<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear all<div><br></div><div>Yesterday, I received a small hobby-related package in the post. The internal packaging bore the the message:</div><div><br></div><div>"<b>Warning</b> Always use the correct safety wear"</div><div><br></div><div>and a series of icons demonstrated that the essentials were:</div><div><br></div><div>1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Safety glasses;</div><div>2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ear defenders;</div><div>3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Respirator mask;</div><div>4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Heavy gloves.</div><div><br></div><div>Personally, I thought that this was a little over-the-top for the contents - 100-off 3mm light-duty steel washers - but who am I to judge the dangers? My only problem now is handling individual washers while wearing the heavy-duty gloves, but I'll work on it.</div><div><br></div><div>Please bear this in mind as you pursue your daily efforts - things are MUCH MORE DANGEROUS now than they were when we were young. As a colleague once observed, "One of the hallmarks of a successful scientist is that they survived the experiments they attempted when they were kids."</div><div><br></div><div>Phil M1GWZ</div><div><br></div></body></html>