28 Jul
2008
28 Jul
'08
8:03 p.m.
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 28 Jul 2008 at 13:22, Jason T wrote:
One of the problems that turned Three Mile Island from a place to
an event was spilled coke on the control panel. Apparently
enough switches did not go better with coke that false
indications caused the operators to do the wrong things.
Airborne particles such as smoke were probably figured to be
caught by the HVAC filters. I remember how leaving NAVALEX
every day my body had to rapidly adjust from sixty to the
typically ninety degree Norfolk heat. I got home, opened a
beer, and was quickly sound asleep.
bs
OK - how about no smoking in the machine room
that has open-reel tape
drives in it?
ISTR a few folks smoking in the machine rooms at CDC; what was
verboten was soft drinks and coffee on the console. Go ahead, eat a
sandwich or a candy bar, but no drinks. Apparently a lot of hassle
cleaning out Coke spilled into the keyboards.
But smoking? Okay as long as you brought an ashtray.
Ah, the bad old days. The guys who shared the cube across the aisle
from mine smoked a pipe and cigars (rum-soaked Crooks). I minded the
pipe more than the cigars--the guy smoked all of these really sick
flavored tobaccos. Periodically when the air got too blue, I'd pull
out one the really cheap 25 cent stogies I kept in my desk drawer,
light up, and saunter over for a conversation. I'dve stuffed one
with rubber bands if that wouldn've worked better.
The guy in the cube next to mine was a chain smoker. (Unfiltered
Camels) I suspect he's probably dead by now.
But no one yelled too much if you smoked in the machine room (I think
"officially" you weren't supposed to). Maybe with all that HVAC, it
didn't matter all that much.
Cheers,
Chuck