[Histonet] RE: bunsen burner at the embedding center

Fri Sep 20 10:21:43 CDT 2013

This thread reminds me of the time in the Navy, while assigned to the histology department full time we sometimes had to cover nights in hematology. I noticed the light on in the histology lab. I quietly opened the door to see one of the night chemistry techs smoking a joint while he stood next to our staining fume hood. I coughed and he tossed the joint into the sink. 
When asked by the chief if I was writing him up for getting stoned on duty I answered "No I am writing him up for being stupid, he could of blown both of us up"

Tom

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of O'Donnell, Bill
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: bunsen burner at the embedding center

.... and it was always snowing and I had to walk 19 miles to work uphill....both ways. . We had to stock our cryostat with fresh cut blocks of ice from the river 10 miles away. (uphill, both ways) We had to start our Bunsen burner with steel and flint and we used our fingers instead of forceps.  G. Gorden Liddy was a wimp compared to us 

Kids today don't know how good they got it! (They also don't know who G. Gordon Liddy was but can instinctively Google it) 

- Just some Friday fun for what has turned into a fun thread. - Oh wait, I forgot, this forum is for professional questions - so- Can you please unsubscribe me?

Have a great weekend! - Bill

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With no ventilation....

Joyce Weems
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And sit around smoking as  we  mounted the  sections from  xylene, in an open lab....

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Burchette
Sent: 20 September 2013 14:41
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Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: bunsen burner at the embedding center

Back in the 70's we would boil metal base molds in water using a bunsen burner and a 3 legged ring stand.
On Sep 20, 2013 9:37 AM, "Davis, Cassie" <CDavis <@t> che-east.org> wrote:

> Hi Valerie,
>     When I started in Histo in 90' everybody used the alcohol 
> burners...Open flame concern became a concerned and the separate 
> forcep warmers were purchase because the old embedding centers did not 
> have the nice warmers like the new ones do. The last place I worked at 
> had an old embedding center when I started but we weren't allowed open flames.
> Fortunately, we found an unused Bacteria Incinerator that Micro.
> wasn't using and used that until that embedding center died. That worked great!
>
> Cassandra Davis
> CDavis <@t> che-east.org
> 302-575-8095
>
>
> From: "Hannen, Valerie" <Valerie.Hannen <@t> parrishmed.com>
> To: "Histonet Post (histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu)" < 
> histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 11:04 AM
> Subject: [Histonet] Bunsen Burner
>
>
> Hi all..
>
> We are having a discussion/ disagreement in our department as far as 
> whether using a bunsen burner at the embedding center is against fire codes.
>
> What is the consensus??
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Valerie A. Hannen, MLT(ASCP),HTL,SU(FL) Histology Section Chief 
> Parrish Medical Center
> 951 N. Washington Ave.
> Titusville, Florida 32976
> Phone:(321) 268-6333 ext. 7506
> Fax: (321) 268-6149
> valerie.hannen <@t> parrishmed.com
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