tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471283390110412729.post7008505669995488648..comments2024-03-10T04:28:24.753-04:00Comments on A Chemical Sabbatical: ChemophiliaChemist Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471283390110412729.post-66158187543137276992008-07-17T14:23:00.000-04:002008-07-17T14:23:00.000-04:00A couple of years ago I had a former Masters stude...A couple of years ago I had a former Masters student call me at supper time. He had been a good student and had found a job running the hazardous waste unit at a regional landfill. He was also a resource person for the emergency response unit at the local fire department. Anyway, he called from the basement of a house out in the farmlands. It turns out that a man had died and his family discovered an extreme form of chemophilia in the basement. It would appear that the man liked to buy kilo amounts of things lead and aspirin and melt then in pots. The firemen were pretty creeped out and didn't want to touch anything but it was all pretty benign.Liberal Arts Chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15596792160119000781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471283390110412729.post-7031814592075999442008-07-17T02:23:00.000-04:002008-07-17T02:23:00.000-04:00Trust me, I know what you mean. We often get drugg...Trust me, I know what you mean. We often get druggies trying to ask their questions at chemicalforums.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com