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Posted by NightMist on October 30, 2009, 3:43 pm
On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:35:08 +0000, Jack Campin - bogus address
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>> Funny story about magnets! My dh has one of these things. He & me were
>> putting a composter together in the back yard. One very necessary bolt
>> slipped through a crack in the steps. The magnet on a stick was too big to
>> fit through the crack. I whipped off my med alert bracelet (strong magnet)
>> & it saved the day & the composter. And Yes, I do use it to pick up pins!!
>> Because I have it on all of the time, it is always handy! :-)
>Why does a med alert bracelet need a magnet?
Beyond that a strange thing just occured to me.
When I took first aid way back, they told us to look for a med alert
tag in any one of it's several forms.
Since then we have all taken the course several times, and not a one
of us can recall a med alert tag even being mentioned.
NightMist
putting a reminder on the fridge that we are all due for a refresher
and DD3 is due for her first adult class...
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Legolas is my house elf
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Posted by Anne Rogers on October 30, 2009, 3:56 pm
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> Why does a med alert bracelet need a magnet?
I was wondering the same!
We have another magnet mystery in our house, a couple of days ago DH
said to me "where did this magnet come from?", I said "what magnet?",
he'd noticed a tiny ~1/8 inch metal cylinder attached to my head phones,
I suggested it might not be a magnet, given the head phones would be
magnetic, but we tested it and it is indeed a magnet. It is literally a
plain, shiny cylinder about the same deep as it is across, but it's a
complete mystery as to where it came from.
Anne
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Posted by NanaWilson on October 30, 2009, 8:20 pm
I didn't like the hard bracelet that it came on. So I have it put on a
'custom' one with a strong magnetic clasp.
Nana
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>> Funny story about magnets! My dh has one of these things. He & me were
>> putting a composter together in the back yard. One very necessary bolt
>> slipped through a crack in the steps. The magnet on a stick was too big
>> to
>> fit through the crack. I whipped off my med alert bracelet (strong
>> magnet)
>> & it saved the day & the composter. And Yes, I do use it to pick up
>> pins!!
>> Because I have it on all of the time, it is always handy! :-)
> Why does a med alert bracelet need a magnet?
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Posted by Sherry on October 30, 2009, 6:25 pm
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> I was at the hardware store recently, and found magnets to help me
> find and pick up pins that fall, needles that get misplaced, etc.
> They are about 1/2" round magnets, very strong, on the ends of a
> handle that starts at 6" long but telescopes like an antenna to over
> two feet! =A0They cost about $2, so I picked up one to keep by my
> favorite "sewing" chair in the living room, and one to drop into my
> tote bag. =A0They are very handy!
I have one of those DH gave me; it even has a little light on the end.
I never used it much until I got new carpet that's much plusher than
the old carpet. Now it's indispensable. Can't see those pins & needles
like I used to. It sure finds them before his foot does.
Sherry
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Posted by Pat in Virginia on October 31, 2009, 4:18 pm
Good suggestion, Mary. A few years ago the guild coordinator gave those
extension magnets as gifts to the various guild chairmen. I use mine often.
Another idea: keep a tiny flashlight in the tote bag, to help you find
elusive dropped pins.
Pat in Virginia
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>I was at the hardware store recently, and found magnets to help me
> find and pick up pins that fall, needles that get misplaced, etc.
> They are about 1/2" round magnets, very strong, on the ends of a
> handle that starts at 6" long but telescopes like an antenna to over
> two feet! They cost about $2, so I picked up one to keep by my
> favorite "sewing" chair in the living room, and one to drop into my
> tote bag. They are very handy!
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>> putting a composter together in the back yard. One very necessary bolt
>> slipped through a crack in the steps. The magnet on a stick was too big to
>> fit through the crack. I whipped off my med alert bracelet (strong magnet)
>> & it saved the day & the composter. And Yes, I do use it to pick up pins!!
>> Because I have it on all of the time, it is always handy! :-)
>Why does a med alert bracelet need a magnet?