tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post794734096145676215..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: PH imbalanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59562586014425629652014-04-20T15:31:41.056-07:002014-04-20T15:31:41.056-07:00There's a spring near here which calcifies any...There's a spring near here which calcifies anything left in it for a few days. instant sculpture.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-43675329210886936262014-04-20T05:17:32.229-07:002014-04-20T05:17:32.229-07:00I just followed a recipe. I think she used it for ...I just followed a recipe. I think she used it for dipping certain leaves, that then become skeletal.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86784416663305400172014-04-20T04:07:20.236-07:002014-04-20T04:07:20.236-07:00Ah, but they would have forced you to wear those p...Ah, but they would have forced you to wear those protective goggles, Weave.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-84692902889096626062014-04-20T04:05:47.021-07:002014-04-20T04:05:47.021-07:00To be a bit pedantic, Cro - sorry - you don't ...To be a bit pedantic, Cro - sorry - you don't need to heat the lime before slaking, it heats itself just so long as it is quick lime - i.e. unslaked. I cannot imagine how it's used in flower arranging!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-29848925067781639332014-04-20T03:45:42.560-07:002014-04-20T03:45:42.560-07:00Tom, having read this, I now know why I dropped ch...Tom, having read this, I now know why I dropped chemistry from the school curriculum at a very early age!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-87849689423111959952014-04-19T22:42:25.128-07:002014-04-19T22:42:25.128-07:00My good friend 'Saint Theresa of the Floral Tr...My good friend 'Saint Theresa of the Floral Tribute' once asked me to make 'slaked lime' for her, for some process to do with her flower arrangements. It involved heating the lime, then adding water...... not to be encouraged.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-33440338888261854332014-04-19T13:54:34.962-07:002014-04-19T13:54:34.962-07:00Bracing, isn't it?Bracing, isn't it?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-72867121007950762122014-04-19T13:53:54.371-07:002014-04-19T13:53:54.371-07:00I didn't tell you about the mix to make nitro-...I didn't tell you about the mix to make nitro-glycerine when I was a kid. I stopped myself. That's intelligence.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-50215328805596283872014-04-19T13:52:21.824-07:002014-04-19T13:52:21.824-07:00That has to be the funniest comment of the week, P...That has to be the funniest comment of the week, Phillips.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-54033863810185477742014-04-19T13:51:38.930-07:002014-04-19T13:51:38.930-07:00No, it's all part of my job and life.No, it's all part of my job and life.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-17021917431480614012014-04-19T13:12:19.386-07:002014-04-19T13:12:19.386-07:00Work place accidents are too easy to come by, espe...Work place accidents are too easy to come by, especially at the late and tired end of the day. I'll spare you mine, and I sympathize with yours. <br />By the way, I once smelled sulphuric acid. The bottle looked so attractive in chemistry class I pulled the lovely glass stopper and inhaled. I replaced the bottle, with stopper, barely.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-16165948960110069672014-04-19T08:45:27.288-07:002014-04-19T08:45:27.288-07:00Holy Saturday! You were one lucky son of a gun...w...Holy Saturday! You were one lucky son of a gun...what suspense!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-180334735892940202014-04-19T07:58:12.980-07:002014-04-19T07:58:12.980-07:00Yes, that terrible moment when I thought he was ou...Yes, that terrible moment when I thought he was outside in the garden. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-70150294652815400162014-04-19T07:46:37.475-07:002014-04-19T07:46:37.475-07:00Hitchcock couldn't have described it betterHitchcock couldn't have described it betterJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10946407242351134422014-04-19T07:38:15.469-07:002014-04-19T07:38:15.469-07:00The suspense was almost too much for me as you ran...The suspense was almost too much for me as you ran blindly for the hose pipe. And then as you fumbled for the tap and got the hose pipe to your eye, the relief. Don't do this to me, I can't stand the strain. The rest of the post could have been a load of bollockss for all I know. The picture at the top made me do a double take because it is exactly the same view as at the top of my garden; I thought for a terrible moment you were here.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-71046695167379928552014-04-19T06:54:57.558-07:002014-04-19T06:54:57.558-07:00Pretty picture!
But holy crap - do you have a dea...Pretty picture!<br /><br />But holy crap - do you have a death wish or something?Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.com