9 Comments Posted by NurseCarmen

Hmm. I think it might be "Romani Ite Domum"

Not an AB Dick offset. No ink trays or suction devices. Clearly a mimeograph. AB Dick did make them as well.
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I loved getting those quizzes, still moist from the machine. Look around and every kid in class is sniffing the paper.

I know this goes against your code, but If you find contained mercury in your travels again, you may want to consider taking it with you.

In a case here in Minnesota, some kids found a container and opened it up and played with it. All three eventually came down with a severe case of mercury poisoning.

The health club I went to as a kid had one of these, and I played with it all the time. It was standard equipment at almost any health club back in the early seventies. Granted, there was only a small number of health clubs back then as compared to now.

I remember watching in horror as a very very large man used it once. I still remember watching his whole body jiggle in such an odd way.

http://www.actionsquad.org/code.html

Here's the Code of Conduct from an Urban Explorer site in Minneapolis. They say it well:

NO THEFT
Action Squad is not about profit. While on a mission, we frequently come into contact with power tools, laptop computers, and other expensive and easy to carry equipment. In seven years of Action Squadding, we have never stolen such an item.

Why is this important?

1) Theft obscures and dilutes the purely adventurous spirit of true Action Squadding.
2) Stealing on Action Squads would cause us to experience far greater penalties if we
were ever apprehended.
3) Thefts would result in increased security, making return trips impossible or ill-advised.


NO VANDALISM
Action Squad does not tolerate destruction of property. Smashing things, arson, sabotage, and graffiti are all banned activities while along on an Action Squad. This rule is vital for the same reasons as the anti-theft rule.


RETURN THINGS TO THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION
There's a theme emerging here, yes?


AVOID BACKTRACKING
This rule has a less practical justification. Quite simply, you've already been behind you. Leaving an Action Squad by simply retracing your steps is boring! So seek an exit other than the way you entered whenever possible.


KEEP LIGHTS TO A MINIMUM
The primary reason for this is to minimize the chances of getting caught due to someone catching a flash of light peeking out of a dead factory window or out of a steam tunnel vent, etc, but hell, it's also more fun to explore when the whole place you're exploring isn't lit up like a doctor's office.


NO DRINKING
We climb the sides of buildings, descend ladders hundreds of feet into tunnels, and balance along high up ledges. It's hard enough to do this sober. We don't want people to be drinking before or during an Action Squad because we don't want to have to haul your pickled corpse all the way to civilization, and would rather not have to explain how you died to the authorities.

It's also no fun when someone has been drinking and they don't tell you about it, and then they crash an electric steam tunnel car into your knees and pin you to a pipe because they hit the wrong pedal. Trust me on this one.

Ahhhh. The good old days, when a fan could lop a finger right off.

Well? Did you make a wish?

Lead based paint is known for retaining it's color. Well, known for that and turning into chips.

Anyone have dip?