Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Darkroom exposure (was digit stuff)
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 14:47:16 -0500
References: <3BE97600.7F7F1F09@earthlink.net> <NABBLIJOIFAICKBIEPJJGEMOMPAA.darkroom@ix.netcom.com> <v04011701b80de30189e2@[66.81.63.142]> <3BE858C6.A2632383@home.com> <5.1.0.14.0.20011108090505.00a5aa10@swiftnet.com> <007701c1688c$f15b7ee0$9865fea9@joe>

David - Given your description of your maladies and their onset, I would
guess that there is little doubt that something in your darkroom is
what's causing the problems. Twenty years is a long-time to inhale any
kind of fumes, and while there are those on this list who say that most
of the chemicals used in the B&W darkroom are "harmless," there were an
awful lot of people who used to believe that using lead paint was
harmless, that dry cleaning chemicals were harmless, that mercury in
thermometers was great fun to play with when a thermometer broke, etc.
etc. etc.

As I believe Joe suggested, stay out of the darkroom for a good period
of time, and see what happens to those symptoms. And do NOT just figure
it's 'age.' I developed a tremor in my hands that a neurologist told me
was just a result of aging, and I was positive was being caused by a
medication I took regularly. Well, I stopped taking the medication - and
my hands stopped shaking...even though I've continued to get older. ;-)

B. D.
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In reply to: Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] digit stuff)
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