[Milsurplus] TBY Radioactive Dust Abatement

Tue, 2 Sep 2003 17:56:42 -0400

What, me worry?  I'm immune.  I was born at the beginning of the "Atomic
Age" when small doses of radiation were good for you (as opposed to the
larger doses administered to certain Pacific Rim cities.)

When I was a few weeks old, the doctors determined that my thyroid was
enlarged, so they hung a radium amulet around my neck.  Miraculously, the
gland shrunk to normal size.  Some time later on, the even greater discovery
is that many newborns have enlarged glands which normalize by themselves
without benefit of atomic treatment.

Unfortunately, I have found that I'm unable to leap tall buildings in a
single bound.  Most of the time, even when I take the express elevator, some
people get off at lower floors than mine.  No X-ray vision either, which
would come in handy working on boatanchors -- repairing burnt out tube
filaments, spotting open coils, etc.

I did stop a speeding locomotive once, though.  I didn't have my ticket, so
they tossed me off the train.  OK, it was at a station.

I have an assortment of TBY's -- maybe three.  Did R-392's have luminous
paint?  As many of you know, we do enjoy beating the meter dial radium dead
horse every now and then. ;-)

Letsee now, we got radium, we got PCB's, we got lead - in the paint and
solder, we got beryllium copper in the tube shields, mercury in some tubes
... what have I left out -- oh, yeah -- CARC is supposed to be bad for ya'.
Nearly forgot -- cadmium!  And cadmium oxide.  But they put some of that in
vitamin pills, don't they?

Not a good hobby for nailbiters, or compulsive potato chip munchers.
Anybody know where I can buy a leisure hazmat suit?

Barry

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Stinson" <[email protected]>
To: "Milsurplus New mailman" <[email protected]>; "Boatanchors"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] TBY Radioactive Dust Abatement

> P.S.  If, after reading this, you're too frightened to work on your
> radio,
> send it to me and I'll give it a good home.  I ain't "skeerd" of it.
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