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Hi K and Sassi
I also heard the expression "scrubbers" said by a man (Paul Hogan) referring to himself and another man in the movie "Strange Bedfellows". The implication being that they were down from the "scrub" (country) and a bit "rough".
Regards
Sue G

Hi everyone We have had Data Harvest Data loggers for at least 10 years (I've only been here 2.5). The pH probes have lasted very well in the solution bought for the purpose but this must be changed regularly (6mths or less if evaporated). pH Probes themselves should be checked before use the first ...

Well, I can just top you with married at 19 (funny that) and together for 29 years just this April. Also just about to become "empty nesters' Unfortunately, my husband didn't learn the "yes dear" phrase - he's just deaf when he needs to be!
regards
Sue G

Hello fellow labbies I don't think there is a specified length (just looked in CSIS section 3) but you don't want it too long or too short (sounds like Goldilock's porridge :-( ) for your particular gas tap setup - all of them are probably different. The ones I have here are different to the other s...

Hi Lisa
Am I toooo late for a copy of your slide show please? I only got time to get through the different topics today (still got the washing up to do though!). My email address is gils@ngs.nsw.edu.au.
Thanks emormously if you can find the time
Regards
Sue G

Hi everyone Funny this should be asked. I recently went to Head of Admin staff (Burser)with this as one of the issues. I am never even told of faculty meetings (they are intermittant) let alone have any input through anyone. I have to try and "catch" as many teachers at lunchtime as I can ...

Hi Everyone
One of the Junior school teachers wants to do a prac where she produces a "cyclone in a bottle".She saw it done a few years ago but is not sure how to reproduce it. Does anyone know a way?
Regards
Sue G

Hi All The lab was to see what happened when the gold fish were subjected to cooling the water they were in (with ice cubes) and then warming it (small amount hot water). HT said they would be stessed (!) and may not survive but I think the students were more careful and all survived. 5 of the 6 wen...

You must have had the same designers as here, Lou. We have a corridor that comes straight off the street entrance and the lock on my prep room door stops the door opening from the inside! We have just bought some goldfish for testing (not sure how ethical that is - but it is the HT doing the testing...

15g Junket powder containers are also available from Franklins stores. Cheaper than Health Food stores.Regards Sue G

Hi Estelle I had to buy a new pressure cooker when I started here and found a 9L one in a kitchen/ chef specialty shop for $150. I use it sterilizing the agar originally and for destroying the agar plates after use. I personally don't think a microwave is very good for destroying agar plates as the ...

Louie has it right for private schools. My gross was $27000 last financial because my time was "averaged" over hols and I don't work Fridays. You don't get a choice in what hours you work and the various support staff are all on different conditions - very hard to get together with anyone ...

Hi everyone What I said in my post IS the current legislation from Workcover. One of my bosses got a question and answer file off the workcover site. It used to be everything was tagged and DET still does this but the current wording ( and I phoned workcover to check) is that you have to fall into c...

Hi Everyone I need help and advice. The rules on testing and tagging electrical equipment (in NSW) changed a couple of years ago. It only has to be done on portable equipment used in construction or in a hostile operating environment . The examples given by workcover are where mechanical damage coul...

Hi everyone Talking to my IT bloke this morning about chemwatch. He used to work for a mining company and they ditched chemwatch because the msds were not equal to the manufacturers msds and a workcover audit pointed it out. I recall seeing something recently when an email from Chemwatch trying to s...

Hi everyone I put our manifest onto our system (saves to your local harddisk unless IT put it on a network drive) using the CD. We have access to the web Chemgold as well but our IT bloke feels it is not secure enough to put the manifest online. What do people think? Also I have had problems with ve...

Hi Sharls I use a receipe like Sue's but have put in up to 80g agar in 2.5L water. Maybe my agar is old but the one time I put 50g in it didn't set. I was trying to save agar because I lost the first batch when the 3L beaker broke at the base - what a mess - it was like a wave that froze -you should...

I purchased some from Serrata just at the beginning of the year. They are listed as a set - Lever and Fulcrum - but you can buy just the ruler part. The rulers come with just a hole or with a brass ring.
Regards
Sue G

Hi Sharls I usually put all the warm agar into petri dishes. Any that aren't to be used straight away I wrap in plastic (as a group) and store in the fridge. If you watch your sterility when first pouring, they can last for weeks. I have never tried reheating nutrient agar - only phenolphthalein aga...

Hi everyone Just going through the updating process as well as most of the MSDS are 10 years old!(I only started at the school last year). I started updating in May 2007 but only got through the A's and when I looked at them again this year a few had been reissued! I heard on the email grapevine tha...