04:04 GMT, Robert Allison wrote: wrote: On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:49:36 -0500, John H. wrote: when you broke a light bulb. You cussed a bit, got a broom, and cleaned up the mess. No big deal. Times have changed. Compact fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of toxic mercury that can vaporize when the bulbs break, creating a potential health risk for infants, young children, and pregnant women. If a lamp does break, follow these cleanup procedures: Keep people and pets away. Open windows, and leave the area for 15 minutes before beginning the cleanup. Do not use a vacuum cleaner, even on a carpet. This will spread the mercury vapor and dust and potentially contaminate the vacuum. Wear rubber gloves. Carefully remove the larger pieces and place them in a secure closed container, preferably a glass jar with a metal screw top lid and seal like a canning jar. Next, scoop up the smaller pieces and dust using two stiff pieces of paper such as index cards or playing cards. Pick up fine particles with duct tape, packing tape, or masking tape, and then use a wet wipe or damp paper towel. Put all waste into the glass container, including all material used in the cleanup. Remove the container from your home and call your local solid waste district or municipality for disposal instructions. Continue ventilating the room for several hours. Wash your hands and face. As a precaution, consider discarding throw rugs or the area of carpet where the breakage occurred, particularly if the rug is in an area frequented by infants, small children or pregnant women. Otherwise, open windows during the next several times you vacuum the carpet to provide good ventilation. |
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On Feb 28, 8:14*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:46:58 -0500, BAR wrote: We used to ride bicycles without helmets, knee pads, elbow pads, how did we survive? I wonder if any kid today could get in a Hudson Hornet, take it out to a hay field and see how many times they could get the car to roll over? I mean when we were still living next to my Uncle's dairy farm, at twelve we were driving hay trucks with a good 15/16 ton of chopped fodder, running the combine/pickers and plowing in the spring. And don't even get me started on school - walked twelve miles, up hill, both ways. *:) In the snow? from September to May? |
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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:04:48 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote: Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:46:58 -0500, BAR wrote: We used to ride bicycles without helmets, knee pads, elbow pads, how did we survive? I wonder if any kid today could get in a Hudson Hornet, take it out to a hay field and see how many times they could get the car to roll over? I mean when we were still living next to my Uncle's dairy farm, at twelve we were driving hay trucks with a good 15/16 ton of chopped fodder, running the combine/pickers and plowing in the spring. And don't even get me started on school - walked twelve miles, up hill, both ways. :) Wasn't it barefoot in the snow? Damned straight. Across Lake Michigan to boot. |
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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:44:07 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: On Feb 28, 8:14*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:46:58 -0500, BAR wrote: We used to ride bicycles without helmets, knee pads, elbow pads, how did we survive? I wonder if any kid today could get in a Hudson Hornet, take it out to a hay field and see how many times they could get the car to roll over? I mean when we were still living next to my Uncle's dairy farm, at twelve we were driving hay trucks with a good 15/16 ton of chopped fodder, running the combine/pickers and plowing in the spring. And don't even get me started on school - walked twelve miles, up hill, both ways. *:) In the snow? from September to May? Across the lake - up hill - both ways. |
Remember the 'good ole days'...
On Feb 29, 5:45*am, wrote:
On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:43:09 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Feb 28, 12:22*pm, wrote: On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:04:04 GMT, Robert Allison wrote: wrote: On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:49:36 -0500, John H. wrote: when you broke a light bulb. You cussed a bit, got a broom, and cleaned up the mess. No big deal. Times have changed. Compact fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of toxic mercury that can vaporize when the bulbs break, creating a potential health risk for infants, young children, and pregnant women. If a lamp does break, follow these cleanup procedures: Keep people and pets away. Open windows, and leave the area for 15 minutes before beginning the cleanup. Do not use a vacuum cleaner, even on a carpet. This will spread the mercury vapor and dust and potentially contaminate the vacuum. Wear rubber gloves. Carefully remove the larger pieces and place them in a secure closed container, preferably a glass jar with a metal screw top lid and seal like a canning jar. Next, scoop up the smaller pieces and dust using two stiff pieces of paper such as index cards or playing cards. Pick up fine particles with duct tape, packing tape, or masking tape, and then use a wet wipe or damp paper towel. Put all waste into the glass container, including all material used in the cleanup. Remove the container from your home and call your local solid waste district or municipality for disposal instructions. Continue ventilating the room for several hours. Wash your hands and face. As a precaution, consider discarding throw rugs or the area of carpet where the breakage occurred, particularly if the rug is in an area frequented by infants, small children or pregnant women. Otherwise, open windows during the next several times you vacuum the carpet to provide good ventilation. SOURCES: Maine Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management; Mercury Policy Project Regular old floresent tubes have a lot more mercury in them then the little twisty ones, and the same rules apply. There is nothing new about this issue. Hey, I have broken many of the old tubes (alot of them on purpose just to see them pop). *I always just cleaned them up, or I broke them in a dumpster. *How long do I have to live? I don't know, but I guarantee it's coming. Just be glad you didn't manage to get a sliver of glass with evaporated mercury clinging to it in your eye. You might be a little more aware of the problems.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I really think the only problem some one will be thinking of as a health hazard is if they will have an eye left. They difference between the same piece of glass with or without evaporated mercury is enormous.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I'm not disputing tht, most people couldn't care less aboru mercury. after all, if you can't see it, it can't hurt you. But yes, injecting ones self with mercury regardless of how isn't a good thing. But still, a sliver of glass in the eye isn't cool either..... |
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