Do you have a faucet of something near by that you can run a ground wire to? You can use thin wire attached to the microtome and twist it around the faucet or air or gas connect. I have no idea where I heard this - may be farm logic (I grew up a farmer), but I used to do it and it worked! And I just read in a household hint column that attaching a safety pin to a seam would eliminate static cling in clothing. Good luck. There's nothing much more aggrevating than that problem! j -----Original Message-----From: histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jennifer JohnsonSent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 5:06 PMTo: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.eduSubject: [Histonet] Static ClingPlease offer any suggestions that you have for controlling static cling.  My co-worker is cursed with the worst case of static I have ever seen.  We have a static-free chair mat, we run two humidifiers, she lotions her hands very well, uses dryer sheets in with her scrubs, dips her blocks in a dishwasing liquid/water solution before cutting (to break the surface tension) and still the sections stick to her hands.  She used a whole can of "static guard" last week, to no avail.  Please HELP, she is threatening to lock the door and cut in a thong and wet T-shirt!!!!!!!!!!  _________________________________________________________________Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power.http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan_______________________________________________Histonet mailing listHistonet@lists.utsouthwestern.eduhttp://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonetConfidentiality Notice ** The information contained in this message may be privileged and is confidential information intended for the use of the addressee listed above. If you are neither the intended recipient nor the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. Saint Joseph's Health System, Inc.