Grinning and remembering the "good old days". What's more fun is the look of horror on the faces of the young ones when they hear it!
-----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jay Lundgren Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 2:42 PM To: Ludlow Patricia Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Flames at embedding centers Ahh, the good old days of walking into the lab and lighting all the Bunsen burners first thing in the morning. I didn't have any hair on my knuckles for years. Embedding with a Coke on the cold plate, and a smoke in the ashtray next to you, anyone? Good times. Now we have to use forceps warmers and change forceps between specimens. If you get 3 or 4 pair of forceps, one will always be hot enough to use. Also, there are embedding centers with heated forceps, which I love . Just remember to clean out the wells of the forceps warmers every day to prevent cross contamination. Cotton applicator swabs work great for this. And always keep a towel or gauze handy to wipe the tips of the forceps between specimens. Forceps warmers unfortunately don't incinerate any stray tissue like a Bunsen burner did. Sincerely, Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP) > > > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
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