[Spridgets] Making an MG in 1931

[rrengineer @dslextreme.com]

Dave,
     Sorry to hear that.  We all do things in our youth that comes back to
haunt us in our old age.  I have arthritis in my upper spine from several
motorcycle and LBC car accidents when I was much dumber than today.  Notice
I said "much dumber".  I don't think I've wised up completely as I still
ride motorcycles and drive little creaky, unsafe LBCs.
Mike MacLean
60 Sprite
56 BN2

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 1:30 PM, Dave G. <kk7ss at verizon.net> wrote:

> From 1953 to 1955 I worked as an apprentice at an outfit called
> May&Baker just East of London.
> They made chemicals reagents such as Nitric, Sulphuric and Nitric
> Acids, Ammonia, Bromine and Chlorine, etc... all un-diluted.
> My job, as the apprentice, was to decant them from the large vats
> into 25 gallon glass 'carboys' (Spelling?).
> We didn't have masks, breathing equipment or anything like a safety
> inspector -- 1955, remember??
>
> I now have COPD with approx 30% lung function and no O2 reserve
> capacity.
>
> I would imagine that those painters ended up the same way...
>
>
> On 3 Nov 2009 at 11:31, rrengineer @dslextreme.com wrote:
> >> Holy Crap!  Did you see the paint department?  What were those guys
> >> lungs like after a lifetime painting MGs?
>
>
> --
> Dave G.   KK7SS  Richland, WA
> '06 Honda Civic Hybrid
> '65 MK III A-H Sprite
> '76 MKIV 1500 Midget
>
> Age is just another number... !