Philip Poburka on sat 30 dec 00
One of my 'favorite' (aweful) stories...I had the newspaper article thumb
tacked to the wall for years...got yellowed and curled...put it in
storage...
Some Children...in 'Brazil'?...had been playing with some 'magic-dust' they
had found...in a drum...by an abandoned building. They'd toss handfulls in
the air...very 'pretty'...'blue'...sparkled.
Weeks later...'they'...the floors, and contents of their homes...ten inches
of the soil from the yards of their families...'footpaths'...AND maybe some
OF their 'families'...all got 'buried'...in sealed 'lead-lined'
Coffins...and 'fifty-five' gallon Drums...'pets'...toys...beds...all of it.
The 'dust' was 'Cesium-19', I think.
Was 'fun' for a while, I suppose.
'Dust'
Phil
in las vegas
------Original Message------
From: Gayle Bair
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Sent: December 29, 2000 9:10:48 PM GMT
Subject: Safety- Dust in Hair
Hi all,
I searched in the archives but
didn't see any
reference to this subject.
I have followed the threads on
safety wearing masks, eye gear etc.
I may have one to add to the list.
A few weeks ago I had to sand a bisqued
piece. Using my Dremel tool I was kicking up
a cloud and was wearing goggles
and a dust mask. I opened the garage
door and even took it outside for a while.
When I was done I changed my clothes.
That night before retiring I brushed my hair
and notice the feel was quite different that usual.
I realized that my hair had attracted a lot of
the dust.
I washed my hair to get rid of the dust.
Now I know that if and when I do that again I should
either cover my hair or wash it.
All my precautions could have been for naught if I had
gone to bed and slept with all that dust in my hair.
Gayle Bair- Now I need to wear a shower cap in
the studio! How chic! Perhaps there are some
Space suits on EBay!
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