Well I'm working adding some new nodes today.

Earlier I was out with my wife and she's into op shopping so I drove around a bunch of second hand shops while she was hunting out some uranium glass..
it's stuff that glows under UV light that she's into at the moment.

It's winter over here in NZ so have been lugging in fire wood and getting the wood burner started a little earlier today as it's been cold! The city (Dunedin) is busy as we have an international rugby test match tonight at our stadium... All Blacks vs England... so a number of visitors to the city this weekend.. busy times.

Figured I'd post a 'hello' here as I've been a little quiet lately in my posting efforts but do keep an eye on the echos and still busy with fsxNet admin duties etc.

Thanks to Deon and Todd for all their efforts to keep NETs 3 and 2 ticking along - appreciate it guys :)

..and a general thanks to you for reading / taking the time to post in fsxNet. It's always nice to read echomail from around the planet and see who's up to what etc.

The recent food thread was massive, much like the lunch I had <-- bad Dad joke :)

Best, Paul

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Earlier I was out with my wife and she's into op shopping so I drove around a bunch of second hand shops while she was hunting out some
uranium glass.. it's stuff that glows under UV light that she's
into at the moment.

You need to be a bit careful with that stuff. A lot of it is pretty low
level, but some of it is pretty radioactive. She got you running around
with the black light torch yet? I don't know any way to tell the more from less radioactive pieces.

On a seperate but related note there's also uranium based orange glaze on
some 30s pottery thats hiddeously radioactive, pretty much any deep
red/orange glazing.


Spec


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Spectre wrote to Avon <=-

You need to be a bit careful with that stuff. A lot of it is pretty
low level, but some of it is pretty radioactive. She got you running around with the black light torch yet? I don't know any way to tell
the more from less radioactive pieces.

She might need one of these: https://www.jameco.com/z/483-Adafruit-Industries-Geiger-Counter-Kit-Radiation-Sensor_2501687.html

On a seperate but related note there's also uranium based orange glaze
on some 30s pottery thats hiddeously radioactive, pretty much any deep red/orange glazing.

Surprisingly, they still sell these new. But they make it clear that you should **never** eat off them. Decoration only.


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On 06 Jul 2024 at 07:21p, Spectre pondered and said...

You need to be a bit careful with that stuff. A lot of it is pretty low level, but some of it is pretty radioactive. She got you running around with the black light torch yet? I don't know any way to tell the more from less radioactive pieces.

Yes to the torch light, but it's her doing that not me. I'm just the guy that drives between shops :)

Yes I was wondering about the radioactive nature of a bunch of it together. I wonder if I should find Geiger counter as a Christmas gift? ;-)

On a seperate but related note there's also uranium based orange glaze on some 30s pottery thats hiddeously radioactive, pretty much any deep red/orange glazing.

I think she may have one already... from what I can tell there's different types of UV light needed to shine on things to test if they contain X,Y,Z ?

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On 06 Jul 2024 at 08:34a, Dr. What pondered and said...

Spectre wrote to Avon <=-

You need to be a bit careful with that stuff. A lot of it is pretty low level, but some of it is pretty radioactive. She got you running around with the black light torch yet? I don't know any way to tell the more from less radioactive pieces.

She might need one of these:

Thanks for the link :)

I'll pass it along to her.

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I don't know any way to tell the more from less radioactive pieces.

I wonder if I should find Geiger counter as a Christmas gift? ;-)

I think she may have one already... from what I can tell there's different types of UV light needed to shine on things to test if they contain X,Y,Z ?

The geiger counter might be more useful than tongue in cheek. I'm not aware
of any significant difference in wavelength of UV producing different fluorescence in the materials. All the examples I've seen with UV just highlight that the stuff is reactive, not how radioactive it is.

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Earlier I was out with my wife and she's into op shopping so I drove around a bunch of second hand shops while she was hunting out some
uranium glass.. it's stuff that glows under UV light that she's into at the moment.

So, I happen to be very near Corning, NY and the Corning Museum of Glass. I actually worked there once upon a lifetime ago as a preparator. (we made and maintained the exhibits)
If there comes a burning glass inquiry please do drop a line and I'll have a look into it.

best 73,

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On 07 Jul 2024 at 05:25p, n2qfd pondered and said...

So, I happen to be very near Corning, NY and the Corning Museum of Glass. I actually worked there once upon a lifetime ago as a preparator. (we made and maintained the exhibits)
If there comes a burning glass inquiry please do drop a line and I'll have a look into it.

thanks will be sure to do this :)

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So, I happen to be very near Corning, NY and the
Corning Museum of Glass. I actually worked there once
upon a lifetime ago as a preparator. (we made and maintained the exhibits)

All this time I thought you were the PERPETRATOR!


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Figured I'd post a 'hello' here as I've been a little quiet lately in my posting efforts but do keep an eye on the echos and still busy with
fsxNet admin duties etc.

thats okay! <3

..and a general thanks to you for reading / taking the time to post in fsxNet. It's always nice to read echomail from around the planet and see who's up to what etc.

yeah same! <3

The recent food thread was massive, much like the lunch I had <-- bad
Dad joke :)

lol

you be save and stay warm Avon!

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