[time-nuts] OT: At the Flea

[aartmolsen at comcast.net]

On CSPAN's Book TV yesterday the President of Dow Chemical stated that their *starting* salary for newly graduated chemical engineers is now $120K. That $10 chemistry set might have been a good investment. 

Aart Olsen 


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Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 8:59:53 PM 
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT: At the Flea 

It's the kid's father who is 'too dangerous". 

Tom Holmes, N8ZM 
Tipp City, OH 
EM79 

> -----Original Message----- 
> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On 
> Behalf Of J. Forster 
> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 9:20 PM 
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> Subject: [time-nuts] OT: At the Flea 
> 
> > Too bad it doesn't need the EPROMS. 
> > 
> >> > Folks, 
> >> > 
> >> > At MIT Flea this morning I bought a few things I just couldn't 
resist. 
> [snip] 
> 
> At the same flea, outside in the lot after the rain had stopped, I saw a 
> kid, maybe 10 years old in a cowboy hat. He found a roughly 1950s Gilbert 
> chemistry in near perfect condition with, as the kid put ir, "with 
> chemicals and glass test tubes". I've never seen a kid so happy. The 
> seller wanted $10 and the kid bought it. 
> 
> A few minutes later, I saw the same kid looking very glum. I asked what 
> was wrong and he said his dad had made him return the chemistry set... it 
> was "too dangerous". 
> 
> THAT is what's wrong with America today, IMO. 
> 
> FWIW, 
> 
> -John 
> 
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