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Really?Originally posted by barrydidit View PostThe bulb has gone in my kitchen. It was an 8 foot strip light. God knows how long it's been there (14 years?). After a weeks fruitless searching, it appears they are now obsolete so the whole unit needs to be replaced.
Still, the resticted cooking conditions resulted in pie and peas tonight
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Given that I've started watching HIGNFY, I fear you may be right...Originally posted by NickFitz View Postpm. 6 is in the pm.Comment
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Don't smash it. The phosphor inside isn't exactly good for you either.Originally posted by barrydidit View PostAnother of life's imponderable questions; wtf is one supposed to do with a borked 8 foot flourescent tube? Would Jonathan Porritt take it into the cellar and smash it up so it fits in the bin? What does google say?
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So, it's mercury dust over the house or a trip to feck knows where.
5mg of Hg is enough to do that?
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We used to pretend to be ill so we could bite the end off the thermometer just so we could play with the mercury.Originally posted by zeitghost View PostDon't smash it. The phosphor inside isn't exactly good for you either.
5mg of Hg is enough to do that?
Gosh.
Never did me any harm.
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I've got a mercury barometer with about a lb of mercury in it.Originally posted by mudskipper View PostWe used to pretend to be ill so we could bite the end off the thermometer just so we could play with the mercury.
Never did me any harm.
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Nice! So I guess Dallas didnt take part? Proly concentrating on the EuroIM...Originally posted by mudskipper View PostEvent - Midnight Man Long Distance Triathlon - Tri247
Looks like he finished in well under 15 hours, which sounds like pretty good going to me, although no idea what time he normally clocks up.Join IPSEComment
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