RM,
Nice mug shot in the paper this morning. Great program to trade out mercury thermometers with digital ones.
Nice?
(http://www.tulsaworld.com/articleimages/2007/071011_A9_spanc12076_NEW_RECYCLING.jpg)
The author seems to enjoy ran-dom hyphen-ation.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=071011_1_A9_spanc12076
My thought when I read that article this AM was how cool it was to play with mercury in the lab. Oh the good times, if only they still sold mercury thermometers. I guess digital will have to do. [xx(]
"spokes- woman"
"dan- gerous"
"thermom- eters"
Who is this Dan Gerous they speak of? I presume they failed to reformat it from the print format. Funny though.
Damn, I look old.
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Originally posted by recyclemichael
Damn, I look old.
"distinguished"
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Originally posted by cannon_fodder
My thought when I read that article this AM was how cool it was to play with mercury in the lab. Oh the good times, if only they still sold mercury thermometers. I guess digital will have to do. [xx(]
"spokes- woman"
"dan- gerous"
"thermom- eters"
Who is this Dan Gerous they speak of? I presume they failed to reformat it from the print format. Funny though.
Maybe his wife decided to hyphenate her name and it bent his brain.
may-be.
wth is that zingo in the background??
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Originally posted by brunoflipper
wth is that zingo in the background??
LOL - that is exactly what I was going to say!
This picture is from a few years ago in front of the PSO substation at 34th and Sheridan.
I had a press conference because I just convinced them to give me some free land. Nobody else was stupid enough to build a business that close to the powerlines.
It is now the home of one of my better recycling centers.
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Originally posted by recyclemichael
This picture is from a few years ago in front of the PSO substation at 34th and Sheridan.
I had a press conference because I just convinced them to give me some free land. Nobody else was stupid enough to build a business that close to the powerlines.
It is now the home of one of my better recycling centers.
I'd put it in your top 1 list.
It is number two in terms of customers and tons collected.
Our Broken Arrow recycling location is the best center in the five state area.
I wonder how long term the effects are of any potential mercury problems. My mom was a geology professor. I remember, as a little kid, sneaking into part of the lab and getting a small vial of the mercury. I took it home and played with it for days. I remembered how heavy it felt and how it would roll around on my toungue lol. Some of it got lost down the sink, other got lost in the carpet. Part of it invariably got absorbed into my body I am sure lol. I have no idea what house that was, we moved so much when I was a kid. Does it stay in your body and kill you later lol? or does it go on through so that if there was any damage it would have already been done? Perhaps thats why I cant add 2 numbers together, it killed my math brain cells. [:P]
Yes, you probably lost some brain power from those experiences with mercury.
Here is some health information about mercury exposure from our website...
http://www.metrecycle.com/merc%5Fweb/health_effects.htm
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Originally posted by TheArtist
I wonder how long term the effects are of any potential mercury problems. My mom was a geology professor. I remember, as a little kid, sneaking into part of the lab and getting a small vial of the mercury. I took it home and played with it for days. I remembered how heavy it felt and how it would roll around on my toungue lol. Some of it got lost down the sink, other got lost in the carpet. Part of it invariably got absorbed into my body I am sure lol. I have no idea what house that was, we moved so much when I was a kid. Does it stay in your body and kill you later lol? or does it go on through so that if there was any damage it would have already been done? Perhaps thats why I cant add 2 numbers together, it killed my math brain cells. [:P]
I've already decided that mercury, chemicals, asbestos, smoking, chewing tobacco, fatty food, carbs, alcohol, cell phones, cancer, etc. won't kill me.
Death will.
[:P]
I believe that white laboratory coats cause cancer in rats.
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Originally posted by TheArtist
I wonder how long term the effects are of any potential mercury problems. My mom was a geology professor. I remember, as a little kid, sneaking into part of the lab and getting a small vial of the mercury. I took it home and played with it for days. I remembered how heavy it felt and how it would roll around on my toungue lol. Some of it got lost down the sink, other got lost in the carpet. Part of it invariably got absorbed into my body I am sure lol. I have no idea what house that was, we moved so much when I was a kid. Does it stay in your body and kill you later lol? or does it go on through so that if there was any damage it would have already been done? Perhaps thats why I cant add 2 numbers together, it killed my math brain cells. [:P]
yep, just chalk up that short term memory loss to Hg... you can throw in mood disturbances, insomnia, muscle weakness, loss of coordination, hearing impairment and peripheral vision loss...
you're not getting older you've have mercury toxicity...
wait a minute, now i'm convinced that beer has mercury in it... because that is exactly how i feel after a few...
Our science teacher in 4th grade spilled out a bunch of mercury on one of our classroom tables and let us all play with it. We were, of course, mesmerized.
I'm thinking that now, I'll just blame my lower brain cell count on that "experiment" and stop blaming in on all the pot I smoked when I was younger!
Yay! I sound more responsible already!
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Originally posted by LisaPeace
Our science teacher in 4th grade spilled out a bunch of mercury on one of our classroom tables and let us all play with it. We were, of course, mesmerized.
I'm thinking that now, I'll just blame my lower brain cell count on that "experiment" and stop blaming in on all the pot I smoked when I was younger!
Yay! I sound more responsible already!
Hey, perhaps that was my mom. She taught at Edison for a while a long time ago lol. I dont think she ever really liked kids actually. lol
That is a great program, good work!
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Originally posted by Double A
That is a great program, good work!
Who are you and what have you done to Double A?
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Originally posted by sgrizzle
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Originally posted by Double A
That is a great program, good work!
Who are you and what have you done to Double A?
I also think the household pollutant collection drop off he does is a great public service and is very commendable. I am not so petty that just because I often disagree with RM and we do get not get along I would not recognize the good work he does in the community.
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Originally posted by Double A
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Originally posted by sgrizzle
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Originally posted by Double A
That is a great program, good work!
Who are you and what have you done to Double A?
I also think the household pollutant collection drop off he does is a great public service and is very commendable. I am not so petty that just because I often disagree with RM and we do get not get along I would not recognize the good work he does in the community.
Just making sure...
The household pollutant collection event at the fairgrounds is two weeks away.
http://metrecycle.com/agendas/hpeOct2007.htm
Where do I take my Kudos to be recycled again? The title promises, but the string provides no information.
I have a couple of neighbors I need to get rid of. Do I take them to the event at Expo Square or to the center at 35th & Sheridan?