RE: Microchatter chit chat

From:Rainbow Ron

Am a breather from way back. The style of course depends on the situation,
if you know what I mean.

Ron Rainbow
Scientist in Charge
Department of Anatomical Pathology
Royal Hobart Hospital
GPO Box 1061L
Hobart
Tasmania
Australia 7001
Ph 0362228771
Fax 0362228191
Email ron.rainbow@dchs.tas.gov.au
 

-----Original Message-----
From: DeLovino, Salvacion S. [mailto:Salvacion.DeLovino@cshs.org]
Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2002 4:05 AM
To: Jeff Silverman; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu; 'Bryan Hewlett'
Subject: RE: Microchatter chit chat


Breather here....

> ----------
> From: 	Bryan Hewlett[SMTP:bhewlett@cogeco.ca]
> Sent: 	Sunday, April 28, 2002 11:34 AM
> To: 	Jeff Silverman; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: 	Re: Microchatter chit chat
> 
> Jeff,
> 
> In our past discussions about things histological, I suspected that you
> were
> a fellow 'Breather'!
> Not a 'Heavy Breather' mind you, but a possessor and practitioner of that
> magic ingredient in the microtomy skill mix.
> It would be intriguing to pole the 'netters', in order to find the ratio
> of
> 'Breathers' vs 'Non-Breathers', how about it folks?
> It would also be intriguing to find out why the 'Breathers' think it
> works?
> We're not talking 'Puffing' here folks, that's the skill used mainly by
> 'Blowers' to prevent section roll-up and/or to clear the knife. We're
> talking 'Huffing', that arcane, gentle, open mouthed art that Jeff
> describes.
> 
> Bryan
> 
> Bryan R. Hewlett
> Technical Specialist
> Anatomical Pathology
> Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program
> Ontario, Canada
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Silverman" 
> To: 
> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 12:49 PM
> Subject: Microchatter chit chat
> 
> 
> > Microchatter got you down? Face, chill on ice, section the block slowly
> and
> > evenly while breathing hot breath on the block face (like trying to fog
> a
> > mirror). Also, use plain old Paraplast. I have enough to do without
> worrying
> > whether I am mistreating or offending the mystery polymers and
> plasticizers
> > in some newfangled embedding medium. When I switched back to Paraplast
> from
> > one of those s0-called improved mixtures, all microtomy problems in my
> lab
> > disappeared. Just my opinion and experience.
> > Jeff Silverman HT HTL QIHC (ASCP)
> > Southside Hospital
> > Bay Shore NY USA
> >
> >
> 
> 




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